In 1990, the Church of the Resurrection was the vision of a 25-year-old pastor with bold dreams of reaching non-religious and nominally religious people in southern Kansas City who were not involved in a church.  Against prevailing wisdom, the church made its first home in a small chapel of a local funeral home.  As a small team of leaders gathered to plan the launch of this new church, they shared big hopes and dreams that this church would become a place where people would meet Jesus Christ, grow in their faith, experience authentic Christian community, and be inspired to live their faith in the world. The church’s name, Resurrection, points to the hope that the church seeks to radiate to our community.  

A lot has changed over the church’s 32 years.  Resurrection is now the largest church in Kansas City, the largest United Methodist Church in the United States and among the most influential churches in mainline Christianity.  The congregation has more than 24,000 active members, and thousands of people worship each weekend online, on television, and at one of six locations across the Kansas City area in Leawood, Downtown, Olathe, Blue Springs, Overland Park, Brookside, Spring Hill, Liberty and one more coming soon in Lee’s Summit.

What has not changed over the years is the church’s passion for helping people connect with God, grow in faith and serve as the hands and feet of Christ as we love and care for our neighbors in the community and the world. Resurrection continues to be a place where people from all walks of life can find a church home where they are welcomed, encouraged to explore and ask questions, and develop relationships with God and one another. 

The life of our church is guided by three statements: