Make a Prayer Request
Submit a prayer request using our online request form or by calling the church office. Prayer request cards are also available in the chair backs during worship.
Online prayer requests are shared with our prayer team just as they are received; our prayer teams receive the requests with first names only and pray for each request for at least a week.
Prayer Before Surgery
Pastors are available to pray with you and your family before surgery, or during hospitalization. Please contact the Congregational Care office at (913) 544-0238 or by emailing our prayer team with the date, time and hospital where you will be having your surgery. Due to HIPAA regulations, the hospital will not call and inform the church of your hospitalization.
Places to Pray
Prayer and Communion Chapels, located just outside the center sanctuary doors in Building A, are open daily for quiet prayer from 7 am - 10 pm. Prayer, communion and anointing are available in these chapels following each weekend worship service.
Firestone Prayer Chapel, located in Building B, is open daily for quiet prayer from 7 am - 10 pm. Sundays: Prayer, communion and anointing are available in this chapel following the Foundry Sunday worship service.
Wesley Covenant Chapel, located in Building C, is open daily for quiet prayer when not in use during funerals or other events.
Memorial Garden, located in Building C, is a beautiful, serene outdoor area with a waterfall for quiet prayer and remembering loved ones.
Prayer Walk, located outside Building A, has eight stations along a path about one third of a mile, or the same distance as the Via Dolorosa—the path Jesus walked from Pilate’s court to the cross. The scripture, natural surroundings and art encountered at each station follow the mission and ministry of Christ. Click here to learn more about each station.
Prayer Classes and Events
Contemplative Prayer
Leawood Class
Register NowMindfulness? Meditation? These may seem like new buzzwords, but they’re a part of an ancient tradition that was part of Christianity’s early history. This class will explore the science of mindfulness and help us find ways to use contemplative practices to expand our prayer life. This class is led by Diane Breneman.
Childcare is available and registration is required! Click here to register.
Prior to class, we invite to join us for dinner in The Foundry at 5:30 pm. The meal is $5 per person and children 5th grade and under eat free!
For questions about Contemplative Prayer call James Cochran at (913) 544-0249, or email using the form below.
The Great Prayers
Leawood Class
Register NowJesus of Nazareth. Saint Francis of Assisi. Saint Theresa of Avila. All renowned for the capacity for communing with God through prayer. This class explores some of history’s most impactful prayers and considers what we might learn by praying them today. This class is led by Pastor Tino Herrera.
Childcare is available and registration is required! Click here to register.
Prior to class, we invite to join us for dinner in The Foundry at 5:30pm. The meal is $5 per person and children 5th grade & under eat free!
For questions about The Great Prayers call Lisa Guenther at (913) 544-0712, or email using the form below.