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After the storm, you CAN help 05/21/2012
When the media have moved on to other issues and the initial pleas for help have died down, people are still dealing with putting their lives back...
Global influence, unity impress youth delegate 05/17/2012
The 2012 General Conference was not the first time Kansas West Conference alternate lay delegate Tyler Ward had attended an international gathering....
Zimbabwe delegation in Kansas 05/08/2012
Several people from Zimbabwe are visiting each of the Kansas West Conference districts and participate in the 2012 Annual Conference session. You are...
Transition team to present one-conference motion 04/18/2012
The Kansas West, Kansas East and Nebraska annual conferences will be asked to vote this May and June on a proposal to create one new annual...
After the storm, you can help 05/21/2012
By Susan Cooper, Kansas Area communications associate director After a disaster, photos can show the damage left behind, but the impact on...
Global influence, unity impress youth delegate 05/16/2012
By Lisa Diehl, Kansas Area communications director The 2012 General Conference wasn’t alternate lay delegate Tyler Ward’s first...
Winning district named for Walk to Jerusalem, new challenge announced 05/16/2012
Congratulations to the participants of the 2012 Walk to Jerusalem Challenge. Six of the 11 Kansas United Methodist districts made it to the...
2012 General Conference brings surprises 05/10/2012
By Rich Peck, United Methodist News Service, and Lisa Diehl, Kansas Area communications director United Methodists from five continents addressed a...
Delegates retain human sexuality language 05/03/2012
Kansas East pastor proposes substitute for petition on Paragraph 161.F Delegates to the General Conference rejected two amendments to the Book of...
Kansas West finance council proposes apportionment formula change 05/02/2012
The Council on Finance and Administration is proposing a change to the Kansas West Conference’s apportionment formula, moving from an...
2012 Annual Conference - May 23-25 05/23/2012
The 2012 Session of the Kansas West Annual Conference will meet at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.  The theme of Annual Conference...
Kansans for United Methodist Renewal Banquet 05/24/2012
This year’s KFUMR banquet will be held at Tenth Avenue UMC in Hutchinson on Thursday, May 24 at 5:30 pm.  Rev. Jerry Vogt will be the...
C583 North Central Youth Camp - June 1-3 06/01/2012
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Kanaska Walk Challenge 06/01/2012
Kanaska Walk Challenge June 1, 2012 - September 1, 2012 159,640 square miles of Kansas & Nebraska - Pray and Walk Together The goal: to...
General Conference reflections 05/08/2012
Dozens and dozens of people have beaten me to the post-General Conference wrap-up by sharing blogs and essays on the Internet. I suggest you read...
What have we done?!? 05/01/2012
Once the word got out at General Conference this morning that removal of “security of appointment” for elders passed the plenary floor...
What is your ministry? 04/26/2012
Christianity is a way of life. It is a whole set of practices, behaviors and feelings that arise out of a deep faith commitment. Faith is the way we...
Are you extravagantly generous? 03/29/2012
When we ask people to commit their lives to Christ as disciples through membership in The United Methodist Church, we ask them to do so in five ways:...
You (plural) are the light of the world 03/13/2012
In the past five years, 1,045 United Methodist churches have closed in the United States. In the past 10 years, the United Methodist Church has lost...
Presence is fuel for spiritual life 03/01/2012
Dying congregations essentially tell their members, “It doesn’t really matter how you live or practice your faith.” Growing...
Discovery Zone from MissionInsite - Issue #33 05/15/2012
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Discovery Zone from MissionInsite - Issue #32 04/10/2012
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Discovery Zone from MissionInsite - Issue #31 04/09/2012
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David Upp - March 2012 Missionary Update 03/28/2012
Rising Community Impact Begun on March 1st, St. David's Day    Dear Friends of Mission,       ...
David Upp - February 2012 Missionary Update 02/10/2012
Milad-un-Nabi, 4 February 2012 Dear Friends of Missions, Tlawmngaihna is the core value of the Mizos, and it is emphasized over and over again...
Discovery Zone from MissionInsite - Issue #30 01/25/2012
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Cole, Ben (SP) 05/21/2012
FROM No appointment TO Walnut-Stark-Hepler (Parsons District)
Goetzinger, Jeff (PL) 05/21/2012
FROM No appointment TO Wichita St. Paul's (1/2 time)
King, Mari (DSA) 05/21/2012
FROM No assignment TO Wichita Central Ave. (1/4 time)
Persigehl, Lori (DSA) 05/21/2012
FROM No assignment TO Brookville/Culver (1/2 time)
Shrum, David (PL) 05/21/2012
FROM Moran-Bronson (Five Rivers District) TO McLouth (FL) (Topeka District)
West, Andrew (DSA) 05/21/2012
FROM No assignment TO Marion Valley