Stodghill, John & Karen

John and Karen met on Lookout Mountain, Georgia, while attending Covenant College. They married in 1986 and have three grown children. John has a master’s in business management and undergraduate degrees as a registered nurse and paramedic. Karen’s degree is in elementary education. The Stodghills have served MTW as disaster relief workers since 2003. They became full-time missionaries in 2016 serving as church planters in the Bahamas where they saw God start a new church. They’ve led short-term mission teams, used their skills to work in local schools, and assisted with the island’s medical training both in emergency medical services and disaster preparedness throughout the Caribbean.

In 2019, God called the Stodghills to Belize, Central America. John and Karen are using their organizational skills to help in the revitalization of current churches in Belize as well as leading Bible studies with plans for new church plants. God is allowing community development through improved health care, emergency services, assisting in teaching in schools, and short-term teams.

Please pray for the Stodghills and about your role on their team. Pray their work will strengthen families and help plant more Reformed, covenantal, grace-based churches with strong leaders in the church and home.