A little light
changed everything.
How a painter, a musician, a Sunday message, and a small garage studio became a brand built to make faith visible.
Begin our story
BORN WITH FAITH. BUILT WITH PURPOSE.
Two creators.
One shared longing.
Before the first necklace, before a website or a name, we were two people trying to make sense of the gifts we'd been given.
Kate worked as a painter in fashion. She loved creating beautiful things, but the work often felt disconnected from what mattered most to her. At night, after the baby was asleep and the house had gone quiet, she'd sit down and sketch crosses. They were little expressions of something eternal amid the passing trends of the day.
Her husband was a musician and worship leader. On weekends, he shared his faith through music. During the week, he worked in marketing. He understood the power of creativity and storytelling, but longed to use that power for something more meaningful.
They were working in different worlds, yet asking the same question: What if our creative lives could be an expression of our faith?
And then came
one Sunday.
“We are each meant to be lumens—little units of light. Even one can change a room.”THE MESSAGE THAT STAYED WITH US
In a little beach-town church in Florida, a pastor spoke about light: how each person has something to bring into the world, even when that contribution seems small.
The word lumen stayed with us. Later that afternoon, we sat at our kitchen table and talked about what it would mean to stop separating our creative work from our calling.
We didn't have a polished business plan. We had a few sketches, a willingness to begin, and a conviction that faith should be lived in the open.
That conversation became the beginning of Lumencross.
A garage studio.
A real beginning.
Our earliest evenings were spent turning ideas into designs. Every cross was a reminder of why we'd started in the first place.
Start with meaning.
Those late-night drawings became ideas for jewelry people could wear every day—pieces that would feel personal, not performative.
Make it wearable.
We explored shapes, symbols, finishes, and materials to balance modern style with the message at the center of each design.
Let the light travel.
One piece could become a gift, a quiet reminder, or the beginning of a conversation about belief, hope, and love.
Still creating.
Still believing.
What began with a few crosses has grown into a collection of Christian jewelry, apparel, and meaningful gifts. Our designs have changed and our community has grown, but the reason behind the work remains the same.
We want the things we create to be beautiful enough to reach for every day and meaningful enough to make someone pause. The materials, dimensions, and finishes vary by piece; the intention doesn't.
Explore the collection
From our family
to yours.
I used to sketch crosses late at night, after the baby was asleep and my day in fashion was over. I loved the act of making something beautiful, but I wanted my work to mean more than the next trend.
When we heard that message about being a light, something clicked. We could make things that felt like us: creative, personal, rooted in the Gospel, and meant to be shared.
That's still what I hope you feel when you open a Lumencross package. Not just a product, but the care and purpose behind it.
Thank you for carrying a little light with us.
You are part
of the story.
We call our community Lumenites. It's a reminder that the story doesn't stop with the people who make the jewelry. It continues with the people who wear it, give it, and live their faith in the everyday moments that matter.
Your faith. Your fire. Your story. Together, we shine.
Discover what we're building togetherThe beginning was personal.
The purpose is bigger.
Our story explains how we began. Our mission is why we keep going.