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.
“Remember me? I was at Bright Futures!” Those words captured the heart of a Pathways graduation celebration honoring 22 young adults aging out of foster care. The day was a reminder that while resources and services matter, lasting transformation happens through relationships, encouragement, and people who continue showing up long after an event ends.
More than 60 volunteers came together at Resurrection Leawood to assemble the final 1,900 Backpacks for Hunger bags of the school year. In total, Resurrection provided more than 60,000 bags to Kansas City children, helping meet weekend food needs while sharing God’s love in a tangible way.
At Mill Creek Park, one simple decision changed everything: stepping around the table and sitting down to share a meal. This reflection explores how moving from “doing for” to “being with” can transform the way we serve our neighbors.
In rural Uganda, the UCSS Hub in Kampala-Kigo-Birongo is more than a building. It’s a permanent home for discipleship, counseling, and vocational training — already touching 850,000 lives a year. This is what Resurrection’s global missions partnership in Uganda is building toward
In Uzhhorod, Ukraine, young people are carrying the weight of three years of war — anxiety, isolation, and an uncertain future. A new Youth Center, supported through Resurrection’s global missions funding, is being built to be exactly what they need: a place to heal and belong.
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.
Dr. Cornel West says justice is what love looks like in public. Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell believes he’s right — and she’s calling Resurrection’s justice ministry partners and congregation to prove it together. On April 28, over 2,000 people will gather at Resurrection Leawood to do exactly that.
Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell opens with a prayer the violence would stop — then grounds her response not in politics, but in scripture. Every person carries the image of God. And because of that, she says, we don’t just belong to God. We belong to each other.
