Craig & Heeyoung are the shepherding couples for the Young Professional Ministry. They met and were converted in Korea where they continued to spend many years serving the church. They have been in Athens since 2008 and have two grown daughters, Abigail who is married to Kyle Roepe, and Hannah.

Kaylee and Garrison both grew up in North Carolina and were baptized as teenagers. Garrison received his degree in Supply Chain Management at NC State and Kaylee received her degree from UNC in Biomedical Engineering. They lived in Southern California for two years as Kaylee pursued her masters degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics. In May of 2020, they got married and moved to Georgia! Now they are both busy building their marriage, their careers, and of course the YoPros! You can usually find them outside, whether it’s playing sports, hiking, or throwing the frisbee with their German Shepherd Willie.

Emmie was raised in Saint Simons Island, GA and moved to Athens for school in 2016. She was baptized in 2011 and joined the Athens Church of Christ upon coming to Athens. Emmie works as an environmental engineer at ABE Consulting, an engineering firm in Watkinsville and enjoys reading, playing board games, and spending time outdoors. She loves connecting to God through worship, and her favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:28.