In India, COVID-19 infection rates are rising exponentially and the health system is collapsing under the burden. Hospitals in urban centers are overcrowded and often turn people away. Supplies, including oxygen, are running low, and various strains of the virus more frequently require that patients be treated with oxygen. Families …
Summer Service Learning Trip Registration
Registration is officially open for both the Middle School and High School Summer Service-Learning Weeks. Both weeks will invite youth to local service-learning projects throughout the week along with an overnight excursion. Below is more information for both! Middle School Summer Service-Learning Week Saturday, June 26 – Thursday, July 1 …
Service Opportunities Expanding
In person volunteer opportunities are expanding with our partner agencies and as people feel more comfortable serving in-person your help will be welcomed. Micah Ministry has volunteer spots available on Monday evenings, explore and sign up HERE. Cross-Lines of KCK offers a range of services throughout the week in the Argentine area of …
May Collection Connection
The Metro Mission Team is asking for donations of toilet paper and paper towels for Della Lamb Community Services, one of our partner agencies in the northeast area of KC. Della serves the needs of more than 1,500 low income or vulnerable families through rent and utility assistance, food pantry and other emergency …
Grace at Work Partnership Day with reStart
RESCHEDULED Saturday, May 22, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Make plans to come help reStart create a usable outdoor space for their clients. We will be helping landscape an outdoor space. Children 5 and older are welcome to help with their parents. Please RSVP HERE. Confirmation and details will be emailed to registered volunteers a …
April Collection Connection
Household Supplies for The Grooming Project The Metro Mission team invites donations of toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, and kitchen size trash bags to support The Grooming Project. Donations may be brought to church between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to the east entrance, or left in the teal box …
Easter Offering Raises $30,000
The Grants and Special Offerings team is grateful for the generous support of the congregation for the 2021 Easter Offering. The team is distributing a total of $30,000 to the three recipients The Grooming Project, Amethyst Place and True Light Resource Center. These local agencies are transforming lives with a range of support and services for their …
Grace at Work Partnership Day – Micah Ministry
Mon., Mar. 29, Noon – 4:00 pm The Metro Mission team invites all to a service opportunity with one of our NE mission partners, Micah Ministry at Independence Blvd Christian Church, to help in the clothing closets. We will be sorting, organizing and helping process the many donations they have received …
Uprooting Racism: The Housing Crisis, A Personal Story
Among the many issues the pandemic has spotlighted, affordable housing and growing evictions have risen to the forefront. The housing crisis nationwide is multifaceted. Recently we had the opportunity to learn more about critical housing issues in Kansas City and ways we might assist and protect tenants during these times. If …
Supporting Our International Partners
As a church community, we seek to embody God’s love and discover ways in which God’s Spirit is creatively transforming the lives of individuals and communities near and far. One of the ways we explore this call is through our international mission partners, including FEDICE in Ecuador and CEPAD in Nicaragua. Both organizations are …
March Collection Connection: Candy and Eggs
In March we are gathering donations of candy to help fill the Easter eggs for the church’s Spring Fling and also to share with our outreach partners serving residential families for their spring activities. You can donate in two ways: Individually wrapped candy can be placed in the teal box at east entrance Pick-up …
Spring Service Opportunities
Many of our service partners across the city have had to modify their operations in the wake of the pandemic. However, there are still opportunities to serve this spring.
Uprooting Racism: The Housing Crisis
If you missed our Uprooting Racism: The Housing Crisis panel, you can watch the full recording here.
Support Mission Partners Keeping People Warm
ReStart Inc, one of the church’s mission partner agencies, is on the front line of serving those experiencing homelessness and hunger during this dangerous cold weather. The shelter is in need of new or used blankets, towels and sheets. Donations can also be made through their website, or on their Amazon wishlist. ReStart also …
February Collection Connection
Metro Mission is collecting products to support several of our ministry partners in February. Donations of toilet paper, paper towels and sanitizing wipes (for surface or hands) can be brought to church Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 3:00 p.m. at the east entrance.