Thoughts from “Reparations in KC” American Public Square Event
Redemption, atonement, healing, restoration: these are all terms you may hear in a book on theology. They’re also the kind of terms we heard talked about on Wednesday night.
Where Technology and Spirituality Meet
You and I share something in common when it comes to technology. No, it’s not our common understanding of the difference between a SDI cable and a XLR cable, a TRS cable, or any cable for that matter.
Important Info About Accessing the Church!
Construction is in full swing! With the preschool wing demo-ed, thr east entry gone, and drilling for piers starting today...adjustments to church access are having to be made. Please note those dates and changes below!
Annual Celebration Dinner and Auction a Success!
New event location, many new committee members, new way to bid...same great event! The Annual Celebration Dinner and Auction was held on Friday, June 2, 2023. Over 120 members and guests attended to mingle and bid on over 130 silent auction items and 8 live auction opportunities.
Making Sense of Mission by Rev. Tyler Heston
I wonder about God’s “mission” for us. What does that word even mean? I carried this question on the trip I took last weekend. Eleven middle schoolers and a couple other adults from our church community joined for our Middle School Service-Learning Trip to Des Moines, Iowa.
So Many Things
It’s hard to put my finger on “the one thing.” For me, it is more a flood of feelings, a series of small moments. They accumulate like layers of fertile soil. A hike up a rocky path in Nicaragua to a young friend's home with dirt floors. A human sling carrying a Read More...
Arts at the Disciples of Christ 2023 General Assembly
This summer, thousands from across our denomination’s national and international network will gather for our first General Assembly since 2019. This year, our own Rev. Tyler Heston is serving as the Arts Engagement coordinator and is working with five Resident Artists to create immersive and interactive art installations to live in the exhibit hall at General Assembly.
Suggestions for Summer Spirituality
Reading is not just for learning but can be a form of prayer, a spiritual practice.
Progress and Entertainment
Demolition on the east side of the building continues to draw crowds!
9:01 on the Lawn Starts THIS SUNDAY, May 28, 2023
Our popular 9:01 service moves to the front lawn starting Sun., May 28. Join us in this beautiful worship space and hear a message of hope and grace. Come as you are!
Sharing More Than Space
Someone has said that in the US, the public swimming pools integrated faster than the baptistries. Over the first one hundred years of our congregation’s history, we periodically partnered with sister churches in the African American community. One frequent partner for pulpit exchanges, choir exchanges, book groups, dinner groups and service projects Read More...
Practicing Sabbath
Six days of work are spent To make a Sunday quiet That Sabbath may return. It comes in unconcern; We cannot earn or buy it. Suppose rest is not sent Or comes and goes unknown, The light, unseen, unshown. - Wendell Berry, This Day, Collected and New Sabbath Poems I'm counting down Read More...
And the Walls Keep Tumbling Down
This week's construction wrapped up with the east entry disappearing, the social hall getting majorly demo'd and a lot of ceiling being pulled down. It's amazing what was above our heads without us knowing! [envira-gallery id="16242"]
To Give or To Receive?
Five years ago, I spent a long day at the hospital while my husband had surgery. Once Dave was settled in a private room and began slowly recovering from surgery, a church member showed up with Winstead's burger and tots for my dinner. It was like bread from heaven.
Demo has begun!
We are now two weeks into demo-ing the east entrance and the interior is unrecognizable - or do you think you can tell where these pictures were taken? [envira-gallery id="16222"]
