St Mark's United Methodist Church

6422 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park KS 66202       Email: stmarks@stmarksumc.info     913.722.2310


Welcome - Love - Grow - Serve


  • Worship

    Saturday Worship Service is held in the Chapel at 4 pm.


    Sunday Worship is held at 9:30 am in the Sanctuary.


    Worship online is available on Sundays at 9:30: SUNDAY WORSHIP

        If you worship online, you can record your worship attendance: HERE  


    Links to recorded services from previous Sundays are provided below - scroll down.

    Each worship service is added to the list on Monday mornings

  • Santa Fe Waystation Food Pantry

    Santa Fe Waystation Food Pantry Information: www.santafewaystation.org - 913.722.1960 santafewaystation@gmail.com


    We are open on Mondays:
    9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    and 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 


    Anyone hungry is welcome, regardless of where you live.

    We always need donations, and we often need volunteers.

    See the tab above for more information or click HERE.

  • Parents' Day Out Program

    Check to see if we have space for your child:

     stmarkspreschoolpdo@yahoo.com

    https://www.facebook.com/St.MarksPreschoolPDO/
    or c    all 913-722-0449


    PDO is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
    from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.


    We have classes for 1 - 5-year-olds, with age-appropriate curriculum.


    Classes for some age groups have a waiting list,
    and others have space available.


    Check the tab above for more information or click HERE.

Exciting Events!

We have some exciting events planned!

Family, friends, and neighbors are welcome anytime!

  • Holy Week Flyer

    Click the graphic above for the flyer in PDF format.

  • The John D. Beach Memorial Scholarship Fund

    The deadline for applying for the John D. Beach Memorial Scholarship Fund is April 15, 2025. An application may be picked up in the Church office. For more information about this scholarship, please click here.

  • DONATE YARN!!!!

    DONATE YARN!!!!

     The Knitwits have used up almost all the yarn that has been donated for projects. If you have yarn to donate, please bring it to Church on Sunday or to the Church Office during the week. The hats and mittens from the Christmas Mitten tree are going to the Hub Argentine this week.

     

    If you knit or crochet, want to learn a new skill, or want to visit, Knitwits meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. They meet in the Coffee Connection area. See you there.

Fun things to plan for...


  • Sugar Cookie Decorating ClassES

    Each month’s cookie decorating class has different designs and teaches different skills. 


    Big Mouth Baking provides 6 cookies, at least 4 bags of colored frosting, and extra things such as sprinkles or eyes, a placemat to work on, a frosting practice sheet, recipes, and a take home box. 


    Each class is 90 minutes long and suitable for adults (and children over 8) with any level of previous experience.

    NEW CLASS OPPORTUNITIES

    EACH MONTH!

    Check out: Big Mouth Baking

    Buy tickets at: https://bigmouthbaking.eventbrite.com/

  • Youth Mission Trip

    Every year, Youth Group students have a great opportunity to serve, worship, travel, make new friends from other youth groups, and have a ton of fun together!


    We are very grateful to our trip leaders and the congregation for their support.


    Encourage your student

    to attend next year!


    Mission Trips are open to St Mark's Youth Group students who have finished 6th grade, through 12th grade.


    Call the church office

    for more information. 913 722 2310

  • Handbell Camp!

    Handbell Camp is open to new and experienced ringers and happens every year, usually in early July. 


    This camp is help at Heartland Center in Parkville, about 30 minutes from St Mark's UMC.


    Handbell camp is a place to learn,  develop your skills, and have a great time with other handbell ringers. 


    Join us for Handbell Camp in 2025

    June 22 - 26 2025

    Dates are earlier than usual for 2025 only.


    Talk to Janet C for more information, 

    or go to handbellcamp.0rg

Justice!

St Mark's UMC is a proud member of  the Good Faith Network,

a network of 27 faith communities which works for justice

in Johnson County.  


Micah 6:8 is a mandate for all who claim to follow God. 

Churches are traditionally good at "walking humbly" and provide many opportunities for worship and Bible study. 


Most churches do well at "loving mercy" and include many opportunities to be supportive and merciful through things like food pantries and clothing drives.


However, most churches do not do so well at "acting justly" - that is, seeking ways

to change unjust systems, or speaking to people in power about the needs

of those who are marginalized and abandoned by our culture.   


The Good Faith Network gives us the opportunity to join our voices

with many other congregations so that we can be an effective voice for change

in numbers too large to ignore!  


Check out their website: www.thegoodfaithnetwork.org

  • Ways to Serve

    We regularly need volunteers to help serve at such things as the Crosslines Lunch Program, SFW Food Pantry, in our local schools, Thanksgiving Dinner and other special projects.

  • Children and Youth

    We offer Kids' Time With Christ during worship for children aged 3 through 4th grade; Sunday School classes after worship at 10:45 am for children and youth and regular special activities for teenagers.

  • Grow with Small Groups

    You might want to check out our Sunday School classes for adults at 10:45 am after worship, or other week-day groups including short term Bible Studies, a Prayer Chain and an Advocacy Group