West Missouri is not even using the term “revival.” That is the point: The Episcopal Church’s six revivals planned for this year and next are not cookie-cutter events designed to be replicated in every place. West Missouri’s Awakening will be nothing like the first Episcopal Church revival, which took place Feb. The Kansas City Live stage (under the curved purple roof in photo center) in the Power and Light District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, will be the setting for the May 6 session of the Diocese of West Missouri’s “Awakening the Spirit” revival. Members of diocesan youth groups will be doing Jesus-related arts and crafts in a booth there and handing out flyers about the revival. “I can’t think of a better idea than putting the presiding bishop at home plate to knock a home run,” said Rottgers.Ī few blocks away the Springfield Artsfest will be in its final day. On May 7, the Awakening moves south to Springfield and Hammons Field. Garth Brooks concert at the Sprint Center next door. Some will also be streaming into the P&L District for the 3 p.m. to raise money for two local children’s charities. Some will be headed for the No Other Pub, which is hosting a sold-out Derby viewing party beginning at 2 p.m. The stage area seats 800 people but thousands potentially will be wandering through the venues. The venue covers an entire city block and features two surrounding levels of restaurants, taverns and nightspots. In Kansas City, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and others will have the Kansas City Live stage from noon to 3 p.m. Springfield is in the southern part of a diocese that stretches north to south from Iowa to Arkansas. Two places, he suggested, would be the vibrant P&L, as it is known, and Hammons Field, a minor-league baseball park in downtown Springfield, Missouri. Steve Rottgers, Diocese of West Missouri’s canon to the ordinary and Awakening organizer, asked rhetorically. “If Jesus came back today, where would he go to make his mark?” the Rev. On the afternoon of May 6 in the Power & Light District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, all three events coincide in what those involved in planning “ Awakening the Spirit in West Missouri” say will be a perfect opportunity to show the city what the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement is all about. It is safe to say that never has an Episcopal revival competed with a Kentucky Derby party or been the unofficial opening act for a Garth Brooks concert. Journey Bible Church 13700 W.An electronic billboard near the venue for the Diocese of West Missouri’s “Awakening the Spirit” revival May 6-7 is advertising the event. Westside Family Church, 8500 Woodsonia Drive Life Mission Church, 2400 North 81st Street DROP OFF Locations:Ĭolonial Presbyterian Church, 9500 Wornall Road On Saturday, May 30 from 9a-12p, metro-area churches will collaborate for a second major food and resource drive benefiting food pantries who are experiencing unprecedented demand due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many of the churches in Kansas City have hosted food drives over the past few weeks since the shelter in place order was issued. Over that time, the need at local pantries has grown exponentially. As we have each hosted various drives, one thing became very clear: Kansas City has a big heart to help others! We can amplify our impact and help more people if we unify our efforts city-wide.
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