Stephen and Barbara Duhrkoop

Stephen and Barbara Duhrkoop are retired missionaries, who served in Japan with One Mission Society from 1981 to 2019. While working at the Christian Academy in Japan in Tokyo, they ministered to English-speaking children from the missionary, business, and diplomatic communities. Stephen taught social studies and served as senior class advisor and senior ministry project coordinator, which included helping supervise the senior ministry trip to northern Thailand. Barbara worked in the school business office doing database development. Stephen also served as the OMS Japan field leader and assisted in the OMS Christian Mission Church. Barbara assisted the OMS Christian Mission Church in publications and hospitality.

Stephen is a graduate of George Fox University and holds a master’s degree from the University of Oregon. They met in Japan in 1981. Barbara, a graduate of Huntington College, had returned to Japan to help her parents in their role as missionaries with the Christian Church. Stephen and Barbara were married in 1983.

The Duhrkoops share, “We served in a country that, though affluent and rich with traditions, has a younger generation that is rejecting many of the traditions, leading to a breakdown of the family, and many youth are without hope and are dissatisfied with life. We want to see them evangelized, creating disciples who will be discipled to reach more disciples. We need to train and release the Japanese to win their fellow Japanese.” We hope to make short evangelism trips back to Japan periodically to continue encouraging the church there.

The Duhrkoops have two grown children, Joshua and Pamela.