The FCFI Office is Moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan – Effective October 1

The FCFI office moving crew that showed up to help move the FCFI office items onto the moving truck.  Ben Miller, Dave Osenga, Kris Miller, Dan Janzen, Jody Kritzmire, Ron Herrold, Deb Herrold, Ron Miller, Steve Alison and not pictured is Jim Nelson (behind the camera) and Patty Mohr

After 32 years of the FCFI office serving from Main Street in Lexington, Illinois, the Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International is relocating its main office to:

1833 S. Burdick St.Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Please use this new address for all future correspondence.

This move comes with a mixture of gratitude, excitement, and some sadness. We are deeply thankful for our long history in Lexington and remain committed to maintaining a presence there. A warehouse in Lexington will continue to be used for preparing walking sticks and storing supplies to help with shows. In keeping with the old saying, “Make new friends and keep the old—one is silver, the other gold”, we aim to build new connections in Michigan and surrounding states while continuing to honor and invest in the strong foundation established in Illinois.

Bethany Reformed Church has graciously offered us a small building attached to the parsonage for an office.  The sign will soon be changed from “Friendship House” to “Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International”.

The new Kalamazoo office is strategically located at the intersection of major freeways, including the Chicago–Detroit corridor, I-65 leading south to Mobile, Alabama, and I-75 stretching from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Miami. This location provides exciting opportunities for easy access and expanded outreach.

We are especially grateful to Pastor Dave Zomer and his church family, Bethany Reformed, who are generously providing our office space, utilities, and internet at no cost. We look forward to many years of fruitful partnership with them. In addition, they have also given us storage space in the church basement, where we’ve moved our largest filing cabinets, so we have our records that came before the digital age.

Pastor Dave Zomer is showing us the church spaces where we can have meetings.  We have already had an FCFI board meeting in this room.  There is also a kitchen and fellowship hall if we want to have a banquet or special event

At the same time, we give thanks for Kris Miller and Jody Kritzmire, who have faithfully served in the Lexington office for many years and are now retiring. We will miss them greatly. Though Kris is a “tough act to follow,” we are excited to welcome Amy Taylor as our new office manager. Amy brings a rich background in missions, particularly her involvement in Nicaragua. We will share more about her in our next E-News.

 A look inside as we are loading

The moving truck with the lift gate which helped with all the heavy items.  5 big filing cabinets completely full of records were moved and several small ones

Please note: our phone number will remain the same, and mail forwarding is in place to ensure a smooth transition.

We look forward to continuing to serve you from Michigan. If you have any questions, please contact:

Dan Janzen, Executive Director (616) 676-6684 | dan@fcfi.org