Do you or a loved one worship online with Village Church?
Whether you live far away or just down the road, if you worship with us online you are a part of Village’s extended family, and we are planning a special weekend this summer just for you! This weekend will be a time for our extended family to meet us, meet each other, and dream about how the online space can be a place of worship, engagement, fellowship and mission.
Dear Village Family,
If we haven’t had a chance to meet yet, I’m Alice Whitson, the associate pastor for media ministry. I have the privilege of serving as pastor to the online community, or as Pastor Tom likes to say, “Village’s Extended Family.” As Village begins this new season of ministry, we are inviting those who watch us online, our extended family, to come to Kansas City for a weekend experience just for you. I am eager to meet you and hear more about how Village Church has become a part of your story. Maybe you found us during the pandemic, maybe you used to sit in the pews and have since moved away, or maybe you live locally but are not able to worship in person each week. However, you have come to be a part of this faith family, we are humbled by your continued presence with us online, and we are eager for the opportunity to meet you and for you to meet one another. Pastor Tom reminds us often that the Christian walk isn’t something we can do by ourselves.
I understand that visiting in person is not an option equally accessible to all our extended family and that there are certainly barriers of distance, expense, life situation and mobility at work here. There are many, many ways we might be community for and with one another, and I can’t wait to pursue those new endeavors together, but in the meantime, if you are able to come, we hope this might serve as something between a mini retreat and a mini vacation for you; a chance to see Kansas City, see Village Church and experience a bit more of the life and ministry of this special place.
Whether you are able to make it this weekend or not, you are a part of Village’s Extended Family, and I would love to connect with you. Send me an email!
In peace,
Alice Whitson
Dear Village Family,
If we haven’t had a chance to meet yet, I’m Alice Whitson, the associate pastor for media ministry. I have the privilege of serving as pastor to the online community, or as Pastor Tom likes to say, “Village’s Extended Family.” As Village begins this new season of ministry, we are inviting those who watch us online, our extended family, to come to Kansas City for a weekend experience just for you. I am eager to meet you and hear more about how Village Church has become a part of your story. Maybe you found us during the pandemic, maybe you used to sit in the pews and have since moved away, or maybe you live locally but are not able to worship in person each week. However, you have come to be a part of this faith family, we are humbled by your continued presence with us online, and we are eager for the opportunity to meet you and for you to meet one another. Pastor Tom reminds us often that the Christian walk isn’t something we can do by ourselves.
I understand that visiting in person is not an option equally accessible to all our extended family and that there are certainly barriers of distance, expense, life situation and mobility at work here. There are many, many ways we might be community for and with one another, and I can’t wait to pursue those new endeavors together, but in the meantime, if you are able to come, we hope this might serve as something between a mini retreat and a mini vacation for you; a chance to see Kansas City, see Village Church and experience a bit more of the life and ministry of this special place.
Whether you are able to make it this weekend or not, you are a part of Village’s Extended Family, and I would love to connect with you. Send me an email!
In peace,
Alice Whitson
You’re welcome to join for any or all of this weekend’s events.
There is no cost to attend, but registration by July 10 is required so we know to expect you!
There is no cost to attend, but registration by July 10 is required so we know to expect you!
Extended Family Weekend Schedule
FRIDAY, JULY 21
6 p.m. Welcome Dinner. Meet us for dinner in Friendship Hall at the Mission Campus to get to know each other and many of the pastors and staff of Village Church.
SATURDAY, JULY 22
9 a.m.-noon Conversations on Online Ministry. Join us for a morning of conversations with Rev. Tom Are, Jr. on the history and future of Village Church, Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka on the theology of online ministry, and Alice Whitson on what you’d like to see from Village Church in the online space moving forward.
12:15 p.m. Lunch with Pastoral Care pastors. Revs. Sally Wright and Melanie Hardison are eager to meet you and share several of the ways Village Church cares for and supports one another through times of grief and joy.
1-3 p.m. Tour of the Village Food Pantry and Clothes Closet. Director Dennis Cobb will show us around this hub of mission and ministry and then put us to light work to bless the clients and volunteers of this important place. There will also be time this afternoon to walk the labyrinth and tour the community gardens.
Free afternoon and evening. Enjoy Kansas City!
7 p.m. Optional KC Current game. We have been invited to join with Village’s Young Adult ministry to watch our fantastic National Women’s Soccer Leagues’ KC Current take on the Houston Dash at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets are $15 and registration is in addition to registration for the weekend.
SUNDAY, JULY 23
You are invited to join us for worship at any of our Mission Campus services. Times are listed below.
9 a.m. Traditional Worship – Mission Campus Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Summer Choir. In the summers, the Village Choir rehearses a simple choral piece in the chapel which is then performed at the 11 a.m. service.
You can jump right in and sing along!
11 a.m. Traditional Worship
5 p.m. The Gathering: Alternative Worship
We can't wait to meet you and spend time with you! Email Alice with any questions.
6 p.m. Welcome Dinner. Meet us for dinner in Friendship Hall at the Mission Campus to get to know each other and many of the pastors and staff of Village Church.
SATURDAY, JULY 22
9 a.m.-noon Conversations on Online Ministry. Join us for a morning of conversations with Rev. Tom Are, Jr. on the history and future of Village Church, Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka on the theology of online ministry, and Alice Whitson on what you’d like to see from Village Church in the online space moving forward.
12:15 p.m. Lunch with Pastoral Care pastors. Revs. Sally Wright and Melanie Hardison are eager to meet you and share several of the ways Village Church cares for and supports one another through times of grief and joy.
1-3 p.m. Tour of the Village Food Pantry and Clothes Closet. Director Dennis Cobb will show us around this hub of mission and ministry and then put us to light work to bless the clients and volunteers of this important place. There will also be time this afternoon to walk the labyrinth and tour the community gardens.
Free afternoon and evening. Enjoy Kansas City!
7 p.m. Optional KC Current game. We have been invited to join with Village’s Young Adult ministry to watch our fantastic National Women’s Soccer Leagues’ KC Current take on the Houston Dash at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets are $15 and registration is in addition to registration for the weekend.
SUNDAY, JULY 23
You are invited to join us for worship at any of our Mission Campus services. Times are listed below.
9 a.m. Traditional Worship – Mission Campus Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Summer Choir. In the summers, the Village Choir rehearses a simple choral piece in the chapel which is then performed at the 11 a.m. service.
You can jump right in and sing along!
11 a.m. Traditional Worship
5 p.m. The Gathering: Alternative Worship
We can't wait to meet you and spend time with you! Email Alice with any questions.
