A team of over 25 gathered at Grace United Community Ministries in NE KC on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2022 to clean-up and ready the gardens for winter. These community gardens offer fresh produce to the clients of Grace United and neighbors through the growing season. This large group made quick work of cleaning and refreshing Read More...
“All Are Welcome”...a familiar phrase used in churches everywhere, and for good reason, it’s the heart of God’s good news. Unfortunately, not all of those churches practice it, especially regarding human sexuality and LGBTQ persons. In a conversation led by Dr. Mike Graves, explore what the Bible does and does not say Read More...
On Sunday, August 21, our congregation celebrated the young members of our congregation by presenting bibles to twelve third graders. A tradition that dates back almost 100 years, the children are encouraged to read, carry, mark in, dog ear and use the bibles until they are worn out from spiritual exploration.
A well-known proverb among Jewish rabbis goes like this: “An hour spent in study is an hour spent in prayer.” I love that saying, not just because study is important to me as a former seminary professor but because it reminds me that study is a way of praying, of being with Read More...
The last few weeks have been more chaotic than typical. We moved out of our house to have some small rehab projects done. And though we were lavishly and lovingly cared for by local relatives who took us in and fed us and didn’t complain when the stay extended an extra week, Read More...
In these uncut video and audio links, Former Senior Ministers Glen Miles, Bob Cueni and Gene Brice share memories of their time at Country Club Christian Church on the occasion of the church's Centennial, and wishes for the next 100 years of love and service. https://youtu.be/W3vT4lqW5Dk https://youtu.be/G8jpxCJZjos https://youtu.be/elCpBsaHhYk
Come see April and Catherine on August 30 at Franklin Park (Roe Ave & Somerset Dr). We will have popsicles and bubbles! Find us under a tree, we will be there 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Hosted by Dr. Mike Graves, this popular men’s group meets for conversation on a host of spiritual topics, with a guest speaker each session. During the COVID-19 pandemic we will meet under the tent in the church back yard from 6:30-8:00 p.m. September 24, with guest speaker Max Deweese October 22, with guest Read More...
Call 816-333-4920 to hear a daily prayer offered by members of our clergy, or leave prayer concerns when you call.
We are one month into a college academic year unlike any we have seen before. Parents of college students are invited to a conversation to share joys, concerns, observations, and questions in a confidential setting. Our facilitator will be Jennifer Austenfeld, Ph.D., church member and clinical psychologist. She worked with college students Read More...
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.
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Fifty women with white hair slip demurely into the carved wooden choir stalls, bow their heads to pray and then sweetly sing “O God break the teeth in their mouths.” I was shocked. Is this phrase really in the Bible? A few minutes later we sing, “Let those who seek to hurt Read More...
As many of you know, my title at the church is Scholar in Residence and Minister of Spiritual Formation, a title with “and” in there. But that’s not the “and” I mean to reference in the title of this article. When I think about spiritual formation, I think naturally about how persons mature in their faith, which for me implies “and” in the process. Specifically: learning and doing.
Led by Mike Graves • March 12, 19, 26, 7:00 p.m. As long as people have followed God and thought about what it means to follow God, there is one question above all others they have asked: Where is God in a time like this? Theologians call it theodicy, the problem of Read More...
