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Middle School Picnic & Scavenger Hunt at the Nelson-Atkins Youth grades 6-8 are invited to join us for a picnic and scavenger hunt at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum on Sun., Oct. 11, from noon to 2:30 p.m. We’ll have a bring-your-own picnic lunch in the Nelson front yard before an outdoor scavenger …
Cross-Lines Cross-Lines Community Outreach is one of Country Club Christian Church’s mission partners and has on-going needs for volunteers. Sign-up as a family or with a friend or two. Masks required and other safety protocol. The sign asks for three hours, but you can request to help for two (just work …
Church is about community, and there are a variety of ways for middle schoolers and high schoolers to connect with each other and with others in the community at Country Club Christian Church throughout the. This calendar details tentative opportunities in August and September 2020. Out of love and caution …
Sun., Aug. 30 • 6:00 p.m. • In the church back yard. RSVP to Tyler.
A few weeks ago, I listened to an episode of a podcast from author and speaker Rob Bell. The episode, titled “A Bit About Time,” was basically a guided conversation between Rob and his wife, Kristen, in April. They talked about how COVID had adjusted their sense of time and what …
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 …
We celebrate all those members and guests of this congregation who have given their time, talent and treasure to the realm of God in the past year. Thank you to all of you who have served.
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 …
Sunday, August 23 • 6:15-7:00 p.m. Youth, parents, and other family are invited to join for a get-together and connection session from 6:15 to 7:00pm after the Backpack Blessing (5:45) and 3rd Grade Bible presentation (6:00). Join us for both of those events or meet at 6:15 to grab some …
In their class Reading for Anti-Racism Rev. Catherine Stark-Corn and Rev. Tyler Heston share about their approaches to anti-racism work and some of the books that have helped them get there.
Last week, some of us worshipped together with others demonstrating and speaking out against racist violence and injustice in our country. On Friday night, a group of youth and young adults joined together at the Nelson-Atkins Museum to walk over to a peaceable demonstration at the Plaza. Wearing masks and keeping our distance from each other, we marched, led by a minister at Unity Southeast Church and kneeling for a few minutes in honor of George Floyd.
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.
This spring we’ve been spotlighting our 2020 high school seniors. Their last days of high school may not have gone as planned, but these youth have been active and loved members of our congregation, many of them since birth, and we celebrate their achievements and wish them well as they journey into the next chapter.
After discussion with various staff, parents, and other youth ministers, the Youth ministries team has decided to reimagine this summer’s service-learning trips, originally planned to be in Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. Our partner organization Connect Fort Worth will not be accepting mission teams in June, and at this time …
Our children, youth and families have packed 1,944 meals for Cross-Lines Community Outreach to be distributed to families in the Kansas City area. If your family would like to sponsor and pack some meals, find out how. The Mueret family had so much fun, they went a second time!
