In the late summer of 2014, God called us to plant a Gospel driven church in the Kansas City area. At the time, I lived in the Wichita, KS area. I had lived and pastored in the KC area for many years prior to that. Some friends in this area also sensed God leading them [...]
Pastors and preachers from all over the Kansas City metro area gathered in the new Spurgeon Library on the campus of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary last Friday for their annual Williams-Farmer Preaching Fellowship. This event, hosted by Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association is an annual conference dedicated to helping pastors hone their preaching skills to [...]
Dear Partners in Missions, MOVING OFFICES On Friday, April 29 we moved to our new location at 806 W. Main Street, Greenwood MO 64034! We will have a formal open house after we get settled but we look forward to seeing you anytime you can drop by. We want to continue to serve you and [...]
B.G. and Sister Mary Roberson of Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating their 33rd Anniversary beginning Sunday, May 15th with various activities. Call the church at 924-4196 for more information. Belvidere Heights in Grandview is looking for a part-time music director. Send resumes to Music Search Committee, 15109 White Avenue, Grandview, MO 64030 or [...]
OAK GROVE – Pastor Randy Messer of First Baptist Church walked into a classroom in the Horn of Africa and heard voices, crying out and pleading to someone, but he saw no one. But as Messer stepped further into the room, he found the source of these cries. A group of young pastors had come [...]
Recently I asked you to join me in praying for an unbelieving student who has been in our community for a couple of years. This student’s involvement with our church has gone from initially attending only social functions, to then checking out our Story of God gatherings, to now regularly attending our Sunday Worship Gatherings. [...]
During a very cold winter in 1987, a homeless person froze to death on Troost in Kansas City, Missouri. It was then that God laid on Pastor Ken Smith’s heart the need to start Forest Avenue Family Shelter. With 50 cots and 50 blankets, Pastor Ken opened the south half of the Forest Avenue Baptist [...]
BR-KC Association representatives from LifeQuest, First Baptist Grandview, Noland Road, and Blue Ridge churches helped put on a church planter family encouragement retreat for partners in Vancouver, Canada in February. Pastor Scott Patty and Christian Businessman David Atchison of Grace Community Church in Nashville joined us, teaching on making disciples and leaders in the church. [...]
I’ve been facilitating Explore God conversations with students on campus at Blue River and Longview Community Colleges. Explore God Discussion Groups are designed to create a safe environment where students can seek credible answers to challenging spiritual questions. Below are some of the questions we’ve been discussing. • Does my life have a purpose? • [...]
Our Executive Board met at Spring Valley Baptist in Raytown the end of January where we heard outstanding reports of God moving and using the Horn of Africa team made up of members of Noland Road, United Believers, Ethiopian Church in Olathe, and First Baptist Oak Grove. The Board also welcomed River’s Edge Fellowship led [...]
