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Updates

Regional Assembly October 14-15th 2022 Overland Park Christian Church
 We are listing the most recently updated information with embedded links to save you time.
                                                           
Latest Postings & Announcements:
  • New LIfe! New Church Camp Coordinating Crew! - Important Announcement 
  • When Freedom Changed America - Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center (Click Here)   
  • 2022 Pentecost Offering-Sunday May 29 + June 5 (Click Here)
          Pentecost Offering - Click Here 
  • Early Bird Rates Expire: May 15th! GKC Disciples Summer Camp (Click Here)
  • Pension Fund Clergy Announcement - Extended Deadline Ends 4/30/2022​
​           Pension Fund-Save The Date May 3, 2022 for Participating Members > Click Here
           Pension Fund Direct Website: Click Here 
  • Rebuilding Together Kansas City- Full-Time Position (Click Here for Details) 
  • Greater Kansas City Disciples Woman Ministry Announcements- Click Here!  
  • Dreaming About Connect KC: A Presentation with Allison Lanza 
  • Christian Community Camp - Country Club Christian Church Announcement 
  • Journey Towards Justice- Holy Week 2022 
           Volunteer Today! - Opportunities to Pursue Justice
  • ​Anti-Racism Training on Zoom
    April 25, May 9 and 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (CST)
​         Registration deadline is Friday, April 8th. (Click Here for Details) Register HERE.
  • ​Association of Disciple Musicians Newsletter- March 2022 
  • Congregation Reporting - Due on March 15th (Click Here)
  • Regional Assembly October 14-15th 2022 Overland Park Christian Church - Click Here
  • Mission Groups Wanted- Click Here for Details 
  • Rezound! Handbell Ensemble- In Concert (Click Here for details)
  • Ordination Service - Jeff Stegner 
  • Journey Towards Justice - Holy Week 2022 - Click Here
  • 2022 GKC Summer Camp Dates: Register Now & Click Here!! 
          GKC Youth Programs & Camp-Click Here ​
  • Belton Christian Church- Kicking Lent off with a Shove Sunday Pancake Brunch with all the fixings-Click Here! 
  • Fellowship of John Newsletter February 11, 2022​​
  • GKC Disciples Women's Ministry Spring Retreat has changed to a Virtual Event 
    Dates: March 11, 12 & 13th, 2022  
    "It is Well With my Soul" Keynote Speaker, Melissa Strong
    Click here for more information! 
  • Micah Ministry Needs Volunteers- Click Here 
  • 2022 GKC (DOC) Regional Calendar 
  • Becoming Beloved Community (BBC) Announcement - Click Here 
  • North Oak Christian Church - Worship Materials for Sunday, January 9, 2022
  • Information for Lorianne Williams wife of Rev. Dr. Rodney E. Williams - Service and address information 
  • Alex Notes-Instructions & Worksheet available now! Yearbook reporting 
  • ​Clergy Announcement: Upcoming Racial Healing Book Study- Registration deadline is December 27th, 2021 (Click Here)
  • North Oak Christian Church Announcement- The Promise of a King
  • ​Belton Christian Church Joyful Jazz Advent (Click Here for Details!)
  • Blue Christmas Service on Thursday, December 16th at 6:30 pm at Shawnee Community Christian Church
  • TOUR NATIVITIES OF THE WORLD- December 5, 2021  
  • Lewis Country Press-News Journal - Welcome Rev. Dr. Kennebrew  
  • MORE2 
  • Independence Boulevard Christian Church- Executive Chefs of Micah Ministry Job
  • Association of Disciple Musician November Newsletter
  • ​Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) November News Service 
  • Latest GKC DWM Announcements- Click Here
  • 2021 Ministerial Standing- Due October 15th 2021
          Need further information on Standing Renewal? Visit our Clergy Page! 
  • MOKAN- Future Church Convocation- November 5-6, 2021
  • JOIN THE GKC INNOVATION CIRCLE INITIATIVE-EVERY THIRD THURSDAY
  • More2 October News - Click Here 
  • New Volunteer Opportunities at IBCC 
  • GKC October Regional Evening DWM Dinner Meeting- Revised & Correct Link
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Saturday, May 2
  • All COVID 19 Resources Page - added new items (including a page for Ministries with Families and Children) 
  • Added a link to help congregations develop plans for continuing operations in times of disaster, pandemic, and community-wide emergencies 

Friday, May 1
  • New additions to the All COVID 19 Resources Page

Thursday, April 30
  • ​Quick Reminder:  Zoom chats at 4 and 7 pm regarding Congregations Reopening.  Access info here.
  • New: Reopening Resource Page

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
  • Update about the continuing Micah Ministry is on the CV Opportunities to Serve page
  • See this Pastoral Letter from Rev. Dr. Brandon Gilvin to the First Christian Church in Chattenooga, TN (shared with permission)

Monday, April 27, 2020
  • Micah Ministry will be open at 5:30 pm to offer sack meals at curbside and parking lot.
    • The The Kansas City, Missouri Health Department is going to be setting up four pop-up testing sites for use on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Independence Boulevard is one of those sites but people must call in advance to register for one of the 500 tests available starting today.
    • Micah is also offering  help with hygiene, hospitality truck and shower house and free medical services
  • The 8 pm Zoom gathering for clergy and lay leaders is an opportunity for us to connect, to grieve, and to offer prayers.  It will include a 7 minute video by Suzanne Stabile on learning to Grieve - something that many of us may think we are too busy to do.  To prevent disruptions of gatherings by Zoom, access information for Tuesday and Thursday conferences was included in the newsletter sent Friday, April 24.  Contact Jessica for the link to that page.
  • Starting this week, we would like to collect photos of 650 kb or less of where you see God at work to put in a gallery on our kcdisciples home page and Facebook page.  Send them to Bill.  We will post in batches of three and change as often as we receive them.  God is still in the blessing business!
  
