Due to potentially damaging weather this afternoon and evening, the children’s musical and pre-show events in the Leawood Sanctuary have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
Scheduled programming has resumed for Thursday, February 13 at all Resurrection locations.
Over 60 volunteers gathered on September 9 to launch the 2026–2027 season of Backpacks for Hunger, Resurrection’s weekend food program for students facing food insecurity. In week one alone, the team assembled 1,756 bags for nine Partner Schools — a number expected to grow past 1,900 bags a week as more students enroll.
When storms left thousands of Kansas City families without power, Resurrection’s Hunger Ministry volunteers stepped in — delivering meal boxes and sack lunches to displaced students, funding hotel stays for families without electricity, and running a drive-through pantry that reached 300 families with fresh groceries.
In Haiti, papaya trees planted years ago are still bearing fruit, families are still accessing clean water, and local leaders keep moving forward despite enormous challenges. Through global missions, Resurrection has walked alongside these communities—and today, their resilience offers a powerful glimpse of what lasting hope can become.
Resurrection Overland Park opened its doors to host the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment’s Community Baby Shower, connecting expectant and new parents with practical resources, safety education, and support for their newest family members.
Do you remember Vacation Bible Camp as a kid? The songs that got stuck in your head for weeks, the
On June 20, Resurrection Lee’s Summit welcomed 450 people from two congregations and the wider community for Juneteenth 2026 — an afternoon of worship, music, dance, and education presented by Allies for Racial Justice, celebrating Black history, freedom, and hope.
On Serve Saturday, 16 Resurrection volunteers spent their morning at Seton Center — filling food pantry orders, shopping the thrift store for neighbors in need, and organizing a warehouse that keeps it all running. A small act on a Saturday, tied to a much bigger vision for our city.
This summer, 45 Resurrection sixth graders traded free time for service, partnering with 11 local ministries across Kansas City. From food pantries to community gardens, they discovered that following Jesus’ command to love one another means rolling up your sleeves — and it changed them as much as the people they served.
One night of restocking vans and serving hot meals with Uplift turned into a powerful reminder that dignity matters as much as dinner. Here’s what it’s like to ride along with an organization feeding 400+ unhoused neighbors — and their pets — three times a week.
Eunice Kennedy left school in 10th grade in Malawi’s Chikwawa District, selling cloth in markets just to help her family survive. A vocational program through Resurrection’s global missions partnerships gave her skills, income, and a vision bigger than herself. Her story doesn’t end with her.
At 20, Evason Byson was farming fields in Malawi just to help his family survive. Then a vocational program — supported through Resurrection’s global missions partnerships — handed him a sewing machine. His story is proof that opportunity, not circumstance, writes the final chapter.
When Tetyana fled her village under shelling in Ukraine, she lost nearly everything. When she finally came home, a medical team supported by Resurrection’s global missions partnership was there waiting. Her story is one of 1,389 patients who received free care between February and May 2024.
Resurrection was once again a proud sponsor of KC PrideFest, joining thousands at Theis Park to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Community Justice and QIC Ministries volunteers represented the church throughout the weekend, affirming that every person is worthy of dignity, respect, and belonging.
Have you ever learned something that changed the way you saw every day after it? That’s what happened to me
ustice work is hard. Some days it feels lonely. But Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell holds onto a promise Jesus made right after the great commission — one she believes is for every person doing the work of justice today. It hasn’t expired. It has no exceptions.
