2018 Christmas Offering Raises more than $36,000

The 2018 Christmas offering raised $36,785.07 to support programs empowering people to learn and live a life of self-sufficiency. Local recipients of this offering were Grace United Community Ministries, Harmony Project KC, and Literacy KC. International recipients were FEDICE in Ecuador and CEPAD in Nicaragua. Thank you for your generous gifts to Read More...

2019-01-31T14:04:19-06:00January 31, 2019|Categories: Give, Metro Service, Serve, Serve Our Church|

Global Mission Intern Visit

Join us next weekend in conversations with Cara McKinney, a Global Mission Intern with the Melel Xojobal, a childrens advocacy partner in Chiapas, Mexico. Cara has helped to design and give workshops with indigenous teenagers focusing on sexual and reproductive rights, living without violence, life planning, and human rights. Cara will be Read More...

2019-01-17T11:03:55-06:00January 3, 2019|Categories: Connect, Serve|

Giving and Good Cheer

Rev. Corey Meyer, Director of Mission Partnerships Last February I received an e-mail from Lance Jesse, our chairperson of the Grants & Special Offerings Team, saying that we had two checks to deliver to some of our mission partners who were the recipients of our Christmas Offering. I thought, “Great! How kind Read More...

2018-11-29T14:36:24-06:00November 29, 2018|Categories: Articles, Corey Meyer, Metro Service, Serve|

Holiday Shopping at The Well

Enhance your Advent Experience this year with daily meditations. Shop in The Well for meditations by Walter Brueggemann, Richard Rohr, Henry Nouwen and others. Many other children’s and adult Christmas books are also available to be purchased in The Well.

2018-12-06T10:34:19-06:00November 16, 2018|Categories: The Well|

Circles of Care

[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...

2023-07-13T13:16:17-05:00November 15, 2018|Categories: Congregational Care, Connect, Serve|

Oils of the Bible Class in The Well

Learn about oils used in Biblical times: frankincense, sandalwood, myrrh and more. You will learn what they are, how they work and where they come from. Wed., Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m., Sign up in the Well. $5/person .

2018-10-18T11:20:38-05:00October 18, 2018|Categories: The Well|

Participate

By Barbara George, Director of Membership Development I can still hear those words in my ear: “Life is a participatory sport.” All I had to do was look around and I’d see all sorts of opportunities. In our home something always needed to be done, so at any outward sign of that emotion Read More...

2018-09-20T11:58:50-05:00September 20, 2018|Categories: Articles, Connect, Serve, Staff Messages|

Join the Cookie Ministry

Pick up a bag on Sunday and return it with two dozen home-baked cookies, brownie bites and/or homemade breads cut into quarters for Sunday fellowship. Return filled bags to baskets in the Parlor next Sunday. Cookies are needed every week and will be frozen for use in coming weeks.

2018-09-24T11:02:04-05:00September 11, 2018|Categories: Metro Service, Serve, Serve Our Church|

August Collection Connection

During the month of August we are collecting both new and gently used school uniforms for the children at Hartman Elementary. Khaki or navy pants and navy polo shirts, in sizes 6, 8, and 10 especially needed. Please leave your donations in the basket. Monetary donations marked “school uniforms” also needed.

2018-09-24T10:59:33-05:00July 11, 2018|Categories: Metro Service, Serve, Serve Our Church|
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