Church of the Resurrection

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, is tackling political issues even as polarization burdens congregations across the country.

Central United Methodist Church will become a satellite for the Leawood-based Church of the Resurrection. Its history says much about Kansas City's, and it's own, past ties to slavery.

The decision comes after local leaders announced new coronavirus restrictions for the metro.

Houses of worship in the Kansas City metro are canceling services and other activities as states, cities and businesses take drastic steps to prevent…

Segment 1: How local churches are finding their way in the midst of coronavirusHouses of worship have long served as a safe place for some people to…

Key Methodist leaders in the Kansas City area say it will be business as usual for them when it comes to LGBTQ inclusion, after an announcement on Friday…

Updated, 10:30 a.m. Thursday: The meeting this week ended with a commitment to resist the plan approved in February at the General Conference; the church…

Kansas City-area United Methodist congregations have denounced their church’s vote to prohibit LGBT clergy and same-sex marriages. Clergy and lay leaders…

Segment 1: Recent development projects will see some of downtown Kansas City's iconic buildings updated.The Church of the Resurrection Downtown is the…

United Methodist leaders are trying to avoid a church schism over gay rights.“We have gay and lesbian people who are married,” says Adam Hamilton, senior…

On Sunday mornings at the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, prayers that are quietly murmured in most churches seem to almost rumble like…

Reverend Adam Hamilton, the Senior Pastor at United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, did not believe his assistant when she told him the…