This year, since we are unable to travel internationally for our annual mission trips, we’re bringing the mission trip experience home with our Backyard Missions Fair.
Monday Night Classes Fall 2020
Monday Night Classes with Dr. MIke Graves and guest teachers resume on Sept. 21 via YouTube Live.
Fall Programming Guide
Information about all of the spiritual formation and fellowship opportunities this fall is here! Stay connected this fall with small groups and online classes.
Sermon Series: Recalibrate
This series looks at how characters in the Bible faced unsettling historical moments and rather than give in to fear, they took action to live out their faith.
Lemonade and Liturgy
Gather with your church friends and family for an afternoon of fellowship and faith. This open house-style event includes opportunities such as quiet meditation in the Sanctuary or Chapel, a prayer walk, live music, and a chance to visit with ministers and staff.
Sermon Series: The Poetry of Paul
A sizable portion of the New Testament consists of letters to the church from the Apostle Paul, challenging and encouraging readers. What often goes unnoticed is the poetry within those letters, offering beauty and rhythm in an ugly world often out of sync. Join us for this three-part series on The Poetry of Paul.
Daily Prayer Line
Call 816-333-4920 to hear a daily prayer offered by members of our clergy, or leave prayer concerns when you call.
Roots Young Adult Ministry
Roots provides opportunities for adults in their 20s and 30s to connect as community, to learn and grow spiritually, and to make a change in our city through service-learning projects.
Parenting College Students
Thursday, August 13, 7:00-8:00 p.m. The college and young adult years are always filled with transitions that families have to negotiate, but this year we have the added stress of a pandemic and economic depression. Parents of college students are invited to a conversation to share joys, concerns, observations, and …
Dialogue Sermon with Carla Aday and Mary Lou Kegler
In case you missed it, on Sunday, July 26, Rev. Mary Lou Kegler joined Rev. Carla Aday for a unique dialogue sermon on change based on the parable of the two brothers.
Summer Sermon Series: Listening for God
Join us on Sun., Aug. 16 for Part 6: In Relationships, based on Genesis 45:1-15, Rev. Carla Aday preaching.
June Sermon Series
A global pandemic sweeps the world, protests of police violence erupt, and our cities look like war zones. At such a time as this, the ancient Scriptures become surprisingly relevant. Join us for this sermon series in June.
Backyard Bash
This summer’s Backyard Bash offerings look a little different, but as we have done the last two summers, we are excited to offer online class offerings and activities for children and families, starting June 10. Our goals of community, spiritual development and fun are still present this year. You are invited to join one of these opportunities:
Now More Than Ever
Now more than ever, we know what truly matters: friends, family, kindness. Though this season has been challenging, the spirit, grace and hope that has risen up among us inspires.
Now More Than Ever Sermon Series
Sermon Series Now more than ever we are claiming what matters most in life: friends, neighbors, family. In this series we are all invited to come home to God, to remove thee barriers to compassion, to find the joy in giving and to be embraced by the spirit of hope, …