The Kansas Minster Project proposes a collaborative way of organizing ourselves for God’s mission in the Diocese of Kansas in the 21st century — it is a vision of our “branching pattern” for the Jesus Movement, a way of structuring to bear the Way of Love with new vigor.
Minsters are small groups of churches designed for mutual support and sharing of resources, so they can reach out to serve their neighborhoods and communities. They also ensure that every congregation is sacramentally cared for by the priests and deacons within each minster.
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There are 12 minsters in the diocese.
Agape Minster
Grace, Chanute; St. Timothy’s, Iola; Calvary, Yates Center
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Oliver Bunker, oliverf.bunker@gmail.com
All Saints Minster
St. Aidan’s, Olathe; Grace, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Overland Park
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Tom Baker, tbaker1102@yahoo.com
Bluestem Minster
St. John’s, Abilene; St. Mark’s, Blue Rapids; St. Paul’s, Clay Center; Church of the Covenant, Junction City; St. Paul’s, Marysville
Minster shepherds: The Rev. Greg Doll, padregregks@gmail.com
Free State Minster
St. Martin in the Fields, Edwardsville; St. Margaret’s, Lawrence; Trinity, Lawrence; Bishop Seabury Academy; Canterbury House of Lawrence
Minster shepherds: The Rev. Laird MacGregor, lstanmac@gmail.com and Andrew Hoyt, j.andrew.hoyt@gmail.com
Heartland Minster
Trinity, El Dorado; St. Andrew’s, Emporia; St. Matthew’s, Newton
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Richard Osborne, rosborne49@yahoo.com
Kansas River Minster
St. Paul’s, Kansas City; St. Michael and All Angels, Mission; St. Thomas’, Overland Park; St. Luke’s, Shawnee
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Jonathan Brice, rectorstlshawnee@gmail.com
Little Church on the Prairie Minster
St. Paul’s, Coffeyville; Church of the Epiphany, Independence; Church of the Ascension, Neodesha
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Charles Durland, cmdurland@yahoo.com
Missouri River Minster
Trinity, Atchison; St. Paul’s, Leavenworth
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Jon Hullinger, priest@trinityepiscopal.church
South Central Kansas Minster
Trinity, Arkansas City; St. Andrew’s, Derby; Epiphany, Sedan; St. Jude’s, Wellington; Grace, Winfield; St. Bartholomew’s, Wichita
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Kitty Shield, kshield3@att.net
Southeast Minster
St. Mary’s, Galena; St. John’s, Parsons; St. Peter’s, Pittsburg
Minster shepherd: Mr. John Smittle, ejsmittle@gmail.com
Tallgrass Minster
St. Thomas’, Holton; St. Paul’s, Manhattan; Grace Cathedral, Topeka; St. David’s, Topeka; St. Luke’s, Wamego; Canterbury House at K-State
Minster shepherd: The Rev. Yvonne Amanor-Boadu, yvonneboadu@gmail.com
Wichita Minster
Breakthrough ESS, Good Shepherd, Wichita; St. James’, Wichita; St. John’s, Wichita; St. Stephen’s, Wichita; college work at Wichita State
Minster shepherd: Mr. Tim Flynn, timflynnict@gmail.com
The churches of the Wichita Minster have joined together to provide this service of Stations of the Cross.