FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 Meet at church at 6:30 p.m. for games, snacks, a white elephant gift exchange, and a movie. Pick-up at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bring $5 and a wrapped gift worth $5-10 a for White Elephant gift exchange. RSVP to April at [email protected].
Dina Pannabecker Evans, Executive Director, Operations, and Co-Director, Music The wealth of time and talent shared by volunteers here at Country Club Christian Church is a constant source of amazement to me. We are grateful for the difference these gifts make to the life of the church and its surrounding connections, be Read More...
Even in the gathering dusk the unadorned concrete slab on its native rock foundation was still warm from the summer sun. My grandmother, “Grams,” and I settled on the edge facing east; she with her feet on the roughhewn stone steps while I dangled my gangly legs over the side.
We had finished our bedtime stories and I was ready to tuck them in to bed. “I’m not saying it, I always say it.” My granddaughters (ages 5 and 8) began bickering about who would say the night night prayers. It was a standoff and my husband had to intervene to get us past the impasse.
[cs_content][cs_element_section _id="1"][cs_element_row _id="2"][cs_element_column _id="3"][cs_text _order="0"]Through personal visits, phone calls, and notes, the Circles of Care enable our frail or homebound members to stay connected with all of us and our church ministries.What are Circles of Care? Circles of Care provide opportunities for us to develop and maintain relationships with our frail or Read More...
We will be closing the church offices at 3:00 p.m. today, Mon., Nov. 12, due to the inclement weather. All classes and events scheduled at the church this evening are canceled.
By Rev. Tyler Heston, Minister to Youth A couple days ago, I made a mistake I’m prone to making and got on Twitter while I was trying to be productive. In the middle of silly memes, tweets about Ariana, and reminders to vote, I saw a tweet that said that to be Read More...
“The leaves of the trees are for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:2b This quote hangs in large wooden letters on the wall of the Bash Chapel at Tall Oaks, our denomination’s conference center near Bonner Springs, KS. A few weeks ago, our staff gathered in the Bash chapel for morning Read More...
Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating the Advent season!
I am about 100 yards away from the beach. But I can’t quite get there. A few more things to read, memos to send, projects to complete. I look forward to the feel of the sand in my toes and the sound of the ocean rhythm. But I resist letting go of my important tasks a little longer.
By Dr. Mike Graves, Scholar in Residence and Minister of Spiritual Formation All this year, National Public Radio has featured a series on the 50th anniversary of 1968, one of the most traumatic years in American history. Here’s the briefest of reminders: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were both assassinated. Read More...
By Rev. Tyler Heston, Minister to Youth People told me that I would adore autumn in the Midwest. It has always been my favorite season—the heat of the summer is past, the new routines of August and September are settled, and the leaves of the trees display brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows. Read More...
Sometimes I regret naming this column "Candid." It forces me to be...you know...candid. So I must tell you I am nervous. Not terribly nervous. But a little nervous, or maybe medium nervous. Back in August when I was at 9,000 feet pondering what messages I might bring to the pulpit this fall, Read More...
By Rev. Catherine Stark-Corn, Interim Minister to Children and Families Sitting in the reception hall for a friend’s wedding – the music plays an engaging melody while the newly married couple takes to the dance floor. Twinkling soft lights give off a fuzzy glow that makes the space a bit magical, long Read More...
By Lara Schopp, Director of Communication A photographer friend once told me that to get one good photo, you have to take 100 shots. This was back before every mobile phone came with a decent quality camera, and I was still shooting film using 24 or 36 exposure rolls. Today, every photo Read More...
