Mason Memorial Community Church – UMC of Kansas City, KS

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“God Is Our Strength”

May 17, 2026

“God Is Our Strength”

Date Preached: May 17, 2026

Speaker: Ron King

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“God Is Our Strength”

“Proof of the Living God”

May 10, 2026

“Proof of the Living God”

Date Preached: May 10, 2026

Speaker: Ron King

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“Proof of the Living God”

“Our Life Is in God’s Hands”

May 3, 2026

“Our Life Is in God’s Hands”

Date Preached: May 3, 2026

Speaker: Ron King

“Our Life Is in God’s Hands”

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Church should be a place to connect with others & serve. See what you can get involved with currently at Mason Memorial.

Adult Ministries

Connect with other adults and participate in church projects

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Men's Ministry

Connect and grow together with other men in the church

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Justice Ministries

A local organization of congregations of different denominations

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Mid-Week Bible Study on Isaiah

Join us for an exciting journey into the prophetic book of Isaiah. Learn and un… Read More

Mid-Week Bible Study on Isaiah

Join us for an exciting journey into the prophetic book of Isaiah. Learn and understand the word of God from one of God's chosen sent to proclaim the word of God to God's people — the one who said "Here I am Lord. Send me." Isaiah is heralded as one of the most significant prophets of all time. Join us as we study what "thus sayeth the Lord" to the Prophet Isaiah.

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Monday, May 25, 2026 — 1 John 4:2-3

The argument has lived for a number of years around the question, “Is Jesus real or not?” … Read More

Monday, May 25, 2026 — 1 John 4:2-3

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world.

The argument has lived for a number of years around the question, “Is Jesus real or not?” That the question is even asked speaks to the truth and understanding (or lack thereof) that the questioner has in one way or another. There are those who continue to ask the question without having settled for a satisfactory answer. They’re still raising the question, pondering the question, and debating the question. And there are those whose answer to the question is informed by the intellectual dialogue between scholars and ‘brainiacs’ whose endless questions will never allow them to arrive at a true answer. And then there are those whose answer is informed by the Holy Spirit. They have one answer while others continue their debate or search. Is it possible that God is a schizophrenic — that God has presented God’s self to us in so many ways that every answer is the right answer? I don’t believe so. If that were true, then idolatry could claim its rightful place among the gods. God may offer a diversity of gifts to all people, but the unity of our faith and truth is proved by the power and presence of God’s Holy Spirit who confirms and affirms that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh as our God with us. And the Holy Spirit will and cannot deny itself.

How do you understand the Holy Spirit validating your understanding of who Jesus Christ is?
In what ways can you use your witness to affirm the reality of Christ to others?

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer —
God of love and power, enable me by the witness of Your Spirit in me to know and experience the assurance of my salvation that Jesus Christ came in the flesh.

Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

The words of our beginning are forever etched in our minds ― “We are created in the image of God… Read More

Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

3b and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body — whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free —and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

The words of our beginning are forever etched in our minds ― “We are created in the image of God”. We take great comfort in that. But it’s not our outer image that defines us as much as it is the gifts of God’s Spirit alive inside of us that defines us and who God is within us. And it is God’s Spirit that defines the wholeness of God in the body of the church. God’s Spirit, while it completes us, continues to display the creative genius and diversity that God intended for our world. None of us are exactly alike, but we’re all alike in that the Spirit of God is within us. None of us are born with the same gifts from God, but it is the diversity of gifts within each of us that allows us to see a different part of God’s Spirit. And it’s because of this diversity that we are interdependent. We need each other in order to wholly function in the world of God’s design. It is that diversity that makes us the unity of the body of the church. It is our differences that, more than anything else, show how completely God has included us all. It’s not our blackness or our whiteness, or city or country of origin, or where we are now. If we told the truth, we can’t look at one another without admitting that we are defined by someone greater than we can see with our eyes, but experience at a level much higher and deeper than we can explain. We owe who we are to the One who created us so differently and yet so alike.

How do you honor the unique gifts God has given you to benefit the community of your church or the world?
Are you able to use your gifts of the Spirit in working with others to build the community?

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer —
Gracious God, enable me to see with new eyes the power of Your diversity in the lives of others. Help me to embrace the gift of Your Spirit in each person as just one small expression of who You are so that we may represent You as one complete body.

Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

We don’t often see ourselves as persons of great strength. For the most part, we acknowled… Read More

Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

We don’t often see ourselves as persons of great strength. For the most part, we acknowledge our weaknesses, often with the phrase, “I’m only human.” The phrase in and of itself is an admission that somehow, we’re less than able, less than strong — simply, just less than. We certainly don’t have God’s strength to do what God does. But that’s a misunderstanding. God is strong enough to be our comfort in all of our troubles. The same God — who is our strength — has now empowered us to be God’s strength and comfort to others who are experiencing troubles. It’s difficult for us to then claim, “I’m only human,” when we’ve been gifted with the strength of God to comfort others as God has comforted us. It is important for us to recognize that it’s not our strength we use to comfort others. It’s God’s strength flowing through us as an agent of God’s Holy Spirit. Still, it makes us stronger in ways that we don’t often fully realize. And it also invites us to recognize that when we comfort others with the same comfort we ourselves receive from God, it’s not our strength we’re using. It’s God’s strength. Whether we’re being comforted by God to ease us in all of our troubles, or we’re using God’s strength to comfort others in their distress, God is our strength.

How has God’s strength been used in you to comfort others?
How did you come to realize that it was God’s strength and not yours that was comforting someone else?

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer —
Holy and gracious God, thank you for being my strength whether You’re comforting me in my distress, or giving me Your strength to comfort others.

Adult Ministries

The Adult Ministries group at Mason Memorial Community Church is a spiritual group who’s goal is to help others grow to a mature faith in God while providing comradery and fellowship with the congregation. To be a focus point in our community, we select projects which will help the needs of others.

Some of the Adult Ministry’s projects/activities are as follows:

1. Sack lunches at the Willa Gill Center

2. Thanksgiving and/or Christmas Baskets

3. Angel tree gifts for children at Christmas

4. Parents Night Out which gives adults in the community and church time to fellowship along with Bible study and dinner. We also distribute Gospel/Bible tracts for discussion.

5. Sponsor an Annual Gospel Musical

6. Purchase gift cards for groceries & pharmaceuticals to help people in need in our congregation & community

7. Christmas caroling at nursing homes where our members reside The Adult Ministry group is always open to new ideas/suggestions and members. We embrace Matthew 9:37 “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few”.

Men's Ministry

The United Methodist Men’s ministry of our local church is a core group of men, partnering with their pastor, to invite and initiate spiritual growth opportunities for all men of the church. Everyone has different gifts, graces, and areas of interest. Therefore, opportunities for participation include diverse ministries of the church, such as

prayer groups
missions
Bible studies
Retreats
Workshops/Seminars
Discipleship Groups (small groups in the tradition of John Wesley where we hold each other accountable for our faith journey in Christ)

We encourage leading and participating on committees, teaching Sunday school classes, youth ministries, scouting, mentoring, and assisting in leading worship service. The focus is both inward and outward. Inward — concentrating on those who attend and participate in the ministries within the church, and outward — to all men, assisting them to engage in the process of spiritual growth.

Importance

Men lead others best by modeling Jesus Christ in thoughts, words, and deeds.
Spiritual maturity is signified in spiritual reproduction, as the faith of mature disciples passes on in others.
Men growing in Christ become effective spiritual leaders in their homes and congregations, working as partners with their spouses if they are married and congregational leaders-both lay and clergy.
Spiritually growing men help congregations to become vital and alive.
Everything desired from and through men comes as a result of men growing spiritually and maturing as disciples: family blessings, stewardship, service, outreach, prayer, spiritual leadership, lifestyle evangelism, and faithful obedience. Men are foundational to the life and health of the church.
When a man lives daily in surrendered faith, God is honored and many lives are blessed. Transformed hearts are forged when we surrender our hearts to Christ and center our lives in Christ.

Mission

Our mission is to support spiritual growth among men, helping men to mature as disciples as they encourage spiritual formation in others.

Goal

Our goal is to empower the ministry of Jesus Christ through men within our congregation as we seek to capture the vision of God for our church —

“to become a living example of Jesus Christ active in service to our community.”

Pathway

Our pathway is a lifelong commitment to spiritual growth to maturity as followers of Christ. Our spiritual formation is marked by spiritual reproduction as our faith.

Churches United for Justice

Churches United for Justice is a diverse and growing coalition of 17 churches throughout Wyandotte County. Members of these local parishes in Wyandotte county have come together based on the biblical imperative to “… do justice, ff.” (Micah 6:8), as well as Jesus’ reminder that while giving to the church is good, people of faith should pay more attention to the weightier matters of faith, justice, mercy, and faithfulness. (Matthew 23:23). In each of these reflections, justice is seen as primary for the health of the community and personal relationships. Justice in a biblical sense is the quality of being fair and reasonable. This often requires systemic change within communities.

The faiths participating in Churches United for Justice include United Methodist, Baptist, Philadelphia Bible, Peace and Fellowship, Church of Christ and Episcopal. These faith communities have come together believing that justice is a primary issue of faith and is the foundation of healthy relationships that build community.

Activity

Our church’s faith community participation is and will be in conjunction with the organization’s effort to focus on the need for affordable housing and curbing violence in our community.

Contact

Lead Organizer: Amber Adams
Associate Organizer: Brett Eisenhauer
Team Leader: Karen Shepherd