Disciples Women’s Ministries empowers each woman to find her voice and live out her call. Kansas Disciples Women (KDW) provides leadership and resources for all local Christian Women’s Fellowship and Disciples Women’s Fellowship groups.
KDW NewsBytes
KDW NEWS BYTES is the monthly newsletter geared towards Disciples women in the Kansas region. This free publication is emailed to all women who attend one of our Spirit Fest or fall retreats. It is emailed to all women who have signed up for it or who attend one of our retreats or Spirit Fests. Contact Carla Pearson to be added to the mailing list.
Fall Retreat
Seventy-nine women took part in the KDW fall retreat October 1-3 at Disciples Center.
We were led in worship by Rev. Laura Phillips, filled with beautiful music, and special piano pieces. We were informed and inspired in workshops, and we were filled with delicious food and wonderful fellowship.
The retreat planning team did an outstanding job of navigating through a new schedule.
We were delighted to have 17 new attendees this year and look forward to more opportunities to develop these new friendships.
We were overwhelmed with the response to the meal kit service project. On Friday we packaged 430 meal bags that contained all the ingredients for a family-sized chicken and noodle dinner. A Blessing of the Bags was held during Friday evening worship before the kits were sent home with the women to be given to food pantries for those needing food assistance.
Plans are already in the making for the 2027 retreat scheduled for October 7-9 at Disciples Center. We hope to see you there.
2026 Retreat by Numbers
Total Attendees - 79
New Attendees - 19
Offering:
Week of Compassion $500
Care and Share Fund $500
KDW Speaker Fund $500
Book Sales $583
Blessing Box $468
Tied with Love $135
Blessing Boxes
November 2026 Blessing Calendar
For more 60 years, Disciple Women ministries have expressed their gratitude to God through the Blessing Box ministry. For those who participate, it is a spiritual discipline more than a financial one. It helps keep a focus on gratitude to God and on the responsibility to share blessings with others.
Spirit Fest 2026
Spirit Fest was held Saturday, April 18, 2026, for the KDW Spring Spirit Fest. Our keynote speaker was Rev. Dr. Robin McGonigle from Riverside Christian Church. Robin shared information about her Woman-to-Woman trip to Kenya.
Heartland Interregional Conference
Heartland Interregional Conference, held every four years, brings together Disciples Women for fellowship, renewal, and worship. Disciples Women from Indiana, Illinois-Wisconsin, Upper Midwest,
Mid- American, Nebraska, Kansas, Greater Kansas City Regions along with members of NAPAD, Convention, and Convocation attend.
Stay tuned for more details.
Kansas Christian Home
DWF groups across the region are supportive of Kansas Christian Home, providing crafts for the annual fall bazaar, and giving gifts to residents.
KDW Cabinet
Carla Pearson, Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, is the KDW Coordinator. A lifelong Disciple, Carla grew up in the McPherson First CC where her mother introduced her to Christian Women’s Fellowship.
The KDW Coordinator in partnership with the cabinet president assists with the planning of regional retreats and events and keeps us connected with the happenings in the General Church through attendance at annual meetings and the Interregional event every 4 years.
Email Carla Pearson here.
KDW Cabinet is led by a team of elected officers and each officer is elected for a two-year term and may succeed herself once. Each of the five districts in the region sends two representatives. Other members of the cabinet include an ecumenical representative, a young women’s representative, a Church Women United representative, a communications coordinator, a clergy representative, and Retreat & Spirit Fest coordinators.