Austin & Rachel Kettle

Austin and Rachel Kettle are returning to Brussels, Belgium, with their two young daughters to plant and nurture Christ-centered, gospel-proclaiming churches that last in Brussels and French-speaking Europe. The Kettles are joining the church planting team at Hope International Church of Brussels (IPC).

Austin is an ordained teaching elder in the PCA and currently serves as pastor of community life at McLean Presbyterian Church in the suburbs of D.C. Rachel has worked with Christian NGOs and government institutions and is completing her Master of Arts in religion at RTS.

Austin, from England, and Rachel, from Texas, met in 2014 while Rachel was working in Brussels in humanitarian aid. They dated in Brussels, were engaged and married in the U.K., then moved to Myanmar in 2016 before relocating to the U.S. in 2020 for theological training.

 With experience in church plants around the world and proficiency in French, the Kettles are excited to be returning to Brussels in June 2026 to help plant Reformed, gospel-centered churches among the diverse people of the capital of the European Union.