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Asbury Sunday Worship:
9 & 11 am: Worship in the Sanctuary
10 am: Sunday School
11 am: Live-Streamed Worship
| Follow us on social media! | | Help Serve Lunch at Lazarus Ministries: Saturday, July 12 | |
If you're available this Saturday, we still need four people to help serve lunch or assist in the Lazarus Boutique at Lazarus Ministries KC! Come out and help with a wonderful mission opportunity from 9:30 am-1 pm at Linwood United Church, 3151 Olive, KCMO, 64109.
Lunches are served 'restaurant style,' so kitchen volunteers can assist with hosting, greeting, plating, and/or serving. Lazarus Boutique volunteers serve as personal shoppers to guests, assisting people one on one in finding clothing, hygiene items, linens, or other household goods they may need.
Click the black sign up button above to volunteer. Thank you for your help!
| | Caring for Kids Fundraiser for Santa Fe Trail: Saturday, July 12 | |
Join other community partners of Santa Fe Trail Elementary on Saturday, July 12 from 1-10 pm at Foggi Ice Cream (6015 Johnson Dr., Mission, KS 66202) for a Christmas in July: Caring for Kids fundraiser!
Come enjoy a sweet treat, and Foggi's will donate a percentage of sales from the event to help fund the Santa Fe Trail Holiday Drive, which helps provide families experiencing hardships with holiday gifts. For more information, please contact Reid Samuel at reidsamuelgt@gmail.com.
| | Santa Fe Trail School Supply Drive & Lunch Love Fund Collection: Now through August 3 | |
Asbury United Women in Faith (UWF) is currently collecting new school supplies for Santa Fe Trail Elementary students. There are lists of specific needed supplies on their table in the Welcome Center. Donations can be dropped off in the blue barrel labeled "School Supplies."
We're also collecting money for a "Lunch Love Fund." These donations will go to help pay off school lunch balances for children from low-income households, whose families get behind on payments.
If you would like to contribute monetarily, please make a check out to "Asbury UWF" and write either "School Supplies" or "Lunch Love Fund" in the memo line. Thank you for helping our local students!
| | Annual Bids & BBQ Fundraiser for the Asbury Children's Center: Friday, September 19 | |
Join us for the ACC's annual Bids and BBQ fundraiser on Fri. Sep. 19 from 5:30-8:00 pm at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center. Tickets are $50 and include 3 BBQ meats, sides, drinks, beer, and wine.
Dinner starts at 6 pm and the live auction starts at 6:30 pm. We will have some fantastic items to bid on, including a week’s stay in Colorado, a private wine class for 20 people, tickets to the KC Current, and more!! We can’t wait to see you there for fellowship and fun.
There will also be an online silent auction running from Sep. 14-21. If you have any new items or services that you would like to donate, or if you would like to make a monetary contribution, please contact Ann Porter, Director of the ACC, at annp@visitasbury.org.
All donations will go towards improvements at the Asbury Children's Center.
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Road Trip on the Go with God
Vacation Bible School: July 27-31
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Embark on an exciting journey with Road Trip VBS! This Vacation Bible School series is based on Joshua 1:9 – "The LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Discover God's presence everywhere as we explore new places, make new friends, and experience God's goodness together.
Click here to register your child today!
| | GodSquad (4th - 6th grade):
August 4 - 8 | |
GodSquad is our annual service week for those in 4th - 6th grade. We will serve at a variety of local nonprofits throughout the week. Participants will meet at the church at 9 am each day and head to the service sites, and will return to the church by 1 pm daily.
Click here to register today!
| | Youth Service Trips Fundraiser: 144 Envelopes | | The middle school youth head to Omaha on Sunday!
Please keep all of us in your prayers. | | |
There's a board with 144 envelopes attached to it on the wall by the west entrance of the Sanctuary, representing amounts ranging from $1-144 ($10,441 in all). If all envelopes are selected, returned, and donations match the amount on each envelope, we will meet our fundraising goals for both of our youth service trips!
Here's how the fundraiser works:
- You decide the amount you'd like to give to support the youth service trips.
- Select the corresponding envelope(s). For example, if you want to give $50, select envelope #50. Or you can select envelopes that equal $50 (24 & 26, etc).
- Fill out the little card inside the envelope.
- Return the card, your donation, and the envelope to the church (at the front desk, in the offering plate, or drop box outside of the finance office).
Want to choose your own amount? Pick up a blank donation envelope from the counter next to the board, or you can give online via Easy Tithe (select "Other Fund" and type in "Youth Missions Trips"). Thank you for your support!
| | Travel with Pride More Recap - Thank You for a Wonderful Trip! | | Members of Asbury attend the "Do It with Heart" concert on June 28, featuring the Heartland Men's Chorus. Photos by Cherie Wyatt and Reid Samuel. | | |
We “Traveled with Pride More” in June. Our first destination was the KC PrideFest, which took place from June 6-8 at Theis Park. Several Asbury members enjoyed and volunteered at the fest. There was a downpour during the parade on June 7, but nothing could stop people from demonstrating and celebrating the spirit of "All Means All." Although we didn’t have a booth this year, we were a proud sponsor of the event!
We took our Week 2 Trip on June 14 to Gaels Public House & Sports in KC. This was a great opportunity to not only chat over lunch with friends, but also support queer-owned businesses in our neighborhood.
Our trip on June 21 featured the movie “Will & Harper” (2024) in the Parlor. The movie is about a road trip Will Ferrell and his close, long-time friend Harper Steele, who has come out as a trans woman, take together. Reflection time after the movie was meaningful.
