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Kai-Uwe Höss (born February 13, 1962) is a German Evangelist. He currently serves as the Senior Pastor at Bible Church of Stuttgart, an international church located in South Germany, of which he is a founding member. He is the grandson of Rudolf Höss, who was a high-ranking SS officer in Nazi Germany and the infamous commandant of Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp during World War II. Rudolf Höss played a significant role in the implementation of the Holocaust, overseeing the mass murder of millions of people, primarily Jews, at Auschwitz. His only surviving son, Hans-Jürgen Höss, is Kai's father. Kai has actively distanced himself from his grandfather's actions and spoken out against the atrocities committed during the Holocaust. Through his faith and role as a pastor, he seeks to raise awareness about the Holocaust, advocate for remembrance, and promote understanding and tolerance.

Early Life
Born into a family marked by one of the darkest chapters in human history, Kai, the eldest of two sons, grew up in a middle-class, non-religious family; that seldomly discussed their Nazi past. Seemingly normal to the outside, his childhood was characterized by a dysfuntional, broken home with his father Hans-Jürgen, whom Kai describes as passive and quiet, eventually leaving the family, divorcing his wife Irene Alber.

Career
After completing school; Kai trained as a chef at the Alte Kanzlei in Stuttgart, Germany. He then served in the military with NATO forces in the UK, and later studied hotel and tourism management, embarking on a career in the hospitality industry. Working as a manager for various international 5-star hotel chains across Asia, he lead a Machiavellian life of self-gratification, with little regard for others or God.

Conversion
In 1989, during a hotel management assignment in Singapore, Pastor Kai encountered the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which marked a profound turning point in his life. No longer driven by the motto "Work hard and play hard," he was drawn and convicted by the life-changing, sacrificial love and grace of Jesus Christ. His heart underwent a transformation as he delved into the timeless and inerrant truth of God's Word, a process that continues to this day.

Ministry
The call to ministry became evident in 2003 when God used Kai in the planting of Bible Church of Stuttgart, serving the local English-speaking expat and US military community. Initially serving as a teaching church elder, he continued to serve the Lord under three American pastors until God called him into full-time ministry as the senior pastor of Bible Church of Stuttgart in August 2016. Kai seeks to draw awareness to intergenerational trauma and the role faith can play in the healing and breaking of cycles, as he has experienced in his own life.

Personal Life
In 1992 Kai married Anak Agung Alit Rahmayanti, a Balinese artist, with whom he has four children. Together they serve the international Christian community at Bible Church of Stuttgart.