Due to weather conditions, all in-person daytime and evening programs have been canceled across the church’s locations for Wednesday, except for the Recovery programs and Food Pantry at Overland Park. Decisions for Thursday daytime programs will correspond with local school district decisions and will be posted on the church’s website.
Scheduled programming has resumed for Thursday, February 13 at all Resurrection locations.
December 20, 2024
Dear Resurrection Family,
There’s excitement in the air as we prepare for Candlelight Christmas Eve Services at all our locations in the coming week! More people begin their journey back to Christ at Resurrection on Christmas Eve than any other time of the year. This week our staff walked through each of our sanctuaries at all locations to pray over the seats – an annual ritual in which we imagine the people who will be sitting in the sanctuary on Christmas Eve. I believe God knows who will be attending at each service, and we pray for them, and for the Holy Spirit to prepare our buildings, staff and volunteers, so that worshipers might experience the light of Christ on Christmas Eve. The services will be beautiful. More on this below!
Sunday night Leawood: Candlelight Christmas Eve begins. On Sunday night, we will begin our Candlelight Christmas Eve services. We call Sunday night’s service on the 22nd a “Travelers’ Service” because many who join us are traveling out of town to be with family on the 23rd or 24th. This allows them to join us for a Candlelight Christmas Eve service, but anyone is welcome on Sunday night for the first of our candlelight services.
Below I’ll share the rest of our Christmas Eve Candlelight service times.
You have friends in Kansas City, but also around the country, who might join us for Christmas Eve if you ask. A simple, “If you don’t have plans for Christmas Eve candlelight, our church’s services are beautiful. I’d love for you to join us! Here’s a 60-second spot that tells more about our services.” Then include the link to your favorite of the TV spots. Here’s the link where you can view and share these videos.
Each of you knows someone who needs to experience this light that drives out the darkness in our world this year. Have you invited them to join you at Christmas Eve worship? Reach out now. You can call or send a text or email.
Here’s the link to the webpage with all the worship times and locations if you would rather share this: https://resurrection.church/Christmas. And again, if your friends live outside of Kansas City, they can join us online from anywhere by using this link: https://resurrection.church/live.
If you will be traveling or out of town, you can contribute online here. If you want to give a gift in someone’s honor, we have cards that you can download here or pick up at worship this weekend to present to them.
If you were with us last year, you’ll recall we raised enough funds to build a mobile dental clinic that will serve children in Kansas City. We’re excited that it’s almost complete, and we’ll be dedicating it in early 2025.
As many of you have been thoughtfully planning your year-end giving, we want to remind you that it’s not too late to make a tax-deductible gift to Resurrection by 11:59 pm on 12/31/24. Here’s how:
Merry Christmas!
Reverend Adam Hamilton is the senior pastor of Church of the Resurrection and the author of 22 books. He has been married to LaVon since 1982, and she has been a critical partner in every dimension of Adam’s work. They have two daughters and one granddaughter.
Adam’s writings are known for helping readers make sense of challenging theological questions, exploring the significance of the biblical stories, and equipping Christian leaders to be more effective in their work. He earned his MDiv from Perkins School of Theology and graduated with honors from Oral Roberts University with a degree in Pastoral Ministry.