Friday, April 24, 2020
  • Regional Newsletter with important event information
  • Thanks to Rev. Dr. Bob Hill for sharing this important information:

Testing for COVID-19 is now available in central Kansas City, Missouri!  Please call 816-404-2273 before you go. 
  • Tuesdays @ Morning Star Baptist Church (27th & Prospect) [PLEASE NOTE: Beginning on May 2]
  • Wednesdays, 12 noon-4:00 pm @ St. James United Methodist Church (54th & Paseo) 
  • Fridays, 10:00 am-2:00 pm @ Second Baptist Church, (39th & Monroe) 
Many thanks to these churches and to Truman Medical Center!!!

Wednesday April 22, 2020
  • Our Regional Board voted to enter into a Management Agreement with United Camps, Conferences and Retreats effective August 1, 2020.  This is the result of discernment, research, and negotiation that began in August, 2019 and involved the participation of the Tall Oaks, Inc. Board all the way.  The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Greater Kansas City retains ownership of the campus and responsibility for major maintenance, programming and capital improvements.  UCCR will assume responsibility for hiring and paying staff, compliance with regulations, regular maintenance, accounting, and all other day-to-day operations.  The UCCR Board will meet in early May to ratify the agreement. 
  • Given the many requests for information regarding when and how congregations will reopen, we will schedule two Zoom conferences (2 pm and 7 pm April 30th). With the latest information from regular the College of Regional Ministers, General units of the Church and the ecumenical community, we will share resources and engage in conversation about ways to assure the safety of our most vulnerable   We will record these sessions and make them available.  All who wish to participate (up to 100 people per conference) will be welcome.  Details will be sent by email to all who receive our E-Connect newsletters.  Not a subscriber?  Click here.  
  • In the meantime, this video link was shared with us by Bishop Valerie Melvin of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of North Carolina.  It is a hopeful 4 minutes packed with great ideas for thinking about our future together.
  • Grief, as was pointed out by Rev. Dr. Kennebrew during our KC Disciples Leader Tuesday evening Zoom conversation, is differently experienced this month than it might have been when we first took the pandemic seriously.  On Tuesday, April 28, we will feature a 7-minute video by Suzanne Stabile on Learning to Grieve to kick off the conversation.  Details in the E-Connect newsletter.

Sunday, April 19, 2020
  • Find an online worship service
  • Calendar of Regional Events
  • Check the rest of the home page buttons for the latest information related to being the Church during the pandemic
  • Next KC Disciples Leaders online meeting is Tuesday and will premier our use of videos from The Work of the People
    • ​April 21:  Prayer for the Pandemic/Click for details to connect via Zoom
    • April 28:  Grief with Suzanne Stabile
    • May 5: Begin 7 week series by Walter Bruggeman - see the trailer
  • We are reaching out to the Director of Health for KCMO to see about offering some of our church parking lots for drive-through or walk-up COVID-19 testing.  Please keep this in your prayers
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 8 LANGUAGESOnline Renewal Form, Online Boundaries and Clergy Resource LinksGiving Tuesday- The Tall Oaks Gala Team AnnouncementCYF GKC MIDWINTER- Searching for the bright side with GodJOIN THE GKC INNOVATION CIRCLE INITIATIVE - EVERY THIRD THURSDAYJOIN THE GKC INNOVATION CIRCLE INITIATIVE - EVERY THIRD THURSDAYNew Online Anti-Racism Continuing Education Opportunities for Clergy Link: https://conta.cc/3AAMglahttps://conta.cc/3dOUtsoUpcoming Racial Healing Book Study- Registration deadline is December 27th, 2021Upcoming Racial Healing Book Study- Registration deadline is December 27th, 2021
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        • Church Administration and Planning
        • Cross-Cultural and Anti-Racism Experience
        • Ecumenism
        • Education and Leadership Development
        • Evangelism
        • Mission of the Church in the World
        • Pastoral Care
        • Proclamation
        • Spiritual Development
        • Stewardship
        • Theology
        • Biblical Knowledge
        • Ministry Innovation
        • Understanding of Heritage
        • Worship
  • INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
    • Updates
    • MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES >
      • Ministry Opportunities Neighboring Regions
    • Links to COVID 19 DOC General Resources
    • Reopening Resources
    • Resources for immigrants
    • Financial Information
    • Worship Resources
    • Pastoral Care
    • Communications
    • Opportunities to Serve
    • Guideline Updates Unique to KC Metro
    • Developing a Plan for Operating During a Disaster
    • Cleaning Regimens
  • Calendar
    • Newsletter Archive
  • Groups
    • Regional Board
    • Staff Resources
    • Commissioned Ministers
    • Congregational Board Officers
    • Clergy & More >
      • Workshops and Retreats
      • O&S Application & Information Packet
      • Becoming Beloved Community
      • ARPR
      • GKC YOUTH PROGRAMS & CAMP
      • Disciples Men
      • Women
      • MOKAN
      • DMA
      • Convencion >
        • SomosUnoKC
      • Opportunities to Serve
      • Missions
      • Disciples Peace Fellowship
      • Poor Peoples Campaign
      • Families and Children
      • TriRegionalPartnershipInitiative
      • Voter Support
  • Donate
    • Greater KC Giving Campaign
    • Tall Oaks Donations
  • Zoom Meeting Info
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • Search Teams
  • Sharing Resources
  • BIBLE STUDY/BOOK STUDY/CLASS
  • RESOURCES REQUESTED
  • Facilities
  • MUSIC
  • Elder Resources
  • RMP Blog & More
    • Blogs and Podcasts
  • Tall Oaks Future: Resources for Discnerment