Kalep grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was raised in a Christian home. He believed and was baptized as a middle schooler, but began closely walking with God his senior year of high school after gaining a deeper understanding of his own sin and God’s grace in Christ. Kalep met his wife Katrina in grade school, and they were married in 2016 shortly after moving to Atlanta. They have two daughters and a son: Avery, Asa, and Lola. Kalep works full-time as a structural engineer and was called to be an elder at Mount Vernon in 2020 until planting Trinity Church in 2024.