Joseph Hopper (1892-1971)
Joseph Hopper (1892-1971) served as a PCUS missionary in Korea from 1920 to 1956. He was born in Stanford, KY on June 1, 1892 to George Dunlap Hopper and Katherine Elizabeth [Higgens] Hopper. Joseph earned a BA from Centre College in 1914 and a Bachelors of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1917. He was licensed to preach by the Transylvania Presbytery of the PCUS on April 24, 1917 and ordained by the West Lexington Presbytery on October 9, 1917. He pastored in Helens and Athol, Kentucky from 1917 to 1919. Joseph married Annis Barron Hopper of Rock Hill, SC on December 18, 1919. He was briefly stated supply at Highland Church (PCUS) in Louisville before moving to Korea as a missionary in 1920. He would later earn a ThM (in 1928) and a ThD (in 1939) from Union Presbyterian Theological Seminary. While evacuated from Korea, he would serve as stated suply for Emory Church in Decatur, Georgia (1941 and 1942) and Royal Oak Church in Marion, Virginia (1942 to 1945). Joseph retired from the mission field in 1966 and He died on February 20, 1971.
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The Dunlap Presbyterian Lineage
Tracing the Dunlap family from a Covenanter minister in Scotland through seven generations to George Dunlap Hopper of Kentucky, and the strain of Presbyterianism that ran through them all.
Read MoreHow the Hoppers Became Presbyterian
How the Hopper family moved from Baptist roots to a Presbyterian legacy through the marriage of Joseph Hopper to Mary Jane Dunlap in 1840.
Read MoreHopper Family Kentucky Locations
Interactive map of Kentucky locations connected to the Hopper family Presbyterian heritage
Read MoreHopper Day in Stanford, 1936
A special day celebrating the Hopper family at Stanford Presbyterian Church
Read MoreOral Histoy of Childhood on the Mission Field in Korea
My dad and his siblings discuss their upbringing in Korea, boarding school, furlough, and college life as MKs.
Read MoreWedding announcement for Joseph Hopper and Annis Barron.
Announcement for my great-grandparents wedding.
Read MoreHoppers at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond
Brief overview of my grandfather and great-grandfather's studies at Union Presbyterian Seminary
Read MoreA Trip Around the World in 1935
The story of a missionary family traveling around the world in 1935.
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God’s Word and God’s Man: 2 Timothy 3:14-17
A missionary's appeal to his fellow ministers to stay faithful to the Word of God.
Read MoreUncle Joe Hopper: preach the simple gospel
My grandfather's story of his great uncle, the Kentucky evangelist Joe Hopper.
Read MoreHoppers of Stanford Kentucky
My grandfather (Joe B. Hopper) left this record of his aunts and uncles on the Hopper side.
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Writings of Joseph and Joe B. Hopper
Archive of writings of two Presbyterian missionaries to Korea.
Read MoreUncle Joe Hopper
The curious story of Uncle Joe Hopper, Presbyterian revivalist and untrained minster.
Read MoreDunlaps of Kentucky
My grandfather's brief history of his mother's family, the Dunlaps of Kentucky.
Read MoreJoseph Hopper
Memoir of the early life of Joseph Hopper (1982-1971), Southern Presbyterian missionary to Korea.
Read MoreMinistry to Korean Lepers
American missionaries recount their joy-filled service to Korean lepers.
Read MoreConcurring Witnesses
In this booklet, Joseph presents the story of five Old Testament witnesses to Christ: Abel, Abraham, Moses, David, and Isaiah. Each chapter begins with an outline guiding the reader through Scriptural testimony regarding of the subject's life and his witness to Christ. This is followed by a discussion of each man's witness.
Read MoreGod’s Word and God’s Man
In this lecture, Joseph argues belief that the "Scriptures of the Old and New Testament" is "the Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice" is essential and central to the work of a minister.
Read MoreSome Missionaries Teachings of the Bible
A collection of columns written on the place of missions in Scripture. The first essay addresses the calling and mission of Abraham. This is followed by a discussion of missions in ancient Israel and moves through Scripture to Christ and the early church.
Read MoreThe Apostolic Message to the Unconverted in the Orient Today
A study of the progressive revelation of the gospel to unbelievers through Scripture.
Read MoreVictory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ
A brief expositional commentary on the book of Revelation
Read MoreMothers with a Triumphant Faith
My great-grandfather Hopper, writing about his mother's reaction to his only sister's decision to join him as a Presbyterian missionary in Korea in 1922.
Read MoreObituary for George Dunlap Hopper (1848-1913)
Obituary from The Advocate-Messenger for George Dunlap Hopper, prominent citizen of Lincoln County, Kentucky, and father of Rev. Joseph Hopper.
Read MoreObituary for Mary Jane Owsley (née Dunlap) (1814-1906)
Obituary from The Interior Journal for Mary Jane Owsley, mother of George D. Hopper and devout Presbyterian church member for 70 years.
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