Most of us were taught from Kindergarten onward to take good care of our bodies: eat healthily, exercise, sleep eight hours. And we were encouraged to cultivate the mind: read books, study hard, explore nature and the arts. But these two wise paths did not necessarily intersect. Keeping mind and body separate Read More...
Metro Mission is seeking donations of large pieces of fleece to be used by the sewing group to create lap blankets for Della Lambs Operation Holiday in the late fall. Fleece donations need to be a minimum of 1 yard and bright cheerful patterns are desired. Donations can be brought to the church weekdays 9:00 Read More...
Join us as we kick off Sunday night programming with a special afternoon cookout hosted by the youth and children’s ministries!
Week of Compassion, the relief, refugee and developmental mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is currently responding to the recent earthquake in Haiti, as well as other humanitarian crises across the world. Week of Compassion partners have already deployed volunteers in Haiti to help with rescue operations and assess Read More...
My okra plant only produces about one okra pod every two or three days, not enough to really make a jar of pickled okra or a skillet full of fried okra. But I still enjoy watching it transform from flower to fruit on its willowy stalk and feel a bit of victory Read More...
Back in graduate school I was taught that the preacher should prepare for a sermon with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. The image originates with a 20th century theologian, Karl Barth, who wrote, “Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret Read More...
Tues., Sept. 14 • 7:00 p.m. Rev. Carla Aday will give a vision update and present the 2020-2021 annual report.
When I was a little girl, my Dad and I would take walks in the park or golf course and pick up pecans from the ground. Then we would come home and sit down together on the floor in front of the fire and crack them open. But I only learned recently Read More...
This 4-part series explores basic themes of our faith and invites us to reclaim the essence of the journey with God.
To keep everyone safe during the current surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant, and in compliance with the Kansas City, Missouri, indoor mask mandate, starting immediately, we are asking everyone to wear a mask at all times when inside the church, regardless of vaccination status. To protect our children Read More...
On August 15, we are returning to in-person worship at our three normal times: 9:01, 10:00, and 11:00. You probably already knew that since we’ve been announcing it over and over. But what you may not know is that another “return” is in the works starting that same day, a return to Read More...
MIDDLE SCHOOL PIZZA TOUR Aug. 22, 12:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Join us for the annual Middle School Pizza Tour! We will carpool from the church to three local pizzerias. RSVP to Tyler; $8/person (scholarships available). HIGH SCHOOL BBQ TOUR Aug. 29, 12:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Join us for the annual High School BBQ Tour! We Read More...
In her book Making All Things New Ilia Delio points out that we like the concept of wholeness. We buy groceries at “Whole Foods.” Some of us have tried the “Whole 30” diet. We try to do a “whole body workout” and we increasingly rely on holistic medicine. And Augustine, a key Read More...
Saturday, Nov 13 9:00 - 10:30 or 10:30 - Noon The Metro Mission Team is seeking volunteers to help with Della Lamb's Operation Holidays. Volunteers will be inventorying and sorting items and donations. We will be working inside the large gym with masking and safety protocols. Two shifts are available. Children are welcome to help Read More...
How do we pray when life is not going well? Sometimes it feels like we are doing everything right but life just keeps falling apart. In his book Meditations of the Heart, Howard Thurman begins a poetic prayer like this, “At times when the strain is heaviest upon us, and our tired Read More...
