Rainbow Mennonite Church

03/11/2026

Poetry Reading on Saturday, March 21 at 7:00 pm with Jeff Gundy. Free and open to the public. Also, there’s still time for more poets (including “I-want-to-explore-poetry” friends) to join this half-day generative poetry workshop. Dr. Gundy is the author of 8 books of poetry, is the Distinguished Poet in Residence at Bluffton University (OH) and was Ohio Poet of the Year in 2014.
https://rainbowmennonite.org/writing-workshop/

03/02/2026

This past Sunday the youth chose knotting comforters for as their service project for the month of February. They invited adults to join them during and after our coffee and donut time to knot together. Besides having a great time together they completed five comforters in 1 ½ hours!

03/02/2026

Join Dr. Jeff Gundy for a day-long generative poetry workshop for poets of all levels and an open-to-the-public evening poetry reading by Dr. Gundy and other poets. Whether you have been writing poetry for years or only occasionally, this workshop invites you to continue your poetry-writing journey. The workshop begins at 11:00 with lunch, continues through an afternoon of writing, and, after dinner together, will be followed by an evening poetry reading at 7 pm that is open to the public. Workshop is limited to 25 participants. For more information and to register,

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 Time: 11 am to 8 pm. Facilitator/Leader: Dr. Jeff Gundy Event description: Join Dr. Jeff Gundy for a day-long generative poetry workshop for poets of all levels and an open-to-the-public evening poetry reading by Dr. Gundy and other poets. Whether you have been wri.....

02/21/2026

We will begin collecting coins for Mennonite Central Committee during our worship service tomorrow. Search your couch cushions and cars for coins you can donate to bring light to the world!

Each year, coins and bills collected by children, families and churches along with matches adds up to more than $600,000 toward MCC’s work around the world. ...

02/21/2026

We have been inviting children to experience worship from a “prayground” near the front of the sanctuary. Our hope in giving them a space where they can explore worship in their own kid kind of way is that they can experience God in a real way.

02/07/2026

Rainbow Mennonite Church in Kansas City is searching for a full-time lead pastor. We are a high-participation, welcoming and growing, urban congregation with about 135 resident members drawn from across a thriving metro area of 2.2 million. We embrace historic peace-church and Anabaptist traditions as we relate the call of Jesus to contemporary issues of justice and peace and enact God’s shalom.  

For more information, click the link in our bio.

12/12/2025

A wonderful free concert at Rainbow Mennonite Church in Kansas City, KS this Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 pm. Come celebrate the season!! This festive concert by Kansas City’s acclaimed Rezound! handbell ensemble will feature exciting new arrangements and traditional favorites.

Rezound! has captivated audiences around the country with their expressive music and engaging style. The group’s members share a passion for creating exceptional music and promoting the art of this versatile instrument. With 16 musicians and more than 300 individual handbells and chimes, each lending its unique timbre to the overall musical voice of the performance, a Rezound! concert is like a symphony of bells. Free admission - donations accepted. See you at the concert!

Church address: 1444 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66103