Photo Galleries

2012 Bishop's Roundup for Hunger

The 2012 Bishop's Roundup for Hunger was a great success. The event at the Douglas Country fairgrounds drew participants from dozens of churches in the conference and gathered supplies to help hundreds of Kansas families in need. All photos by Britt Bradley unless otherwise noted.

Come Celebrate

The Commission on Diversity and Advocacy planned an event celebrating the diversity within the Kansas East Annual Conference. The event was Aug. 4 at First United Methodist Church Lawrence's West Campus. Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith, an elder in the Rio Grande Conference, was the keynote speaker. Photos by Lisa Elliott Diehl

2012 South Central Jurisdictional Conference

2012 Annual Conference - Friday, June 8

Photos from the third day of the 2012 session of the Kansas East Annual Conference. You're welcome to download these photos for presenting in your church.

2012 Annual Conference - Saturday, June 9

Photos from the final day of the 2012 session of the Kansas West Annual Conference, including the Great Plains Conference vote announcement and the Sending Forth service. You're welcome to download these photos for presenting in your church.

2012 Annual Conference - Service of Ordination and Commissioning

A grouping of select photos from the Service of Ordination and Commissioning at the 2012 session of the Kansas East Annual Conference. Those who were recognized, commissioned or ordained will receive a link to enable them to download all high-resolution images taken at the service.

2012 Annual Conference - Thursday, June 7

Photos from the second day of the 2012 session of the Kansas East Annual Conference, including the Memorial Service. You're welcome to download these photos for presenting in your church.

2012 Annual Conference - Wednesday, June 6

Photos from the first day of the 2012 session of the Kansas East Annual Conference. You're welcome to download these photos for presenting in your church.

General Conference 2012 May 4

Photos by Lisa Elliott Diehl

General Conference 2012 Delegation Photos - May 3

Photos by Lisa Elliott Diehl

General Conference 2012 Delegation Photos

General Conference 2012

Photos of Kansas East delegates at work at General Conference 2012.

Hands on Topeka 2012

Photos by Susan Cooper

Harveyville Tornado 2012

An EF-2 tornado caused major damage to the small community of Harveyville on Feb. 28, 2012, and destroyed the Harveyville United Methodist Church.

2012 Joint Called Clergy Session

Nearly 750 clergy from Kansas and Nebraska gathered in Topeka January 17-19, 2012. All photos by Britt Bradley unless otherwise noted.

Institute Centennial

More than 100 alumni and friends of Institute gathered with this year's Institute participants to celebrate 100 years of the event on the Baker University Campus Sunday, June 19. Photographs by Lisa Elliott Diehl, area communications director.

Hands On Topeka 2011

More than 700 volunteers registered to participate in the second Hands On Topeka park clean-up event May 1. Volunteers worked in 13 parks throughout the Topeka community. This year, the volunteers did a variety of outdoor tasks, including litter removal, mulching, landscaping, painting and staining. "Hands On Topeka moves us beyond the four walls of our churches to make a difference in the community," said Rev. Evelyn Fisher, Topeka District superintendent. More than 100 feet of fence was stained, two buildings and several foul ball poles were painted, four signs were painted, thousands of tree limbs and twigs were collected, tons of leaves were raked away from fences and obstructions for mulching, signs were straightened, chain link fences were repaired and graffiti was removed. "As a member of the First United Methodist Church in Topeka and as the director of the city of Topeka Parks and Recreation Department, I am both proud and appreciative of the Rethink Church, Hands On Topeka initiative of the Kansas East Conference," said Terry Bertels. "I'm proud of my church for stepping out one more time to be a presence in the community and appreciative to receive so much help from so many wonderful people."

New Albany dedicates new building

The New Albany United Methodist Church congregation dedicated a new building March 27, 2011. The building replaced the one destroyed by a tornado May 8, 2009. The congregation was able to have the new building constructed without taking out a mortgage or construction loan. “New Albany was very well taken care of by insurance, and, although we did not have any fund-raisers necessarily for ourselves, we did have some provided for us along with several donations by other churches throughout the Kansas East Conference, across the state and even out of state,” said Pastor Susan Galvan. “Also, we were blessed by individuals' donations some of whom we have never met.”

Parsons District Poverty Simulation for Clergy

A poverty simulation for clergy members in the Parsons District March 10, 2011, provided an opportunity to have a brief experience of low-income living in America. The simulation was held at Parson Wesley UMC. (photos by Susan Cooper)

Hands On Topeka 2010

More than 900 volunteers from United Methodist churches and the community cleaned up nine city parks in Topeka on April 11 in the first Hands On Topeka Rethink Church event.