The Morse Church

Morse to welcome San Francisco recording artist

Morse Church — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:58:17 +0000

David Greco, a San Francisco-based indie recording artist, will lead worship live at Morse Church on Sunday, February 12th. Read more about David Greco here and listen music by David Greco here.

On Dane Sommer

Morse Church — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:55:17 +0000

THE REVEREND DANE R. SOMMER, D.Min, M.Div., BCC

Director of Chaplaincy Services

Assistant Director of Bioethics Policy and Practice

The Children’s Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri

The Rev. Dr. Dane R. Sommer has been the Director of Chaplaincy Services at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri, since 1987. He is also the Assistant Director of Bioethics Policy and Practice. Dr. Sommer was the first full-time chaplain at Children’s Mercy. The Department of Chaplaincy Services now includes seven full-time and four part-time chaplains. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and his Master of Divinity Degree from the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, Minnesota. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, completing a qualitative research project entitled “How Children Die: A Narrative Review of Twenty-Two Pediatric Deaths.” Dr. Sommer is a Board Certified Chaplain in the Association for Professional Chaplains, and has full standing in the United Church of Christ. Dr. Sommer was the founder and first president of the Pediatric Chaplains Network, an organization designed for support of the unique needs of chaplains who work in pediatrics. He is a member of the national UNOS Ethics Committee, and adjunct professor of bioethics at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He is a frequent lecturer on the theological and spiritual issues of working with hospitalized children. His most recent focus has been on the issue of suffering and evil.

The Reverend Bryan J. Dahms, Founder/Lead Pastor

Morse Church — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:46:28 +0000

The Reverend Bryan Dahms, Founder/Lead Pastor, began his journey of faith through vespers services while at Clayesmore Prepatory School, Iwerne Minster, Blandford, Dorset, England and continuing through confirmation classes at The Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS. Bryan’s faith came alive in a personal way in 1983 while at the University of Kansas and after reading these words in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew: “You have heard it said, ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ but I say to you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Coming to an understanding that those words could not be of human origin, Dahms became convinced that the God of the universe is the God of the Bible. He connected with The Rev. Dr. Tom Ryan at 1st Presbyterian in Lawrence and together with a crew of Christian college students founded His Life, a derivative of the Young Life model of ministries and targeting students at Lawrence High School. During college, Bryan completed residential Pastoral Internships at Village Church and Colonial Prebyterian in Kansas City. After graduating with a B.S. in Business Administration, Bryan was appointed to the positon of Area Director, Blue Valley Young Life while maintaining his secular work in Product Design and Development with Hallmark Cards. Pastor Dahms founded a real estate company in 1991, a vocation that afforded him the opportunity to enter ministry full-time. He joined the Pastoral Staff of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Brookside, Kansas City, first as Pastor to Youth and Families and then as Associate Pastor for Evangelism. After seven years at St. Andy’s, Bryan received a sabbatical fellowship to Holy Trinity Brompton church in Knightsbridge, London, England where he studied church-based evangelization through the Alpha Course under Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel. In 1997, Dahms relocated to New York and was appointed National Director of Evangelism for Alpha in North America and, together with Dr. Alistair Hanna, founded Alpha USA. In 1998, The Dahms family relocated to Pasadena, CA so Bryan could complete his M.A. in Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. In 2003, Pastor Bryan left Alpha to take up an appointment with Icon Productions to promote the film, The Passion of the Christ. Together with a small team of church leaders, Dahms crafted a plan to “main-stream” the film as an evangelization tool for the world. In 2005, Bryan accepted the position of Pastor of Evangelism at United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, a position Pastor Dahms resigned from to form a not-for-profit to acquire, restore, and reopen The Morse Church. In 2009, Pastor Bryan founded the National Ministries Department for the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United To Serve, or FOCUS. Under Bryan’s direction, FOCUS launched missions for the poor and homeless in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Orlando, San Diego, and Orange County. In November of 2011, Pastor Bryan left Focus to devote more of his energy to Morse Church. Dahms pilots small aircaft, drives commercially for the Blue Valley School district, serves as a trust officer for a private equity firm, operates as a licensed real estate agent, and owns a residential real estate leasing company. Recently, Bryan founded Iron4Missions, a not-for-profit to raise funds for outreach to the poor through his competiton at the Iron Man World Triathalon Championships in September of 2012.

Pastor Dahms and his wife of 25 years, Paula, live in Overland Park with their 4 children.

Events at Morse Church

Morse Church — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:01:48 +0000

NOTE: Morse Church will combine for one service at 9:45 AM on February 26th.

Ash Wednesday Service, February 22 7:00PM: Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. According to the Canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this forty day liturgical period of prayer and fasting. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are burned. This practice is common in much of Christendom, being celebrated by Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Anglicans, and some Baptist denominations.

Service of Holy Baptism, Sunday, February 26th. Want to be baptized? Baptism is the standard, universally accepted rite of confirmation of the Christian faith. If you or anyone you know–adults, kids, friends–are yet to be baptized then you are encouraged to join us for a special Sunday service for this purpose coinciding with the the First Sunday of Lent (a time of repentance and reflection), on February 26th at 9:45 AM. For more information, contact Pastor Bryan on pastor@morsechurch.org

About Morse: Service times, Directions and Pastoral Leadership

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:41:52 +0000

NOTE: Morse Church will combine for one service at 9:45 AM on February 26th.

Regular Sunday Worship:

8:15 a.m. Traditional Carols & Holy Communion

9:45 a.m. Music in Contemporary Arrangements; Relevant Talks; Holy Communion

The 1st century welcomed all ages into worship services. We follow this practice at Morse Church. However, as a convenience, we offer safe, fun, instructive, and loving care for children up to kindergarten age.

Join Us

15431 Quivira Road
Overland Park, KS 66221
913.706.0077

pastor@morsechurch.org

Our Pastor, The Rev. Bryan J. Dahms (click for more info)

Welcome back. Welcome home.

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:51:46 +0000

NOTE: Morse Church will combine for one service at 9:45 AM on February 26th.

From our pastor, the Rev. Bryan J. Dahms (click to read bio)

Welcome. In September 2005, after a century of ministry and decades of sleeping, the ancient, sacred building called Morse Church was resurrected by the grace of God and through the determination of a committed body of believers…

Morse Church remains firmly committed to building loving, authentic relationships and presenting the truth in clear, direct terms.

If you understand the beauty of simplicity, if you value authenticity, if you feel the tug of Jesus Christ on your heart and are seeking a church home that’s also a family, come experience the Abundant Life with our loving, growing congregation.

Morse Church – a 21st Century expression of the 1st Century church in Johnson County, Kansas. Come listen, sing, pray, and meditate with us. Discover the value of a lifestyle of worship and prayer. Hope you can join us!