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Mission Center Events

Called to Serve: A Retreat for Growing Disciples

Are you feeling called to go deeper in your discipleship? Whether you’re a pastor, leader, or a seeker yearning to grow, join us.

We are thrilled to welcome Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith as our keynote speakers. With deep wisdom, theological insight, and a passion for spiritual formation, Tony and Charmaine will guide us in exploring what it means to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ in today’s world.

This weekend retreat is designed to nourish your spirit, challenge your thinking, and equip you for Christ-centered service. Through inspiring worship, engaging breakout sessions, and meaningful conversations on ministry and mission, you’ll find space to reflect, grow, and reconnect with your calling.

Come ready to learn, reflect, connect, and respond to the call to serve.

Graceland Alumni Swarm

Graceland University Alumni — it’s time to come back together! Do you remember walking across campus, late-night talks in the dorms, chapel days, friendships that felt like family, and memories that still warm your heart all these years later? Graceland wasn’t just where we went to school — it was where so many of us grew, laughed, struggled, dreamed, and became who we are today. We’re inviting all Graceland alumni in the Independence area to a relaxed get-together for fun, fellowship, and pizza at Square Pizza 🍕 This is a chance to reconnect with old friends, meet fellow alumni you may not have seen in years, share stories, laugh about the good old days, and enjoy being together again. Life gets busy. Time flies. But the bonds formed at Graceland are special — and worth reconnecting. Come as you are. Bring your memories (and your appetite!). Let’s reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate the Graceland family we’ll always be part of.

Temple Photography Show

Share Your Memories Through Photos

Help us honor the 32nd anniversary of the Temple dedication by contributing your meaningful photos to our commemorative display.

We invite you to share framed or unframed photos that capture special memories connected to the Temple. All submitted photos will be handled with the utmost care and displayed in a secure, monitored room throughout April as part of this milestone celebration.

How to Participate

Drop off photos at the Temple Hospitality Desk
Deadline: March 31
Photos will be safely stored and respectfully returned after the display period

Your memories help tell the story of the Temple and the community it has touched over the past 32 years. Thank you for being part of this meaningful celebration.

Questions? Call (816) 833-1000

FUNDrive

Here’s a chance to clear out clean, usable items you no longer use, recycle them, AND benefit the Peace Pavilion’s FUNDrive! Donations of bagged clothes, shoes, fashion accessories, handbags, backpacks, bedding, towels, linens, curtains, pillows, etc. will be accepted Thursday-Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm until May 1. Our goal: 577 bags of soft items to raise $1,500. For more information, contact the Peace Pavilion at 816-912-1275.

“Visions of Peace” Art Contest

The Peace Pavilion invites youth in the greater Kansas City area to share their creativity and artistic skills! Peace Pavilion announces an Art Contest that focuses on a child’s vision of a peace-filled world, intended to increase awareness of peace and encourage peaceful actions. Entry Deadline is March 14,2026

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ONLINE WORSHIP

Central USA Mission Center congregation worship service information is updated weekly here. You can also come back to this website each month to see our Communion Worship Service on the first Sunday of each month.