Laity Listening Session live webcast

Watch Sunday's live listening session web stream from 2-4 pm here. Send questions to kansasbishop@hotmail.com....

McLaren offers formula for evangelism

Brian McLaren said it is important to act with a spirit of gentleness and respect, meeting people where they are. This requires us to make the first move. This kind of evangelism is part of the United Methodist heritage....

Tricycles assembled by Nebraska, Kansas clergy given away

Tricycles were given away to 90 children of the Topeka Community Action Program’s Head Start on Jan. 18 as a result of a project partnership between United Methodist clergy from Kansas and Nebraska and Topeka’s North Westlake Hardware store....

Heritage UMC turns anniversary celebration outward

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Heritage United Methodist Church, the Overland Park congregation participated in a program dubbed “25 Ways of Giving and Serving.” The actual anniversary date was Oct. 16, but the program began in July and is concluding in January....

God is with us in the wilderness

More than 800 United Methodist clergy from Kansas and Nebraska gathered in Topeka, for a joint conference intended to bring all clergy together from both episcopal areas. “In the midst of such joy, it is hard to pause and know that we are in the wilderness,” Nebraska Bishop Ann Sherer-Simpson said....

Rossville UMC steps up to help area food bank

Rossville is one community served by Harvesters, a Topeka-area food bank. It appeared that food distribution in Rossville would be suspended during the winter months because of a lack of volunteers. But Rossville UMC members stepped in to help with food distribution. ...

Topeka churches help family become first-time homeowners

A Topeka family will have their own home for the first time thanks to the efforts of a dozen Topeka area United Methodist churches. The home is the first rehab project of Topeka Habitat for Humanity. ...