2025 Annual
Report
In Kansas City,
as it is in Heaven.
Dear Midtown
Church,
As a leadership team at the beginning of 2024, we prayed for the following: that as a church we would move beyond knowledge to experience God and that God would increase our capacity to serve the poor, oppressed, and marginalized. And oh my, have we seen God answer these two prayers.
In January 2024 we kicked off part two of our Come Holy Spirit series and as a result have seen so much growth in people’s capacity to not just know who God is but to experience him. Our awareness of the Holy Spirit’s presence has grown in our times of worship and prayer.
In October, we kicked off our new serving approach with Serve Sunday and saw many individuals commit to engaging regularly with one of our nonprofit partners. As we are writing this in December of 2024, Midtown has already given over $25,000 to benevolence and mission sending efforts through our care fund (microgrants), local, and global partnerships.
We also saw the Lord multiply our microchurches as we added two new microchurches this fall. As a result 7 individuals are stepping into their next stage of apprenticeship to Jesus, making disciples.
And lastly, we saw some real growth in inter-church relations as we participated in and hosted a city-wide prayer night with four other KC churches.
What a joy it is to lead a community that looks more and more like Acts 2 year after year- devoting ourselves to teachings, fellowship, and prayer; holding all possessions in common; sharing meals; and adding to our numbers daily.
As we reflect on all God has done in 2024, the miraculous and the heartbreaking, we are honored to call this community home and to play a small part in revealing the Kingdom of Jesus in Kansas City. We cannot wait to see what God is going to do in 2025.
–Alex & Cassie Ferren,
Lead Pastors of Midtown Church
Revealing the Kingdom
Week after week, we gather in homes and in Midtown to declare the Kingdom of Jesus has come. That all may come to know the abundance of our King through our words and by our lives.
We aim to be the type of people who can step into eternity, in Jesus’ kingdom, and be right at home. And so, we gather around the things the Jesus-people have always gathered around; prayer, scripture, and mission. We gather to share stories, joys, and heartache. We gather to be reminded we are never alone.
In doing so we will gradually learn what it is to live as citizens of His Kingdom.
Microchurch
This last year, we saw incredible multiplication in our microchurches. We added two new microchurches in 2024 and these leaders all came from existing microchurches. That is 8 new leaders that were willing to step out in faith and risk opening their homes to friends and strangers in order to discover life with Jesus.
In addition to adding two, most of our groups are at or past capacity. This is an answer to prayer as we believe microchurch is not simply a strategy or a fad, but a necessary environment for spiritual growth. We thank God for their growth and look forward to their continued multiplication in 2025.
120 people in a Microchurch
11 microchurches in Kansas City
Sunday Gatherings
Success for any local church is not the size of their gatherings, but the quality of their disciples. We believe commitment to Sunday gathering is a rhythm that helps us grow in the likeness of Jesus..
10 new volunteers added this year
5 Lunch Parties connecting new people to the church.
Serve
This year, Midtown hosted and participated in six serve days in partnership with local nonprofits and community institutions including Agape Pamoja, Replenish KC, Something to Eat KC, Hope Center, Central High School, and citywide initiatives like KC Day of Hope. These serve days included home renovation projects, meal packing for local pantries, teacher appreciation events, school supply drives, prom support for Central High School students, and community celebrations such as Juneteenth.
Beyond serve days, Midtown developed a sustained partnership with Central High School and the Rose Brooks Center’s Project Safe program. Beginning in February 2025, Midtown provided weekly snacks for Project Safe support groups, leading to increased attendance and a positive impact on students’ day-to-day experience. The success of this initiative helped catalyze a grant partnership that now provides snack support for Project Safe groups across Kansas City.
6 serve events with 75 volunteers
Working toward the welfare of our neighbor.
Financial Report
We continue to thank God for his provision throughout the last year. Together, in partnership with the Spirit of God, we’re building a community of formation, justice, hospitality, and Gospel.
The following figures represent money received and spent in the calendar year 2025. We believe that sharing these figures creates accountability and trust as a faith community. If there is a figure or item you would like more information on feel free to email info@midtownkc.church.
+ $260,793.15
Total Giving
This includes $6,000 of designated funds given initially in 2022 for pastoral salaries.
- $221,521.06
Total Expenses
This includes ministry expenses, personnel & operations, global mission, and justice.
- $52,486.80
Ministry Expenses
This includes but is not limited to Sunday Gatherings, Children’s Ministry, Lunch Parties, Microchurch, Leadership Training, and Ministry Retreats.
- $130,233.31
Personnel & Operations
This includes but is not limited to Salaries, Stipends, Office Fees, Advertising, Software, Insurance, Legal Fees, and Digital Giving Costs.
- $38,800.90
Mission, Justice, & Witness
This includes but is not limited to Outreach Events, Missionary Support, Non-profit gifts, Benevolence, Care Fund, and Neighbors Coffee & Community.
Thank you for your Generosity.
A Church of Many Workers
The biblical vision for the church is the body of Christ: one body made up of many distinct parts. At Midtown, we want everyone to belong—honoring our differences and distinctiveness—and we strive to be a community where many people each carry a few responsibilities, rather than a few carrying many.
In 2025, Midtown’s Ministry Team grew with the addition of Chris Chandler as Associate Pastor, Brooke Bowlin as Director of Social Responsibility, and Tyler Conway as Pastoral Resident. We also celebrated the promotion of Corbin White to Pastor of Gatherings, Alycia Keffer to Pastor of Microchurches, and Margaret Reams to Associate Director of Children.
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Chris Chandler
Associate Pastor
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Brooke Bowlin
Director of Social Responsibility
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Tyler Conway
Pastoral Resident
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Corbin White
Pastor of Gatherings
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Alycia Keffer
Pastor of Microchurches
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Margaret Reams
Associate Director of Children
Neighbors Coffee + Hospitality
After years of prayerful planning and patient groundwork, 2025 marked a major milestone for Neighbors Coffee + Hospitality with the official opening of their coffee shop in the Marlborough neighborhood. What began in 2023 as a missional vision has now taken visible shape in a welcoming space designed for connection.
This year, Neighbors Coffee served over 10,000 people. That’s 10,000 cups of affordable coffee, shared moments, and reminders that community still matters. 2025 also brought exciting growth in their commitment to social responsibility. Neighbors Coffee hired two aged-out foster youth as apprentices, offering meaningful employment, mentorship, and long-term support.
As Neighbors Church continues to take shape, the community remains committed to a steady rhythm of monthly gatherings and weekly microchurch meetings. This slow, grassroots approach has been deeply healing, grounding the work in presence, relationship, and trust.
Amanda Berger– Missionary to Armenia, Columbia
In 2025, Midtown Church joyfully sent Amanda Berger into her next season of ministry as a Career Missionary with the Assemblies of God. After years of faithful leadership and service as an Associate Pastor at Midtown, Amanda concluded her time with the church in May and was prayerfully commissioned during her final Sunday with the community.
By June, Amanda was fully funded and departed for missions training in Springfield, Missouri. In September, she continued her preparation by traveling to Costa Rica for language school, an important step as she prepares to serve in Colombia. Amanda is moving toward her calling to help establish a substance abuse recovery program in Armenia, Colombia, and we are grateful to continue partnering with her through prayer and financial support.
Teachings
In 2025 we reflected on discipleship in a digital age, the seven deadly sins, John’s account of Easter, reflections on becoming a community, Paul’s letter to the Philippian Church, and the advent story.
