Faith

Independence Boulevard Christian Church, which was constructed at its current site in 1905.

Small Congregations Rethink the Role of Big Historic Churches

By Bill Tammeus | November 27, 2022

Churches are seeking out new solutions to maintain historic older buildings.

These books on religion, which fall in the 200s of the Dewey Decimal System, are on the shelves of the Kansas City Public Library’s central branch downtown.

KC Libraries Offer a Variety of Books on Spirituality

By Bill Tammeus | October 30, 2022

Librarians explain how and why libraries offer patrons books and other material about the eternal questions that religions raise and try to answer.

A table centerpiece at The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council's largest annual event.

Diversity Defines Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council Event

By Inas Younis | September 28, 2022

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people of faith flocked to take part in this year’s Table of Faiths event hosted by The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council.

This “land acknowledgment” sign at Second Presbyterian Church in Kansas City names the Indigenous tribes that consider the land on which the church sits as ancestral territory.

A Belated Lesson in the History of Indigenous People

By Bill Tammeus | September 25, 2022

People of faith are belatedly coming to grips with their troubled history with Indigenous People.

The exterior of the historic Central United Methodist Church.

Historic Central United Methodist Church Reflects on its Complex Past as it Prepares to Close

By Mary Sanchez | September 23, 2022

The historic Central United Methodist Church is reflecting on its complex past as it prepares to close. The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection will reopen the church in December.