Village Presbyterian Church
| Village Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
Village Presbyterian Church | |
| 39°00′29″N 94°37′48″W / 39.008°N 94.630°W | |
| Location | Prairie Village, Kansas |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founder | Robert H. Meneilly[1] |
Village Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation founded on February 13, 1949, with 282 charter members,[2][1] that has since grown to be one of the largest Presbyterian churches in America with a reported 4,789 members in 2013.[3]
History
Village Presbyterian Church was founded in February 1949 by Robert H. Meneilly.[2][1] in Prairie Village, Kansas[2][1][4] Meneilly went door-to-door in the emerging suburb to encourage residents to visit, and begin building a congregation before the building was complete.[2][5] The church had its first service on Sunday, Feb. 13, 1949.[2]
In a report from Walter Cronkite which was previewed in a 1994 article in the Washington Post, Cronkite described Village Presbyterian as an “absolute perfect example of what is happening to churches all over the United States today in the split between the evangelical right and the more mainstream.”[6]
Rodger Nishioka became senior pastor in 2023.
Village on Antioch
On February 5, 2017, Village Church became one church worshiping at two campuses, holding the first worship service at their first satellite campus located at 148th Street and Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas.[7]
Building
Village Presbyterian began reconstruction of the main church space in April 2015.[8] The renovation was completed in December, 2015 and a new organ arrived in September 2016.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Ferguson, Mike (July 23, 2021). "The Rev. Dr. Robert H. Meneilly, who founded one of the PC(USA)'s largest churches, dies at age 96". Presbyterian News Service. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Our History & Mission | Village Presbyterian Church – Prairie Village, Kansas". www.villagepres.org.
- ↑ "2013 Comparative Statistics of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)" (PDF). www.pcusa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ↑ "Reflections – A History of Prairie Village". www.pvkansas.com.
- ↑ Rice, Glenn (July 22, 2021). "Bob Meneilly, courageous Johnson County pastor who took on racism, extremism, dies". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Brennan, Patricia (1994-12-18). "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO CHRISTIANS?". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ↑ "After a lawsuit divided an Overland Park church, it took a village to revitalize it". www.kansascity.com.
- ↑ "Village Presbyterian starts rolling on $23 million improvement project". www.kansascity.com.