About Us
History
The Kansas Region is in the heartland of our nation, so much so that the geographic center of the contiguous United States is in north central Kansas. The topography is varied with wide-open spaces in western Kansas, rolling hills in the northeast, and a mix of forest and grassland in the southeast.
Our 96 established congregations and 3 congregations in formation consistently place the Christian Church in Kansas among the top ten regions in Disciples Mission Fund giving. The average worship attendance for all reporting Kansas congregations in 2009 was 8,100 with 15,000 participating members. There are currently 198 ministers with Standing in the Kansas Region.
The current ministerial leadership for the Kansas Region comes from a regional minister and three associate regional ministers. The side bar on this page takes you to their individual biographical pages. The regional church staff operates out of three offices: Topeka, Augusta (near Wichita), and Great Bend. The regional church’s operating budget for 2010 is $1.3 million dollars.
A Regional Assembly takes place in the fall of even-numbered years with an attendance approaching 400 church members from around the region, including youth. The regional church maintains one campground, Disciples Center at Tawakoni, between Augusta and Wichita. A Youth Convention is held in odd-numbered years and youth are an integral part of the Regional Assembly in even-numbered years. The 2009 Youth Convention in Hutchinson attracted 375 youth and sponsors from throughout Kansas.
The Region directly relates to Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK, Tennyson Center for Children in Denver, CO, and Kansas Christian Home in Newton, KS. Disciples have responded to the devastating Greensburg tornado through the Disciples Volunteering mission stations hosted by our congregations in Kinsley and Pratt.
In December of 2007 WOC responded to massive and extended power outages after a huge ice storm by sending seven electric generators to Holton, Kansas. These generators are now the property of the Christian Church in Kansas to be used wherever emergency power is needed around the region. Watch for WOC updates at www.weekofcompassion.org, and make donations securely online. Your gifts to Week of Compassion are used around the world, around the year, wherever disaster strikes.