Colonial Church in Prairie Village

Worship Series Les Miserables We have a very special Pentecost Sunday as Pastor Aaron concludes his ministry leading worship with us. We get to celebrate the sacrament of Benson Cochran’s Baptism. We get to celebrate this year’s graduations. It is going to be a Spirit-filled worship! Pastor Aaron Roberts

Worship Series Les Miserables God will do whatever it takes to bring us home. This Sunday we are pairing two of the most beloved stories of all time - the story of the Prodigal Son and Les Miserables - to consider the widespread infection of Senior Sibling Syndrome, and how we can work on overcoming it with the deep magic of grace. These stories have the power to transform your life! Pastor Aaron...

This Sunday we will dedicate our newly renovated Sanctuary, powered by new solar panels. We will celebrate this year's wonderful Confirmation Class. We will celebrate Holy Communion together with a special guest, Andy Debraber from the national setting of our United Church of Christ, as we successfully conclude our capital campaign. Pastor Aaron Roberts

Sunday Brunch Worship Service in the series Saving Us We often think that we have time to fix things. Maybe it’s our health, our relationships, or global warming, but human beings have a remarkable ability to psychologically distance ourselves from facing problems proactively. Our ability to persevere and overcome all challenges flows from the One who loves us. This Sunday we’ll reconnect to this...

As we are gathering around tables in the Social Hall and on Zoom in April, we’re going to seize the opportunity to talk about environmental stewardship. In our Biblical story, the very first job God gives humanity is to “take charge – care – of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, and everything crawling on the ground.” Environmental stewardship is literally job #1. And that job is going to...

Worship Service in the Series Looking for Love During the season of Lent, we have been asking ourselves if we are lookin’ for love in all the wrong places. This Easter Sunday is the culminating message from the Gospel. In the end (or is it the beginning?), we find out that love always wins! All things of this world pale in comparison to the power of resurrecting grace in our lives. New-found meani...

Looking for Love Lenten Worship Series A glamorous entrance can define perception. Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem for Passover week had turned into a big deal. How would Jesus be received — by the people and by the authorities? Plans were made for the parade. And then Jesus asks for a donkey. Yes — a donkey. Once again, Jesus demonstrates a love for peace and a love for common people by creating a...

Looking for Love Lenten Worship Series Sometimes the things we think offer love actually seek to bind us, preventing us from being full and whole and offering our best love to the world. This season of Lent, we continue our look at the faith narratives that show us true love. Join us this Sunday as we reflect on the story of Lazarus and Jesus' transformative invitation to embrace abundant life. We...

Looking for Love Lenten Worship Series We have been focusing on where love is to really be found during this season of Lent. We too often look for love in the security of powerful figures, sure that they can “fix” things for us. It was no different for our faith ancestors. They were looking for Kings, Saviors, Liberators who would offer peace and security in uncertain times. And they often looked...

Looking for Love Lenten Worship Series Our worship series for Lent continues as we consider the ways we have looked for satisfaction in things that cannot satisfy. The Samaritan woman at the well in our scriptures found out that the water she came for was not really the water she needed so desperately. This woman had looked for love in many places, in many faces. When she was finally offered a sou...

Worship Series Looking for Love Often we believe that we must earn the love we receive. We work and work and work to get approval and to just feel like we’re pulling our own weight, thinking that whatever life we create, and love we get, is only what we ourselves can conjure up. But the scriptures today offer the image of God as our “Helper.” Nicodemus has followed all the rules and done everythin...

Looking for Love Lenten Worship Series Lent is a wonderfully reflective time to reassess where we are searching for meaning and purpose. In the upcoming weeks, we will discover that the stories of Jesus show us how to truly love. On Sunday, we'll hear how Jesus resists evil in the desert. We see the futility of looking for love in empty highs, in tempting fate, and in mindless adoration. Rather, a...

