Request Care
We want to help. Just let us know how. Call (913) 897-0120. For an after-hours emergency, please call our pager: (913) 338-9477.
Our Congregational Care ministries offer support for all aspects of life from baptism to end-of life care. Some of the many support services that we offer include baptisms, weddings, funerals, employment and financial assistance, support groups, hospital visits and prayer, in addition to weekly classes and groups on a wide variety of topics.
For questions or more information about how Congregational Care can provide support for you, fill out the contact form and select "Ask for Care" from the dropdown box, and we’ll be in touch with you shortly. If there is an emergency after office hours, please call our pager number: (913) 338-9477. The pastor on call will return your page as soon as possible.
Worship Pastors
For regular attenders of Resurrection, we encourage you to contact the Congregational Care pastor for your worship service:
- Saturday 5 pm: Tino Herrera and Joshua Clough
- Sunday 7:30 am: Doyle Blanton and Steve Langhofer
- Sunday 9:15 am: Wendy Lyons Chrostek and Darryl Burton
- Sunday 11 am: Karen Lampe and Steve Langhofer
- Sunday 5 pm: Cheryl Jefferson Bell and Joshua Clough
Congregational Care Ministers
Congregational Care Ministers are lay volunteers specifically trained to work alongside pastors and staff to minister to and care for our congregation. Once an applicant is accepted to the team, training is provided based on Pastor Karen’s book The Caring Congregation, which serves as a manual to guide us, to organize our congregations for care and to equip people to listen, visit, comfort and encourage congregants.
Care Night Programs
Make Resurrection your home on Thursday nights. Join us in the Student Center in Building C for dinner and afterward attend a care class, a support group or Live Forward.
Grief Classes
Leawood Class
Unresolved grief can linger for years. Everyone is welcome, no matter where they are on their grief journey, to attend our Care Night grief classes on Thursdays. Lessons and table groups are facilitated by pastors and grief coaches who have walked the grief journey themselves.
Participants are invited to enjoy a catered community meal served at 5:45 pm in the Student Center (C160) before class. Registration to attend class is not necessary.
Grief groups will meet at 6:30 pm in room C144 for class.
Looking to attend Suicide Grief Support? Click here for information.
Have kids? Childcare is available in Building B from 6:30-8:30 pm (pre-registration required).
For questions about Grief Classes call Claire Saunders Clough at (913) 232-4124, or email using the form below.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Leawood Group
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from alcoholism. The primary purpose of this group is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Have kids? Childcare is available in Building B from 6:30-8:30 pm (pre-registration required).
For questions about Alcoholics Anonymous call Cheryl Greenough at (913) 544-0238, or email using the form below.
Job Seekers Prayer and Support
Leawood Group
Job Seekers Prayer and Support, led by CCM and local business leader Elizabeth Allen, offers prayer, group support, encouragement and information during your career change. No registration necessary. Open to everyone.
You are welcome to join us before class at 5:45 pm in the Student Center C160 for a community catered meal.
Have kids? Childcare is available in Building B from 6:30-8:30 pm (pre-registration required).
For questions about Job Seekers Prayer and Support call Jennifer Creagar at (913) 544-0739, or email using the form below.
Divorce Recovery for Women
Leawood Group
God heals even the pain of divorce. Divorce Recovery for Women is a weekly class designed to offer a place where God’s healing can take place, no matter where you are in the process of recovery. During this class, we’ll explore issues facing Christian women during and after divorce. Through education and group discussions, we will address such topics as identity, boundaries, recognizing healthy grief, intimacy and sexuality, the effect of divorce on children and strategies for managing feelings of loneliness and isolation as we learn to depend on God for guidance and comfort. No registration needed.
Participants of this group are invited to a Care Night community dinner at 5:30 pm before classes. There is no cost for the support groups which are ongoing and open to everyone.
Have kids? Childcare is available in Building B from 6:30-8:30 pm (pre-registration required).
For questions about Divorce Recovery for Women call Cheryl Greenough at (913) 544-0238, or email using the form below.
Divorce Recovery for Men
Leawood Group
Interact with other men who understand. This ongoing group is designed to be a safe, confidential setting where men can share what it’s like to go through divorce. The class will include educational presentations and group discussion. Topics covered include loss and grief, stages of divorce, coping with anger, basic rights and needs, healthy relationships, effects on children, exploring forgiveness, negotiating the holidays and moving forward with confidence as we allow God to heal us. No registration needed.
Participants of this group are invited to a free Care Night community dinner at 5:45 pm before classes. There is no cost for the support groups which are ongoing and open to everyone.
Have kids? Childcare is available in Building B from 6:30-8:30 pm (pre-registration required).
For questions about Divorce Recovery for Men call Cheryl Greenough at (913) 544-0238, or email using the form below.
Propel for High School
Leawood Group
Depression, Anxiety, Unhealthy Relationships, Substance Abuse, Loneliness, Hurts and Habits
Looking for a safe place to talk through tough stuff? Seeking to learn more about yourself? Propel may be the place for you!
Teenagers today face and deal with some of the toughest stuff from anxiety and depression to unhealthy relationships, substance abuse and other potential hurts and habits. PROPEL offers a safe and nonjudgmental small group environment with lessons that pertain directly to situations high school students deal with on a daily basis. Through open discussion, the Bible, games and activities, high school students can learn to make healthy decisions and strive to live a joyful life.
Propel meets Wednesday nights (beginning September 20th) from 6:30-8pm in Room C045, lower level, Building C. Students will then have the opportunity to join High School rezlife youth group from 8-8:45pm for worship and large group time in the Student Center (upper level, Building C).
For questions about Propel for High School call Victoria Green at (913) 544-0721, or email using the form below.
Career Support and Employment Resources
We offer a wide range of employment support to members and non-members.
Job Club
Leawood Group
The Resurrection Job Club invites all who are looking for new employment to join us for networking, accountability, inspiration, and support. This group is led by CCM and local business leader Matt Dantzler.
For questions about Job Club call Jennifer Creagar at (913) 544-0739, or email using the form below.
Job Seekers Prayer and Support
Leawood Group
Job Seekers Prayer and Support, led by CCM and local business leader Elizabeth Allen, offers prayer, group support, encouragement and information during your career change. No registration necessary. Open to everyone.
You are welcome to join us before class at 5:45 pm in the Student Center C160 for a community catered meal.
Have kids? Childcare is available in Building B from 6:30-8:30 pm (pre-registration required).
For questions about Job Seekers Prayer and Support call Jennifer Creagar at (913) 544-0739, or email using the form below.
Emergency Financial Assistance
If a financial emergency occurs that threatens an individual or family's ability to provide for basic needs (shelter, food, transportation), we may be able to help.
If you are a member of Resurrection or regularly attend worship or other programs at any of our locations, financial care and assistance always begins with an appointment with a pastor. For appointments with Leawood Congregational Care pastors, please call Stephanie Smith at 913-544-0707 or email pastors@cor.org. If you worship and participate at Resurrection West, Blue Springs or Downtown, please contact the pastors on those campuses.
If you are a member of the Metropolitan Kansas City community but do not have a connection with The Church of the Resurrection, we may have some emergency assistance available in the form of gas vouchers to be used at a station near the church, emergency housing for one or two nights at a location in Olathe, Kansas, or assistance with Oxford House expenses. We can also provide referrals to many community resources for other needs. For more information, please contact Jennifer Creagar.
For any questions about emergency financial assistance, email Jennifer Creagar or call (913) 544-0739 for more information.
