Human Rights Pilgrimage
May 23, 2022This pilgrimage to Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, is a partnership with Swope Parkway United Christian Church.
In Honor of Love
May 23, 2022May and June are filled with activities where families seem to be woven and re-woven together: graduations, weddings, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, end-of-the-year recitals, and in our family we celebrate five birthdays and three wedding anniversaries. But we know that families are also fragile and everything does not always ... Read More
2022-2023 Leadership Slate
May 18, 2022Officers and At Large Members of the Congregational BoardChair: Jennifer AustenfeldBoard Chair Elect: J.J. JonesSecretary: Becky McElduffTreasurer: Glenn MillsPersonnel Chair: Sara EngberNew Board Member: Liz CopelandNew Board Member: Phil Klever Endowment Fund Trustees Nancy Lear Eric Adler Maria Hedrick Personnel Committee Sara Engber, Committee Chair Steve Bough Nominating Committee Marilyn ... Read More“I Can Also Paint”
May 16, 2022When Leonardo DaVinci was turning 30, he needed a job so he wrote a letter to the ruler of Milan. In the first 10 paragraphs he touted his own success and skill as an engineer who could build bridges, cannons and buildings. And then in the eleventh paragraph, he mentioned ... Read MoreRemaking the Church
May 9, 2022A lady brought me a silver teapot. Her friend, a member of our church, died decades ago but wanted the church to have this silver teapot for our future tea parties. Should I keep it or give it away? A member of the choir asks, “Should the choir sing weekly ... Read More
9:01 on the Lawn Outdoor Worship
May 9, 2022Worship with us this summer at 9:01 on the front lawn of the church.What Is Essential
April 29, 2022“What is essential? And what is non-essential?” Krista Tippett raised these two questions in her talk on “Remaking the World” last week. It reminded me of the things I let go of during the pandemic: frenetic activity, relationships that were not life giving, eating out, meetings that could have been ... Read More
2022-2023 Estimate of Giving
April 28, 2022There are many ways to share your Estimate of Giving to the church for the 2022-2023 church year. Please fill out and bring your card on to church on Sunday, May 15 so that we may dedicate them in worship at 9:01, 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. Return your card to ... Read MoreTogether
April 22, 2022My eyes were closed. I took a breath. A unison chorus of voices reverberated off of the walls and inside the caverns of my heart. “Our father…Our daily bread…Our debts.” The moment that startled me and gripped me was not the Hallelujah Chorus or the trumpet fanfare or the organ shaking the ... Read More
Remaking the World
April 21, 2022Remaking the World is the theme of our annual generosity campaign in financial support of the church. We are grateful to so many of you for your generous financial gifts to the church.Good Friday
April 15, 2022Good Friday turns our attention to the holy mystery of a crucified God. We ponder why God would send love to earth in human form only to let him die as a common criminal. The big theological questions loom on Good Friday as we remember the passion of Jesus and ... Read MoreA Time to Reflect
April 3, 2022“You are drinking chocolate milk even though you gave up sweets for Lent. You are just forming another bad habit,” my 9 year old granddaughter accused her 11 year old sister. It was clearly a taunt. Isn’t it funny how kids can bicker, even over spiritual practices? I tried to ... Read More
American Public Square: Protect and Serve Kansas City
April 3, 2022Apr. 6, 6:00 p.m., Sanctuary Local needs, local interests, local issues—state control. This has long been the framework for the Kansas City Police Department. Yet heightened civil unrest, escalating crime rates and the national police reform movement has generated increased interest in returning control of the police department to the ... Read MoreOn Being
March 28, 2022I don’t remember how I became acquainted with the work of Krista Tippet. For years I listened to her spiritually reflective interviews with various cutting edge thinkers in science, religion and literature. Her voice was a healing balm to me on long walks as I would plug in her podcast ... Read More
Holy Week and Easter
March 28, 2022Celebrate the miracle of Easter at Country Club Christian Church.
The Next 5
March 23, 2022As we launch the next 100 years of ministry at 61st Street and Ward Parkway, Country Club Christian Church is starting with The Next 5, and we are seeking your input.
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