Introducing the 2017-18 MOPS Admin Team!

Free to Be...The Admin Team

Call them our President, VP, and Secretary of State... but much better-looking. These ladies devote their time and energy to the running of our organization. They don't shy away from the dirty work of getting done what needs to get done to ensure that our moms receive all the benefits that MOPS International has to offer. We are so lucky to have them leading the way to freedom, indeed this year!

Anita W.

Anita Wood

Steering Team Responsibility:  MOPS Coordinator
Ages of Children: 2 girls ages 6 & 4
I feel free when I... Focus on MY mission in life instead of the mission God has given other people.
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Creating new friendships and strengthening the ones I currently have!

Elizabeth Kunkel

Steering Team Responsibility: Treasurer and Record-Keeper
Ages of Children: A 3 y.o. boy

Elizabeth K.

I feel free when I... Can get outside and enjoy God's beautiful creation with friends and family!
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Meeting new moms and enjoying time with friends!

Sydney Haskett

Steering Team Responsibility: Fundraising and Steering Team Care

Ages of Children: 2 girls ages 3 & 4

I feel free when I... Get to ride in the car by myself on a cool day with the radio up and windows down.

What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS:Locking arms with other moms in the trenches as we encourage one another toward God's best for our lives...true freedom!

Sydney H.

Introducing the 2017-18 Moppets Team!

Free to Be...The Moppets Team

Of all the responsibilities taken on by Steering Team, one of the most important is making sure our sweet babies are well-cared for during our meeting times. These four ladies work with our MOPS Kids volunteers, plan fun activities, and allow the rest of us mamas to breathe easy. Read more about them below!

Tamara M.

Tamara Merriwether

Steering Team Responsibility: Moppets Coordinator
Ages of Children: 3 boys (16, 5 & 3) and 1 girl (4)
I feel free when I... Create art of some sort.
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: The growth and encouragement MOPS inspires.

Shawna K.

Shawna Kempf

Steering Team Responsibility: Room Manager
Ages of Children: 2 girls ages 3 & 1
I feel free when I... Am in God's creation; walk around holding nothing; share my struggles to a friend; my planner is empty.

What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Friendship and serving others.

Brandi M.

Brandi McAlister

Steering Team Responsibility: Curriculum Manager

Ages of Children: A girl & a boy (4 & 2)

I feel free when I... go barefoot on the beach!

What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Building relationships with other moms and cultivating my relationship with the Lord.

Faith Nesbitt

Faith N.

Steering Team Responsibility: Room Manager

Ages of Children: 1 girl aged 20 months & a baby boy due in December
I feel free when I... Get to go out on my own and take my time!


What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: I'm looking forward to the many friendships this year. As a stay at home mom, and with my child not old enough to be in school yet, my life seems pretty mundane and endless when it comes to chores, diapers, and parenting.

Introducing the 2017-18 Hospitality Team!

Free to Be...The Hospitality Team

When you walk into a MOPS meeting, what makes you feel most welcome? Is it the friendly faces? The smell of food set out on the serving table? The beautiful decorations that let you know that each monthly meeting is a celebration of women and motherhood? All of these things fall under the Hospitality Team's umbrella. In the words of "Beauty and the Beast," these ladies want you to "Be Our Guest"!

Megan Bates

Steering Team Responsibility: Creative Activities Coordinator
Ages of Children: 2 boys (10 & 7) and a girl (4)
I feel free when I... Stop comparing myself to others and just enjoy the little people that I have a hand in raising!
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Building relationships with other mamas! And let's be honest....two kid free hours with food!

Crystal Bryant

Steering Team Responsibility: Giveaways and Service Projects
Ages of Children: A girl (2) & a boy just a few days old!
I feel free when I... Am outside!
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Meeting new moms and helping them get connected! 

Katie Curran

Steering Team Responsibility: Giveaways and Service Projects

Ages of Children: A girl(6)& a boy(3)

I feel free when I... think about the blessed life I have been given.

What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Sitting at a new table with moms I know, some I don't and building friendships throughout the year with them.

Brittany Kephart

Steering Team Responsibility: Kitchen Manager

Ages of Children: 2 girls (6 & 3)
I feel free when I... Remind myself I'm not in control, God is.
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Spending time with my friends and making new friends.

Jessica Heller

Steering Team Responsibility: Kitchen Assistant

Ages of Children: 6 children- 4 y.o. twins, 13, 14, 15, 19

I feel free when I... I am doing something adventurous! And when I truly allow my yes to be yes and my no be no!

What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Growth in all areas, specifically deeper & more authentic friendships. I'll can't wait to  dig deeper to find a honest relationship  with ourselves!  I'm looking forward to seeing all of us Moms shed some layers this year and to walk more confidently as woman, mothers and daughters of Christ. 

Introducing the 2017-18 Outreach Team!

Free to Be...The Outreach Team

You can think of the Outreach Team as MOPS ambassadors, spreading the good news about our organization with the community, organizing events in the community, and reaching out to individual members through our DGLs (Discussion Group Leaders). Because their job is to reach out, they always have open arms- let them know if there's anything they can do for you!

Margaret B.

Margaret Berry

Steering Team Responsibility: Member Retention, DGL Coordinator, and Newsletter-putter-together
Ages of Children: 3 boys (9, 7, & 4)
I feel free when I... Spend some time praying while walking outside!
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Meeting new friends!

Jenny Pray

Jenny P.

Steering Team Responsibility: Moms Night Out and MOPS on the Town scheduling, Publicity & Social Media
Ages of Children: 3 girls ages almost 7, 4, & 2
I feel free when I... Drive somewhere by myself with the windows down and the radio loud.
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Being part of a table group and hearing some awesome speakers!

Emily Walker

Emily W.

Steering Team Responsibility: Meals for Moms Coordinator

Ages of Children: 6, 4, 2, and due in November! (Girl, girl, boy, girl)
I feel free when I... sit down for a few minutes with a good book.
What I'm most looking forward to about MOPS: Continuing relationships I already have and meeting new moms!