Over the years, Church Growth strategies have changed and we approach welcome and hospitality in different ways today. But sometimes old ways need to be revisited.

it’s so much easier to literally ignore the reality of the collective actions of our country than it is to own them and honestly deal with the outcome.

At the end of the movie The Prom, a 2020 straight-to-Netflix release, the antagonist, played by Kerry Washington, says to her newly-out daughter about her sexuality, “I just don’t want you to have a hard life.”

Disaster Ministries isn’t about churches being destroyed, that’s what insurance is for. This work is about responding to disasters in a community.

Every two years in the life of the United Church of Christ, delegates from across our denomination gather as a community to experience General Synod.

Do you love your work? It’s a question many of us wrestle with as work takes up a significant part of our time on Earth.

We recognize those who are graduating in 2021. Congratulations, graduates!

With gratitude for all those who have applied to be considered for the role of Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Minister, we are pleased to report that we are ready to move into the interview phase of our search

I call it the Love Factorial Greeting: “Let love be multiplied to you!”

Don Miller has a long history with the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference, and he doesn’t shy from supporting a ministry when there is a need.

I am not as visible these days in our most visible places, eNEWS and on Facebook, but that makes space for others to be more visible.

We are pleased to announce that the Rev. Phil Hodson, pastor of Wichita UCC, has been called as the next Conference Minister of the South Central Conference in the United Church of Christ.

As your Conference Disaster Coordinator, I will be focusing on two things in the coming months.

We, a "so-called" Christian nation, seem to have forgotten the commandment that Jesus gave us: "Love one another.”

Kansas Oklahoma Ministries/Missions Among Sisters (KOMMAS), a ministry for all women in the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference, offers an upcoming book study and opportunity for connection. Join us!

We are fortunate that Rich Bireta, member of the Finance and Stewardship Committee, has agreed to step into this role!

Jesus was very clear about what the most important things are: love God, and love our neighbors as ourselves. When you put it like that, it sounds so simple. But the reality of choosing to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves day in and day out isn’t so easy, is it?