Kelly was born in Calgary and moved to Cochrane when he was 4 years old. A lot has changed in Cochrane since Kelly attended Glenbow Elementary, Mitford Middle, or Cochrane High. After high school, Kelly attended Union University in Jackson, TN, and received an International Business/Economics degree.

Kelly met Brooke at Union University and they moved to Cochrane after graduating in 2006. Shortly after arriving in Canada, Kelly and Brooke were involved in Church Planting through Tapestry Church in NW Calgary. During this time Kelly received his M.Div. from the Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary. In August 2013, Tapestry Church called Kelly to be their pastor.

Kelly and Brooke have three kids (Delaney, Finley, and Declan). Kelly also serves as the Director of the Aspen Network, which is a church planting network started by Tapestry Church in Sept 2017.

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