Accelerating Hope Together

Blue River–Kansas City Baptist Association is a network of more than 120 churches across the Greater Kansas City area partnering together to advance the Kingdom of God.

Our churches are diverse in size, style, location, and culture. They include urban, suburban, and rural congregations; traditional, contemporary, and blended worship styles; and churches representing numerous ethnicities, languages, and ministry focuses.

What unites us is our shared commitment to work together for gospel outreach, church strengthening, community transformation, church planting, and leadership development.

Our vision is:

to be a network of healthy Baptist churches partnering together to transform lives and communities through the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at home, in North America and around the world.

Who We Are

The BRKC Association was started in 1981 as a merger of the Blue River Baptist Association and the Kansas City Baptist Association. Both had long histories in this region of Missouri, hence the blending of the two names.

BRKC is made up of over 120 churches, primarily in Jackson and Cass Counties of Missouri. We have three partner congregations that gather north of the Missouri River, Kansas City Korean Baptist Church, Crossroads Bible, and Fleming Baptist Church.

Yes, we have offices at 806 W. Main Street, Greenwood, MO 64034. This building houses our staff, an Executive Director, Associate Director of Missions and their Administrative Assistant. This office also houses materials available for rent.

Baptists in America have been forming associations for over 300 years as a way of partnering together to further advance the Kingdom of God. They are a local expression of a fellowship of churches. Church partnerships are an admission that ministry is about building God’s Kingdom, not our own, and that we are a stronger force for His glory together than apart. We believe that voluntary associations are scriptural, given the references in the book of Acts and in Paul’s letters regarding churches helping one another and praying for one another. Being part of an Association reminds us that we are all part of the universal Body of Christ, and we need one another.

We’re glad you asked! There are many ways you can be a part of what we’re doing. Here are a few:

  • Give to the work of BRKC.
  • Join our network of partner churches
  • Join a BRKC Ministry Team
  • Offer your skill or expertise as a resource for other churches and ministries in the area
  • Volunteer with one of our partnership ministries.
  • Follow us on Facebook and help us spread the word about what God is doing through us!

In short, we support and enhance the ministries of the churches and to expand outward in new areas of ministry for greater gospel impact here and around the world. All of our ministry work is guided by Vision 2020 and our Master Ministry Plan and is carried out through the help of five Ministry Teams that correlate with the five Vision 2020 objectives. In addition to those specific goals, we are on-call to our churches to train leaders in various aspects of church life.

Vision 2020

BRKC Vision 20/20

In 2008, we went through a visioning process that resulted in the identification of five ministry objectives we call “Vision 2020”. The five areas form the acrostic G.R.A.C.E., which reminds us that all we do is through the mercy and grace of Jesus; apart from His blessing, our work is in vain. Those 5 areas are:

Gospel Outreach 100
Resourcing Churches 100
Assisting Community Transformation 100
Church Planting 100
Equipping Leaders 100

The Vision 2020 objectives serve as guideposts for BRKC’s ministry efforts. Everything we do is guided by the objectives, goals, and actions plans outlined in our Vision 2020 Master Ministry Plan.

Meet Our Team

Gregg Boll
Gregg BollDirector of Missions
Gregg Boll joined BRKC in February of 2013 as the Associate Director. Gregg was ordained in 1985 and has served in several areas of church leadership including youth and education ministry, church planting, and senior pastor. Prior to joining BRKC he served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Crane, Missouri for nearly 15 years. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Missouri Southern and a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Gregg is married to Terri and they have two grown children and two granddaughters.
Brian Grout
Brian GroutAssociate Director of Missions
Brian Grout joined the BRKC staff in 2025 after serving with the Missouri Baptist Convention for almost 7 years. His call to ministry came at a Promise Keepers event in Denver, Colorado, where he clearly sensed God’s direction for his life.
For more than 20 years, Brian has served in a variety of ministry roles—from youth pastor in Texas and Missouri to Lead Pastor of The Church at Three Trails in Independence. He’s passionate about helping churches live out their calling, share the gospel effectively, and make a real impact in their communities.
Brian and his wife, Sarah, have three children and love seeing churches work together to reach their neighborhoods with the hope of Christ. His life verse is Ephesians 3:10–11.
Amy Cox
Amy CoxAdministrative Assistant
Amy Cox joined our staff as our Administrative Assistant in March of 2022. Amy has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She has enjoyed getting to know all of the churches in the Association and serving them. Amy is a member of Heart of Life Church where her husband, Matt, is an Associate Pastor. They have two daughters.
Travis Hamm
Travis HammCollege Minister
Travis Hamm has been BRKC’s College Minister since 2007. After obtaining a B.A. in Vocal Music Performance from Northwest Missouri State University, he returned to Kansas City. He obtained his Masters of Divinity, emphasis in College Ministry, from Midwestern in 2011. Travis led a ministry at UMKC for several years before becoming a Collegiate Ministry Strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention. He is also the director of Collegiate Impact, a network of churches and individuals reaching college students across the KC Metro area. He and his wife, Britney, have five children.
Luis Mendoza
Luis MendozaMulticultural Church Planting Field Assistant
Luis Mendoza is the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Multicultural Church Planting Field Assistant for Kansas City. A native of Nicaragua, Luis has been involved with church planting since 1992. He was ordained in 1997 and received a B.A. from Hannibal-LaGrange University in 2002. In 2007, he obtained a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and completed his Doctoral Degree in 2018. Luis and his wife, Judi, have four boys.
Jason Allen
Jason AllenDiscipleship Resources
Jason is a ministry leader with BRKC, partnering with local churches to equip men and women for gospel ministry. His heart is to help congregations cultivate a culture of disciple-making, encouraging leaders to follow Jesus faithfully and invest in others who do the same. He serves as pastor of LifeConnection Church.