Since 1969, Seton Center has been a steady presence in Kansas City’s urban core. What started decades ago has grown into one of the region’s largest safety net dental clinics, alongside a food pantry, an emergency rent and utility assistance program, a clothing closet, and a new children’s mental health program. Add in diapers, medical equipment, and other supplemental support for neighbors in need, and it’s clear why Seton Center has earned the trust of this community for over 50 years.
On Saturday, July 18, sixteen Resurrection volunteers from Resurrection Brookside and Resurrection Leawood spent their Serve Saturday morning adding their hands to that work. Some served in the food pantry and thrift store, shopping for and filling orders for families who came through the door. Others headed to Seton Center’s nearby warehouse to clean and organize, the unglamorous work that keeps organizations like Seton Center ready to reach the people who need them. None of it made headlines. All of it mattered.
This kind of service connects directly to two of Resurrection’s Vision 2030 goals. The first is closing the Kindness & Justice Gap — addressing injustice and building bridges of healing in our city so Kansas City looks more like the Kingdom of God, living out Micah 6:8’s call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. The second is closing the Opportunity Gap — breaking the cycle of poverty for kids in our city by helping ensure every child has access to education, food, housing, and healthcare. Seton Center’s food pantry, rent assistance, and new children’s mental health program sit squarely in the middle of both.
It’s easy to think a Saturday morning of shopping for someone else’s grocery list or straightening a warehouse shelf is too small to count. But Seton Center has spent over five decades proving that a community’s needs are met one order, one client, one volunteer shift at a time. Sixteen Resurrection volunteers showed up and became part of that legacy for a morning. Kansas City’s urban core has real needs, and Seton Center meets them daily. Serve Saturday is one way our church keeps showing up alongside them.
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