Join us this Super Bowl Sunday for a uniquely spirited service at Colonial Church in Prairie Village! Imagine if there were a Super Bowl for churches—where would we rank? Would our passion shine through, making us a fan favorite? As we cheer on our team this evening, let's reflect on what truly makes a church team great. Join the huddle as we explore vital questions about Colonial's journey so far...

Love. This simple and profound commandment unites diverse people of faith and good conscience. Love of God may be our most important belief, but love of neighbor is what tells people who we are. Our actions convey the story of our faith far more than words ever could. Our witness of love is incomplete if we teach it in our houses of worship but fail to live it out in our communities. Here in Kansa...

The Gospel According to Ted Lasso Worship Series Today begins our next 75 years as a mission post on Mission Road! As we have our final worship service inspired by Ted Lasso, we're going to remind ourselves that we are at our best when we are curious and not judgmental. Pastor Aaron Roberts

The Gospel According to Ted Lasso Worship Series This week, we continue our Ted Lasso 75th Anniversary worship service with the story of Jamie Tartt, arguably one of the show's most iconic characters. For many, Jamie is the very definition of growth. But why? How did Jamie grow throughout the series, and what lessons does he have for us about our life's journey? Join us as we kick the ball down th...

This week, we continue our Ted Lasso 75th Anniversary worship service with the story of Jamie Tartt, arguably one of the show's most iconic characters. For many, Jamie is the very definition of growth. But why? How did Jamie grow throughout the series, and what lessons does he have for us about our life's journey? Join us as we kick the ball down the pitch again and score more Ted Lasso wisdom. Pa...

The new year is almost here. 2023 is soon to be a memory, and 2024 lies before us. As we often do at this time of year, we take a moment to consider what has been and what might be. With prayer and praise, we'll release what hasn't worked for us and hold on to what does. A new day is dawning. What will it look like? What will change? What do we want to stay the same? Join us as we reflect on these...

Worship Series It's the End of the World As We Know It Christmas Eve is often a magical time. This Christmas Eve service is different. It’s the last one of our series “It’s the End of the World as We’ve Known It.” We’re going to hear the story of Christmas past - the one we always tell of the angels singing over Christ’s birth. We’re also going to hear the story of Christmas future - the one with...

Worship Series It's the End of the World As We Know It The third Sunday in Advent is traditionally known as Gaudate Sunday, and it's theme is Joy. For some of us, joy does not come easily during the holidays. And, with so many things to worry about in our world today, finding joy might seem an impossible task. Then we come to church and hear about the end of the world! What?! Despite the challenge...

Worship Series It's the End of the World As We Know It There’s an old phrase that says, “Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we shall die.” (It's an amalgamation of two passages of scripture; one from Ecclesiastes and the other from Isaiah.) What do you think of that phrase? How would you live if you knew that life as you know it would end tomorrow? This was a question that the early church ofte...

Worship Series It's the End of the World As We Know It Once upon a time, Jesus’ followers were excited about the prospect of the end of the world as we know it. It meant that a better world was coming. But, over time we forgot. Now, we tend to imagine only destruction and death. This Sunday we'll remember the message of hope that Jesus promised - not to buy into the fear that the end of this world...

These have been dark days of division and strife. There are wars and the rumors of war surrounding us. Household debt across the nation is at a record level. This weekend in our time of worship, we offer a Word of hope - a Way given to us in Christ’s teaching to face times like this. We offer a time tested spiritual practice that has transformative power. If you could use some of that, come and wo...

We're continuing our November series inspired by themes in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” and Maggie Kulyk’s great book Integrating Money and Meaning. This week, we ask if the outer manifestations of our money practices align with our courageous vision. Are we creating the impact for which we hope, or at least moving in that direction? When our practices—no matter how incremental or seemingly s...

It's a Wonder-Full Life Worship Series We're continuing our November series inspired by themes in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” and Maggie Kulyk’s great book Integrating Money and Meaning. This weekend, we’re looking in ourselves for that vision - that calling - that God puts in us for how to spend our most precious gift - time. How are you using your one, precious life? Pastor Aaron Roberts