Samantha Kopecky

“I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before…As long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God’s grace.” -St Faustina

Where I serve

I will be serving at San Diego State University starting this fall! Please pray for our students, missionaries, Greek life, parish, and campus. Go state!!

SAN DIEGO STATE CALIFORNIA GREEK FOCUS MISSIONARY

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My Story

In 2025, I answered the call to become a full-time FOCUS missionary — serving college students and walking with them in discipleship, leading them to deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ and His Church.

I’m deeply rooted in my Catholic faith, and my relationship with our Lord truly fuels everything I do. I need him like I need air. One of my biggest passions is living life fully and abundantly, and I believe that happens when we know and follow the One who created us (John 10:10).

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At the heart of it all, I’m a people person. I absolutely love getting to know others, hearing their stories, and building connections. I’ve been blessed with the coolest friends from all walks of life, and they’ve truly made me a better person. I believe the more we know others, the more we grow ourselves.

During my time at K-State, I was involved in leadership at St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center and now remain active in my home parish St. Michael the Archangel in Kansas City.

Samantha Sammy Kopecky Catholic College Sorority Fraternity Greek FOCUS Missionary

Outside of FOCUS, I absolutely love photographing Catholic events and weddings—there’s a unique layer of beauty and grace in every sacrament that I feel so honored to capture. And if you ever want to chat about faith within photos, I could talk for hours!

I still remember one specific moment in prayer when I said to the Lord:
“Jesus, I will leave it all behind — the entire photography business — if this (being a FOCUS missionary) is what You are calling me to. I’m willing to give up everything if it brings me closer to You.”

And in His goodness, the Lord didn’t take it away. He did the opposite. He said, “I am a God of abundance. I don’t just take — I give more than you could ever ask or imagine.”

You can check out my Catholic Wedding photography page here.

Samantha Kopecky Photography Catholic Wedding Photography Team

Your Impact

I have a specific desire to serve college students in sorority and fraternity life.

I was in Alpha Delta Pi and because of my time in Greek life, I have a particular compassion for our friends who desire to live radically Catholic in a Greek environment.

Samantha Sammy Kopecky Catholic College Sorority Fraternity Greek FOCUS Missionary

Your support gives me the opportunity to pour my heart into this campus and the women I will encounter–full time. As FOCUS missionaries, especially Greek ones, we have the gift of going into the heart of the battlefield: the time where the most young people fall away from their relationship with Christ.

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My bible study girls from K-State, two of which are graduating early and becoming missionaries this year too! Screenshot 2025 05 14 at 11.28.40 AM

This mission is actually radically simple: provide the invitation, space, and formation for students to radically encounter Jesus Christ and live a life of virtue. What a gift that my job is to love with everything I have.

Thank you for your support and prayers as I go!

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