Adam
Hamilton
Senior Pastor
Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the Church of the Resurrection. He grew up in the Kansas City area, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from Oral Roberts University and a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Methodist University. He is the author of numerous books, served as a presidential appointee in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and frequently speaks on leadership across the US.
Executive Team
Location Pastors
Bill Gepford
West Location Pastor
Anne Williams
Downtown Location Pastor
Penny Ellwood
Blue Springs Location Pastor
Suzy Ayres
Incoming Overland Park Location Pastor
Wendy Lyons Chrostek
Brookside Location Pastor
Angie McCarty
Spring Hill Location Pastor
Shannon Starek
Liberty Location Pastor
Robert Johnson
Lee's Summit Location Pastor
Connection & Care Pastors
Hyemi Lee Jones
Director of Connection & Care
Max Franks
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor
Blake Thomas
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor
Darryl Burton
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor
Dennis Apple
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor
Lydia Kim
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor
Valerie Nagel
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor
Debbie Dellinger
Leawood Connection &
Care Pastor Intern
Chris Holliday
West Connection &
Care Pastor
Nick Kaufmann Mamisahvili
Downtown Connection &
Care Pastor
Jenifer Schultz
Brookside Connection & Care Pastor
Ally Drummond
Lee's Summit Connection & Care Pastor
Care & Mental Wellness Pastors
Anne Gatobu
Executive Director of
Care & Mental Wellness
Ashley Morgan Kirk
Online Connection &
Care Pastor
Emily Stirewalt
Silver Link Pastor
Steve Langhofer
Pathway to Ministry Mentor (Retired Pastor)
