Kansas City

Haskell Indian Nations University Native American Church

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 4 January 2019.

Phone: 785-749-8404
Email: registrar@haskell.edu
Website: http://www.haskell.edu/student-life/
History While the Native American Church Club at Haskell is relatively young, the ceremonial peyote traditions of the Native American Church have been around for over a century. (The source for the following information is "The Visionary Cactus Guide," website and "The Native American Church,"... Read more about Haskell Indian Nations University Native American Church

St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church (Formerly St. Sophia Orthodox Church)

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 4 December 2012.

Phone: (785) 218-7663
Email: saintnicholas.lawrence@gmail.com
Website: http://www.saintnicholaschurch.net/
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History

In 1993, Father John Mack, an Orthodox priest, moved from a church in Topeka, Kansas, to work with the University of Kansas Orthodox campus ministry program. He shared his knowledge of Orthodoxy with students and other Lawrence residents for about five years in this capacity. In... Read more about St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church (Formerly St. Sophia Orthodox Church)

Congregation Beth Shalom

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 27 August 2015.

Phone: 816-361-2990
Email: info@bethshalomkc.org
Website: http://www.bethshalomkc.org/
Activities and Schedule Beth Shalom offers Friday evening, Saturday morning, Sunday morning, and daily services. For details, please refer to the website, www.uscj.org/central/kansascb/. Once a month there is an alternative service that makes use of musical instruments. The congregation has a newsletter, The Scroll, and there are youth groups... Read more about Congregation Beth Shalom

KU Hillel Foundation, Inc.

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 16 November 2013.

Contact Information

Address: 722 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
Email: Jlewis@kuhillel.org
Website: http://www.kansas.hillel.org

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Activities and Schedule

For the Hillel organization at the University of Kansas, Shabbat service is Friday evenings, followed by dinner. Special Shabbat services such as Leadership Shabbat or Freshman Shabbat are held occasionally on a...

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New Reform Temple

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Phone: 816-523-7809
Email: nrt7100@aol.com
Website: http://www.nrtkc.org
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Activities and Schedule

The Temple offers Friday evening shabbat services and Sunday morning Sunday school and confirmation class. For specific times and locations, see their website. Children's educational programs follow the principles of Reform ideals and include such subjects as...

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University of Kansas Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Contact Information

Address: The University of Kansas, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045
Email: arif_huq@hotmail.com
Website: http://msaku.com

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History

The national Muslim Students Association has branches all over the USA and Canada. It started in 1963 when seventy Muslim students from across America and Canada came together at the University of Illinois...

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Ancient Wisdom

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Phone: 816-756-2743
Email: vicky@ancientwisdomkc.org
Website: http://www.ancientwisdomkc.org
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Gaia Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 4 December 2012.

Phone: 816-931-9900
Email: info@gaiacommunity.org
Website: http://www.gaiacommunity.org/
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Mission

Members of the Gaia Community "gather to honor the inherent sacredness of Nature in a family-supportive environment where diversity of belief and lifestyle is respected. We care for the Earth and each other because our lives depend on it." For more on their mission, visit this... Read more about Gaia Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 4 December 2012.

Phone: 785-843-6472
Website: http://nsmbclk.org/

History

The Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church originated in 1855 when the New England Immigrant Aid Society assembled and organized the Second Missionary Baptist Mission in Lawrence, Kansas. This date makes the church only one year younger than the City of Lawrence. The congregation originally held its meetings on the second floor of the Green Brothers’ Hardware store. It then... Read more about Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church

Kansas City Soka Gakkai International-USA

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 7 October 2014.

Phone: 816-474-7973
Website: http://www.sgi-kc.org/
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The Kansas City Buddhist Center is the Greater Kansas City home of Soka Gakkai International (SGI). A major renovation in 2013 expanded the internal structure of the Center to accommodate its growing membership. Two distinct rooms for gongyo (prayer services) were incorporated in this renovation and a former...

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Temple B’nai Jehudah

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 4 December 2012.

Phone: 913-663-4050
Email: info@bnaijehudah.org
Website: http://www.bnaijehudah.org
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History

The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Founded in 1870 by 25 pioneer families with only $800, it has been a Reform congregation from the start. According to the website, membership currently numbers approximately 1... Read more about Temple B’nai Jehudah

Kehilath Israel Synagogue

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 16 November 2013.

Phone: 913-642-1880
Email: events@kisyn.org
Website: http://www.kisyn.org

The Kehilath Israel Synagogue is comprised of 650 families. In addition to Rabbi Mandl, Jeffrey A. Shron serves as the cantor, Allan I. Greenberg is the ritual director, and Sheldon Singer is the President. Important holidays such as Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur may draw as many as 1,500 people to the synagogue. According to Cantor Shron, ethnicity within the...

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