This morning we traveled to the 9th ward. We were in the East end which is right next to Lake Ponchartrain. Less than half the homes in what was once a middle-class neighborhood are habitable. Our task today was to rip off an entire roof and reshingle. Read More...
6:30 a.m. came early, at 8 we were rolling to the mission base at the UCC church. We were to roof today but the hurricane watch and tropical storm warning made roofing not the best call. Read More…
We made it!!! 928 miles, 16 hours. Hurricane watch, coastal flooding predicted! We had a safe trip, tired. At 8 a.m. Monday we will meet the local coordinator and get our work site assignments. Pray for us, we're ready to go, hurricane or not! We had communion this evening, missed being with Read More...
Saturday, November 7 - 9:00 a.m. Joan Chittister is no ordinary nun. She met with the Dali Lama, appeared with Tim Russert on Meet the Press, and urged discussion around the idea of female ordination to the priesthood. You will have a chance to hear this dynamic speaker and best selling author Read More...
Schedule:Saturday, April 9Meet in the social hall at the church at 8:30 a.m. to sign in and meet your team.Depart for work sites at 8:50 a.m.Email Lauren Weinhold with questions. Grace At Work: Country Club Christian Church sending 200 volunteers into Kansas City community on Saturday, April 9 Two hundred members and Read More...
In September Country Club Christian Church presents a series of offerings focusing on ways we can be good stewards of the Earth. September Sermon Series: The Green Letter VersionJoin us the last three Sundays in September for Dr. R. Glen Miles’ sermon series The Green Letter Version. Our world is undergoing environmental Read More...
We started off the day singing happy birthday to Zoë…the big 1-3! We headed out to start our second day of work. We split up into two groups, one working in a park cleaning up the area and the other sorting food at a food pantry that served the community that we Read More...
The morning started off with a breakfast (which included yet another air guitar lesson led by me). Our work today was split between cleaning up a park, cleaning a roadside, and organizing a food pantry. The youth of Country Club Christian Church worked side by side with youth from a Hindu temple, a Read More...
This morning we woke up and had a feast of bagels and yogurt (delicious…very much so!) We drove to a church where we experienced a poverty simulation. In this simulation we were paired with other youth from different faith traditions and were given different family/economic/and life situations. We had to pay bills, we had Read More...
Justin Zeigler, Director of Middle School Ministries, is leading a team of ten 6th/7th graders and adult sponsors on a mission trip to St. Louis this week. We started our journey leaving the church pretty close to our time. As we drove (and listened to 3 1/3 hours of music compiled by Connor) Read More...
Cheyenne River Youth ProjectEagle Butte, South DakotaThe last two days have been very busy as we have prepared to help with the shoe project, organize a book giveaway and continue to categorize and properly store personal items for families with special needs. The shoe project began this morning with several dozen families Read More...
Cheyenne River Youth ProjectEagle Butte, South Dakota After a night of very stormy weather (huge hail stones and a torrential rainfall) we woke to a beautiful azure sky, a brisk breeze out of the southwest and cool temperatures. Breakfast was wonderful and got us ready for a morning full of work. Read More...
Cedar Rapids Mission Trip Report June 11-13, 2009 Eleven volunteers went to Cedar Rapids, IA, from June 11-13 to help with rebuilding after last year's massive flooding. The group worked on Cedar Christian Church that sat in eight feet of water after the Cedar River crested at 35 feet on June 12, Read More...
Cheyenne River Youth ProjectEagle Butte, South Dakota After a long (did I mention long?) bus ride from Kansas City to Eagle Butte our team of 28 youth and adults arrived in the beautiful community of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The scenery on the way in was something to behold; Read More...
When it all Looks Hopeless Get Ready for Something New Abraham is married to Sara, an old woman. They have no children. God comes into that situation and says, "Perfect. Just the way I like to work. Everything looks hopeless, therefore everything is set up for a blessing." Too often we make Read More...
