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.
Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell was walking through a sunflower field in September when a butterfly landed on her finger — and stayed. What happened next turned into a reflection on justice, courage, and the promise that no matter where we go, we are not alone.
A toothbrush, floss, and toothpaste may seem small, but for neighbors without routine oral care, they’re a real gift. Hear how Resurrection Overland Park volunteers packed hundreds of dental kits for Health Partnership Clinic, and how you can help pack more at Family Serve Night.
The people we set out to serve often end up discipling us. At Resurrection, we believe service is discipleship, and there’s a place for you in it. Come serve with us with an open heart and discover what God might teach you along the way.
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.
Volunteers of all ages gathered at The Giving Garden Opening Day to plant more than 1,000 tomato plants that will help provide fresh produce for Kansas City neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
Team Welcome took on the Flourish Furnishings Bed Race with creativity, energy, and a World Cup theme. More than a race, the event celebrated community, culture, and a shared commitment to supporting refugee and immigrant families in a meaningful, hands-on way.
A few days before Earth Day, volunteers gathered to care for creation through simple acts—planting flowers, picking up trash, and repurposing everyday items. In the quiet rhythm of the work, they were reminded that even small efforts can take part in God’s ongoing work of restoration.
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.
Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell will be the first to admit that loving her neighbor is something she still struggles with. Then she met a typewriter poet named Nika Renee — and walked away with a poem that’s been a mirror and a challenge ever since.
Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell spent Martin Luther King Jr. weekend at a celebration where the preacher declared we are in the second civil rights movement. She believes he’s right. And she’s calling Resurrection’s justice ministry — and you — to respond with intention in 2026.
As a child, Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell memorized the Preamble to the Constitution with pride — not yet understanding it wasn’t written with her in mind. Decades later, she’s still holding onto hope. And she’s calling the church to do the hard, holy work of justice.
