Select members of the McPherson Church of the Brethren engaged with Randy Woodley's book Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth. This 100-day journey of short daily meditations ran from September 22 thru December 30. The project was designed to study writings that...
The McPherson Church of the Brethren is participating in the "Adopt a Mile" program. The church has agreed to maintain the Meadowlark Trail north of McPherson between Rainbow and Shawnee Road for a two-year term. The commitment supports trail efforts sponsored by the Central Kansas...
The McPherson Church of the Brethren provides monthly drivers for McPherson Meals on Wheels. This community service provides a hot meal to McPherson's elderly and infirm. ...
The McPherson Church of the Brethren has sponsored Good Beginnings preschool for 40 years. The private non-profit preschool is licensed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Teachers use the Get Set for School Curriculum, a nationally recognized program focused on social/emotional development, kindergarten...
Church member Phil Stover works with children at Washington Elementary School (WES) who need additional academic help. “LaMonte Rothrock, CEO for the Cedars, asked for volunteers to tutor at Washington Elementary prior to the school day and at the end of the school day," noted...
Outreach Team announced a volunteer opportunity with the Offender/Victim Ministries (OVM) M-2 program. M-2 is a partnership with Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) that "Matches 2,” a volunteer from the community with someone in prison for monthly visits. Since 1973, M-2 has helped to build relationships...
Church member Janelle Flory Schrock coordinated efforts to create a butterfly garden at the southeast entrance of Good Beginnings Preschool. Pollinator plants were planted in 2020. Additional plants were added in 2022. Butterflies impact the entire environment and are important pollinators. Their well-being is increasingly...
Church members supported Earth Day 2022 by learning more about electronic-waste (e-waste). Computers, phones, tablets and other tech devices use valuable metals to work. If thrown into landfills, the waste can become toxic and is wasteful. Individuals collected retired electronic devices and delivered them to...
OAK HARBOR COTTAGES is a community project sponsored by the McPherson Housing Coalition (MHC). Plans include creating an emergency shelter that will provide a safe, secure place for families experiencing homelessness in McPherson County. The McPherson Church of the Brethren committed to build one of the tiny...
A ten-session book study of How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby commenced on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at The Cedars. The small group participants were McPherson Church of the Brethren members Rosalie Black, Elaine Fleenor, Jon Flory-Schrock, Miriam Hoover, Cara Hudson, Kirk McGregor, Carol and Marty Ward...