We finally wrapped up Travel with Pride More with a trip to the Heartland Men’s Chorus Concert at Johnson County Community College on June 28. Seeing Reid Samuel, our beloved Asbury member, performing was wonderful! It was a joy-filled concert where everyone could reaffirm that we are loved exactly as we are.
As a side note, Heartland Men’s Chorus is asking their community to Give with Heart — and help them amplify the power of music, visibility, and belonging for LGBTQ+ people and allies across the Midwest. If you’d like to donate to the cause, here is Reid’s personal fundraising page. All funds go straight to HMC.
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/heartland-men-s-chorus/hmckc-s-give-with-heart-campaign/reid-samuel-1
Thank you all for participating in this event co-hosted by Asbury Travel More Project and Words Matter this past month. It was truly a great opportunity to recognize and appreciate the presence and gifts of our queer neighbors. It’s July, but Pride isn’t over!
| | Our next trip will be our Trip to Greece in September. Open to all ages! Stay updated on all Travel More news by following our Facebook page: click here to link. Or, if you’d like to join the Travel More email list, please talk to Pastor Daekyung or email him at daekyungk@visitasbury.org. | | |
Thank you to everyone for your support of the Asbury Food Pantry with helping feed our neighbors! Here are some ways you can continue to support us:
- Cash donations
- Donating food items
- Helping out as a volunteer
Want to learn more? Contact Food Pantry Director Mike Preston (click here to email).
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“Money is a most compendious instrument…. of doing All Manner of Good.”
-John Wesley
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Wills and Trusts Q&A's
Q: I’ve made a decision to leave a gift to the Asbury Endowment Fund upon my death. What do I do now?
A: It’s best to formally declare your intentions through a will or trust. Estates are considered intestate when an individual dies without a valid legal will or trust. In these situations, probate court will decide how assets are distributed, typically favoring surviving spouse first, then to children, extended family, and descendants. If no family exists, the property typically reverts to the state. Any assets of the deceased not assigned a beneficiary most likely will require probate.
A will is a legal document that specifies how a person's assets will be distributed after death. Wills need to go through probate court to oversee the distribution of assets and resolve any disputes. A will may include instructions for decisions after death including: appointment of an executor, naming guardians for minor children, naming heirs and beneficiaries, funeral arrangements, etc.
A trust is a legal arrangement in which a trust creator (grantor) puts assets in a trust account and authorizes a trustee to administer those assets for the trust creator or beneficiaries. Trusts offer several advantages, such as bypassing probate, maintaining privacy, and providing more control over asset distribution. Trusts can be structured to take effect before death, after death, or in case of incapacitation.
At a minimum, everyone should have a will. Beneficiaries and contingent beneficiaries should be named on all eligible assets. Trusts are useful for a variety of situations and professional advice is recommended.
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- Electronic Fund Transfer
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Online through Easy Tithe
| | - Text the word 'Give' to 913-774-6060
| | | Morning Meetup: Sundays at 10 am in Hager Hall | | |
Morning Meetup meets every Sunday at 10 am for discussions with one another and community building. The group is structured, so you can jump right in when you are able to attend. Although the group will begin gathering at 10 am, you are free to join the conversation anytime between 10-11 am.
Our next speaker, Rev. Anne Gahn, will join us this Sunday, July 13 for "Parenting as a Spiritual Practice: Finding Faith in the Everyday Moments." If you have questions, feel free to contact our Director of Family Ministries.
The nursery will be available for children who have not started kindergarten. Elementary aged children can join Kids' Hour (3rd floor east) and youth (6-12 grade) can join Coffee and Convos in the Youth Lounge (3rd floor west).
| | Blessing of the Backpacks: Sunday, August 10 | We hope you will join us with your backpack for a special back-to-school blessing and gift for all kids and teachers on Sunday, August 10 at either the 9 am or 11 am service. We know the start of the school year can be filled with many different emotions, and we want to help all our young people and teachers start the year off great! | | Family Ministries Book Club | |
Family Ministries Book Club will meet on Tuesday, August 19 at 7 pm in the Prayer Room. We'll be discussing Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, by Eve L. Ewing.
All are welcome to attend! If you have questions, please contact our Director of Family Ministries.
| | Sunday Nursery Hours: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm | |
9 am: The nursery is open for children who need it, up to 3rd grade.
11 am: The Nursery is open on Sundays for children aged infant through 5-years-old (if they haven’t started Kindergarten yet). Children who have started Kindergarten are encouraged to join Children's Church.
| | "Summer of Kindness" Kids Hour: Sundays at 10 am | |
This summer we will be learning about kindness. Kids will fill out a bingo card by completing acts of kindness to earn prizes!
You can print off your own bingo card or pick one up at the front desk. Kids, please make sure your adult initials your bingo card in order to claim a prize. Kids are not limited to one bingo - there will be prizes for every bingo!!
Kids' Hour is a great way for kids to make friends and build community while learning Bible stories. Kids (Prek-5th grade) are invited to join the fun of exploring Bible stories through weekly rotations such as art, music, games, cooking, drama, science, and videos.
| | Children's Church: During the 11 am Service | |
Kids PreK - 3rd grade are welcome to join us for Children's Church after the Children's Moment at the 11 am service in the kids' wing (3rd floor east).
We might make a craft, play a game, watch a movie, or learn a new song and dance. No matter the activity, kids will have fun learning and growing together!
| | Coffee and Convos: Sundays at 10 am in the Youth Lounge | All youth in 6th-12th grade are invited to come enjoy goodies and conversation in the Youth Lounge. | | No Youth Group this Sunday Due to Middle School Service Trip | | | | |
