07/21/2026
This past Sunday, Kleefeld EMC commissioned Chris and Katie Koop as EMC missionaries, sending them into a new season of preparation for church planting in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Their commissioning was a tangible reminder that missions is never simply about those who go. It is a partnership between missionaries and the church that prays, supports, encourages and walks alongside them.
As Chris and Katie recently wrote:
“We have fully felt that even though we are the ones going, we are not going alone.”
Please continue to pray for the Koop family as they prepare for this significant transition, say goodbye to family and friends, and take the next steps toward ministry in Mexico.
May we continue to be a Conference that sends—and churches that walk alongside those who go.