Starting in fall 2020, Country Club Christian Church will begin a year-long celebration of 100 years of ministry in Kansas City. Mark your calendar for these Centennial events, and watch for more information about other celebrations throughout the year. Centennial Kick-Off Sunday October 4, 2020 One service only at 10:00 a.m., followed Read More...
Watch the January 28 conversation on A Life Worth Living with David Brooks and Miroslav Volf, and register for the follow up course.
At the beginning, women had no voice in the church. The board was exclusively men for many years. However, one woman’s voice was resounded every week. Esther Darnell was the paid soloist who was hired the first year of the church’s formation. She was a well-established performer in Kansas City and also worked Read More...
A brief look at Country Club Christian Church's first 100 years.
This year's Christmas Offering will support three of our long-term ministry partners: Micah Ministries, Cross-Lines Community Outreach, and The Urban Farming Guys.
When I was a child, nothing brought me more joy than summer camp. I would beg my mother to let me stay more weeks. The rope swing over the river, the counselor skits at dinner, the girls’ banter in the cabin, the massive games at night in the woods, and the campfire Read More...
When I was a child, nothing brought me more joy than summer camp. I would beg my mother to let me stay more weeks. The rope swing over the river, the counselor skits at dinner, the girls’ banter in the cabin, the massive games at night in the woods, and the campfire Read More...
This year’s Christmas Offering will go to three local partner agencies who are supporting our neighbors who are experiencing hunger and homelessness: Micah Ministries, Cross-Lines Community Outreach, and The Urban Farming Guys. Jason and Candy Fields from the Urban Farming Guys, share about their organization: Throughout this year we have been able to Read More...
When we celebrate Christmas, we celebrate incarnation; the story of Christ’s birth is the story of God taking on human flesh. Yet, Christmas is about more than a single moment lodged in human history; Christmas proclaims the reality of incarnation: that God is with us. Christmas is about recognizing how God is Read More...
When I was five my mother married “Big Bob.” Bob was 6’5” with jet black hair and a deep Texas drawl. He was a heavy equipment operator during the week and a successful race car driver on weekends. He was impressive and imposing. The marriage was not one of those Hallmark Christmas Read More...
I recently had the pleasure of re-watching a terrible, wonderful old movie. The fantasy adventure film Willow was released in 1988 and was written by the master storyteller, George Lucas, creator of Star Wars. Willow is a kitchen-sink of classic tropes and Hollywood cliche. There’s an evil Queen, a down-on-his-luck hero, and Read More...
I didn’t know what to expect. Without the typical hubbub of activities: parties, concerts, shopping, I didn’t know if it would feel much like Christmas. Just after Thanksgiving I went to the Dollar Tree to pick up some special order supplies for the church Christmas decorations. Although I had an email confirmation that the shipment Read More...
This year's Christmas Offering will go to three local partner agencies who are supporting our neighbors who are experiencing hunger and homelessness: Micah Ministries, Cross-Lines Community Outreach, and The Urban Farming Guys. Kelly Carpenter, Director of Development and Marketing at Cross-Lines, shares more about the work of this organization. Cross-Lines Community Outreach has been Read More...
It just wasn’t there anymore. After 30 years of getting the house just like he liked it. It didn’t have the latest decorating trends, the most current, trendiest countertops, cabinets, flooring and the like. As a matter of fact it was somewhat tattered in places, well-lived in you might say. It was Read More...
When our daughter was born, my husband and I decided it was time to establish Christmas traditions unique to our new family. For me, this meant celebrating Christmas morning in our own home. For my in-laws, this meant breaking their family’s tradition of Christmas Eve dinner with a beloved aunt and uncle Read More...
