National Staff

George Klippenes, National Church Planting Director

George is a graduate of Oak Hills Bible Institute, Winona State University, and Bethel Theological Seminary.  George has four married children, six grandchildren, and was married to his wife, Peggy, for 34 years.  Peggy died of cancer in 2002.

George has a passion to see the EFCA become a major church planting movement in the United States where every EFCA church will become a reproducing church and no EFCA church planter will be left alone.  Because America has become the new mission field, George is more committed than ever to the EFCA's mission of "multiplying healthy churches among all people."

In order for this passion to become reality, George is in the process of building a national team, establishing a planning discipline, creating seven strategic support systems for church planters, and developing the spiritual dynamics for a reproducing church planting movement that will last.

By God's grace, we began 45 new works last year which brings our total church plants to 148.  We are experiencing a sucess ratio of more than 90 percent with our church plants.  We are excited about this because every new church plant comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged with the church.  But that is not nearly enough new churches to replace our dying churches or to reach our growing population centers.  We are dreaming of the day when we will be planting 150 new churches every year.  I invite you to join us in this mission.

Administrative Assistant: Kathy Carter