July 11, 2021 will be a day forever noted in the history of a small island country just 90 miles from the Southern tip of Florida. Cuba - so near, yet so closed off. Mysterious and often unthought of by most Americans. This day, the people, with nothing to lose but their life, made their [...]
by Carson Conover, Campus Ministries at Longview and Blue River Community College Global Project 2020 Community college ministry is uniquely challenging in a number of ways. But, this kind of ministry also has its benefits. For example, students don’t leave for the summer which presents an opportunity to train and equip student leaders for the [...]
by Travis Hamm For those who may be unaware, Collegiate Impact is a network of local churches and on-campus ministries working together to bring the gospel to over 70,000 Kansas City area college students from 17 colleges. Just like other ministries and churches, we have had to navigate the challenges of Covid-19. Last March all [...]
The heartbeat of Grace and Truth Baptist Church runs along the rails of our discipleship ministry. We have an objective of making every member of our local church a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ. For that reason, the ministries of our church are centered in allowing our membership to actively be involved in ministry [...]
About a year ago Norfleet Baptist Church received a call from a young mother from a nearby neighborhood... She was looking for a place that could host her youngest daughter’s first birthday party. It was going to be a grand party since the little girl was a testament to the power of prayer. There was [...]
By Joey Candillo, Pastor of Grace Church in Independence Labor Day weekend is traditionally a low-attendance Sunday. This year we started a new annual Labor Day tradition. Instead of our weekly worship service, we spent Sunday morning serving the community. We met at the church at 9am and had breakfast. At 9:30am we prayed and divided up into teams [...]
The children of Spring Valley Baptist and their teachers have designed bookmarks that have been laminated to sell for a dollar each to make money to buy goats through World Vision to end hunger and human trafficking. We will offer a World Vision magazine to each person who buys a bookmark. TIME April 28, 10:00am [...]
Pastors and staff; Here is an International Mission trip opportunity for you and your church. Kansas City Kansas Baptist Association (KCKBA) works with International Commission and with pastor Scott Mayse who coordinates these mission trip opportunities. This one is July 11-20 to Brazil. These are great evangelistic trips. Scott does all the training/planning and coordinating [...]
The Deaf are a "hidden" or "unseen" or "unnoticed" minority. Yet they exist around you and are never noticed unless they sign or use their voice. If they were gathered in one place they would comprise the 4th largest nation in the world. Do you know there are 750 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing that die daily [...]
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Tiny houses are making a gigantic impact in the lives of homeless veterans right here in Kansas City. KMBC reported last week how "thirteen homeless veterans are now getting new leases on life" through the work of the Veteran's Community Project. Read [...]
