WDC and South Central Conference are once again joint recipients of a Leadership Transformation Grant from Kansas Leadership Center in 2021.  The grant covers the cost for 29 persons (19 from WDC and 10 from SCC) to attend KLC’s core adaptive leadership training programs online in 2021.  See WDC's Information and Application Form and read more about the Kansas Leadership Center at https://kansasleadershipcenter.org/.  To apply for a training grant through WDC, complete and return the printed application form, or fill out the Online Application Form.  This is a great way to nurture personal growth, develop creative leadership skills, and join a learning community seeking to address complex challenges in the church and world today!

Final Thursday Book Discussion  Please join us the final Thursday of every month for a Zoom discussion from 7:00-8:00pm.  Contact the library to borrow a copy of the book, or to register for the discussion.  CONTINUE READING...

As your congregation observes Holy Week and celebrates Easter, do you sense new hope, energy and purpose for the future as you are encouraged by post-pandemic possibilities? Or do you feel tired, overwhelmed, disconnected and disoriented from a year of coping with the ongoing pandemic in a world filled with struggle, change and uncertainty? READ MORE...

Koinonia Mennonite Church, Clinton, Oklahoma:  The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Oklahoma in early March 2020. Without hesitancy, Susan Hart, the Pastor of the Koinonia Indian Mennonite Church, closed the Church. She told the congregants: “We shall meet again.” By March 16, 2020, Oklahoma declared a State of Emergency. It would turn out to be “possibly the longest continual state of emergency in Oklahoma history”.  READ MORE...

God is continuing to call God's church to change so that we can better embody our Jesus-given mission. Perhaps the Spirit is already moving in your heart: Have you been longing to implement changes resulting in deeper discipleship, while inviting and welcoming others into the way of Jesus? But how can we do that if we have become stuck in what was and what has been? How can we prayerfully approach healthy changes as a community for the sake of the Gospel?  Watch this VIDEO conversation and discussion on these topics (recorded April 21, 2021).

It's about hearing stories of faith by different voices.  It's about sharing our faith among the generations.  It's about telling stories of God's faithfulness in our churches and communities.  It's about all of us being woven into God's story!  ...Western District Conference Annual Assembly will be July 30-Aug 1, 2021...READ MORE