About Us
Axios was born from nearly two decades of serving alongside the underground church in the Middle East, where following Jesus often came with extraordinary cost. In those environments, believers couldn’t rely on public events, large gatherings, or attractional ministry. Instead, they learned to recognize where God was already at work, build authentic relationships, cultivate spaces of trust, and engage in spiritual conversations that naturally led to discipleship. As we witnessed these principles bear remarkable fruit under persecution, we began asking a simple question: What would it look like to translate these same timeless principles into the cultural realities of the modern West? Axios is the result. It is not a copy of the underground church, but a contextualized framework that equips everyday believers to live missionally, create meaningful relationships, and faithfully join the work God is already doing in the lives of the people around them.
Our Mission
Change the World Through Redemptive Hospitality.
We equip followers of Jesus to become missional leaders, curating communities of belonging where spiritual discovery and relationships thrive, sparking gospel movements and church growth in urban secular centers..
Our Leadership Team
We are practitioners and hosts, following Jesus and uniting believers around a commitment to fulfill The Great Commission.
Co-Founder
Julie Trevino
With nearly thirty years of experience in urban missions, community transformation, and church planting, Julie Trevino is a seasoned pastor and leader with a deep passion for hospitality and creating spaces where people can encounter God in authentic ways. Her heart beats for family restoration, spiritual formation, and helping individuals discover and walk in their God-given callings. She is a devoted wife and proud mom to two amazing daughters.
Co-Founder, President
Steve Trevino
Steve Trevino is a pastor, church planter, and entrepreneur, dedicated to advancing the Gospel in hard-to-reach places. For almost 30 years, he’s trained leaders across six continents and supported the Underground Church in regions like Iran and Afghanistan, and help plant over 800 churches worldwide. Steve and his wife Julie, have started and led nonprofits, and humanitarian efforts in the U.S. and Middle East. They now live in the San Francisco Bay Area, raising up resilient disciples and curating spaces for authentic, transformative faith.
Executive Director
Justin McGinnis
Justin has lived in the Bay Area since 2016 and is passionate about restoring spiritual identity by uniting the body of Christ through worship and regional intercession. He helps lead the Curator Course, providing program management, administrative oversight, and leadership development. A community builder at heart, Justin equips others for fruitful life on mission as disciples of Jesus. He lives in Lower Pacific Heights San Francisco, teaches Industrial Design, and enjoys golfing, fishing, cooking sous vide brisket, and exploring the mountains.
Director of Operations
Jessica Ullrich
Jessica carries a personal mission to bear light, build bridges, and establish Kingdom order by developing people and processes that worship God and advance the Great Commission. This mission has led her to various experiences in cross-cultural ministry, the social work field, and the operational side of non-profit ministry, where she has spent the majority of her career scaling discipleship programs to equip global networks. Jessica currently lives in San Francisco and is pursuing an MBA part-time at UC Berkeley.
Development Team Lead
Shirley Wu
Shirley moved to SF from NYC in 2024 with a call for Revival. She is passionate about kingdom building through missional discipleship. Professionally, she works in finance with experience in impact investing VC, economic development and global capital markets. She enjoys combat sports, traveling, hosting over good food and whiskey, and mountain sports.