We know these last few months have been particularly challenging in unprecedented ways. We want to be a source of encouragement and resourcing for you as we continue to deal with Covid-19, religious liberty issues, and heightened racial tensions. Below is a general proposal and suggested resources and strategies to help you and your church [...]
BR-KC is an ethnically diverse network of 130 Southern Baptist Churches in Jackson and Cass County, Missouri Let us simply state first that we are against injustice and racism and mistreatment of any person for the color of their skin or for any other reason. We are horrified at the killing of George Floyd and [...]
Collegiate Impact by Travis Hamm At Avila University I have been leading a Gospel Foundation Bible Study, the first of hopefully several Bible studies on this campus. The five-lesson study serves as an introduction to the basics of Christianity. In sharing the redemptive story of the Bible, I use the 3 Circles visual tool, which [...]
Compassion and leadership – these two words don’t often go together in our post-modern culture. There is a belief that we must be strong and tough to be effective and “softness” is often seen as a sign of weakness. This thinking is actually out of alignment with my lived experiences as a leader and goes [...]
On Sunday, March 3, 1912, thirty people came together to charter Mount Washington Baptist Church, electing D. W. Riggs to serve as pastor, meeting above the Mount Washington State Bank on Wilson Road, in Independence. Mount Washington quickly grew to one of the largest congregations in the Independence community, at one time registering nearly one [...]
For the first time in several years, the weather and the Kansas City Chiefs schedule both cooperated with the Restoration House 6th Annual Freedom Gala. Almost 550 people attended the event, held this year at the beautiful Embassy Suites in Olathe. Attendees enjoyed the VIP Social, silent and live auction, a delicious meal, and an [...]
Almost 150 people gathered on February 7th to enjoy the annual Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association Appreciation Banquet. Pastors, staff and spouses enjoyed a fun night of delicious food, great door prizes and hilarious comedy. In addition to the normal crowd, former missionaries and retired pastors were invited and recognized by Dr. Hammer with gift [...]
Two trips were made to the Horn of Africa in 2019. Unfortunately, a third trip was cancelled due to heavy spiritual warfare and everyone agreed the team should stay put until the Lor d made it clear when we should return to the Tigray region. As you read this article, a team of 5 are [...]
Grace Fellowship started in the home of Roger and Mary Jo Freeman in December, 2007 with a handful of people. Our mission statement comes from Matthew 28:18-20, to reach people with the Gospel and grow them into faithful followers of Jesus. Grace spent four years meeting at the YMCA in Independence; then the next five [...]
It was June of 2014, Fellowship Church in Greenwood had been in existence barely 2 years. There was a dream of something more emerging from this church replant. Together we were ready to move beyond what we could see, and believe God in order to experience what could not yet be seen. We began to [...]
