Two Churches Merge for Greater Kingdom Impact
By Pastor Chris Hicks and Pastor Gary Jones Greater Kingdom advancement is what is happening here in the Midwest. On Easter Sunday April 1, The U Church merged with Belvidere Heights Baptist Church. The U Church, an African-American congregation led by Pastor Gary Jones and Belvidere Heights, led by Pastor Chris Hicks, have joined together [...]
BR-KC Partners with Dan Southerland to Resource Pastors
Dear Pastors/Staff, Recently, we became aware that Dan Southerland, pastor of Westside Family Church in Lenexa was transitioning toward retirement. Dan is a Kingdom-minded, Kingdom-expanding pastor who has planted 19 churches in the Greater KC area and over 200 house churches overseas. He has a passion to continue mentoring and consulting with pastors and church [...]
Every Nation, Every Tongue: People Teams Update Spring 2018
The LORD is active among many people groups in Kansas City as He sends out laborers and draws people to Himself from all tribes and tongues. Because of the LORD's leading and investment of BR-KC, MBC, and NAMB, the People Teams ministry has been able to challenge the Greater Church in Kansas City to pray [...]
Buy Bookmarks to Help Children Buy Goats
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 [...]
BR-KC Welcomes 4 New Member Churches
BR-KC Approves 4 Diverse Churches for Membership April 8th was a record-breaking night for BR-KC. The Credentials Committee of BR-KC recommended a record number of churches for membership at the Spring Semi-Annual Meeting hosted by The Church at Three Trails in Independence. The motion, presented by Pastor Welby Jones, Chairman of the Credentials Committee, unanimously approved [...]
The Heart of God’s Kingdom in Ethiopia
Since 2011, BR-KC has partnered with an NGO and local Ethiopian churches to train up church leaders, empower refugees, and bring hope of a better life to Eritreans and Ethiopians in Northern Ethiopia. BR-KC takes two trips each year in January and July. If you are interested in learning more about why we partner with Ethiopia and what [...]
Good Wins & Hope Restores at the 2018 Hope Now Freedom Gala
By Britney Lyn Hamm KANSAS CITY, MO-- The 4th Annual Hope Now Freedom Gala, benefiting the Restoration House of Greater Kansas City, was held for the second year in a row at the Intercontinental on the Plaza on January 20. Over 615 gathered for the event, which featured a VIP social on the rooftop with [...]
Pastor’s pilgrimage celebrates 25 years with one church
HARRISONVILLE, MO--When Ernie Cecil became pastor of Antioch Southern Baptist Church, a gallon of gasoline sold for $1.05. At Antioch, Pastor Ernie (as he is known by his congregation) has performed 251 baptisms and 158 funerals. Furthermore, he has joined 94 couples in matrimony, including the oldest couple to be married in Missouri history. On [...]
Campus Ministry Update from Carson Conover Winter 2018
by Carson Conover Longview/Blue River Community Colleges. Originally published in the February 2018 edition of our Missions & Ministry Newsletter. New Semester The spring semester is underway! We spent time this week with student leaders hosting a table event on campus to recruit new people. We had students fill out 30 second surveys to gauge [...]