Kansas City Oasis

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Vyckie Garrison, "No Longer Quivering: A Former Quiverfull Mother Answers Your Questions" Musical Guest: Flutrio (https://www.facebook.com/kcflutechoir/) Community Moment: Audra Alexander Vyckie Garrison was once a prominent member of the Quiverfull community, a rapidly growing Christian fundamentalist movement that bans birth control and encourages huge “Biblical families” such as the Duggars of TLC’s 19 and Counting fame. Garrison edited and published a Christian “pro-life, pro-family” newspaper for 16+ years in northeast Nebraska while home-churching, home-birthing, and...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Nathan Bailey, "Bitcoin: So What?" Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell Community Moment: Aaron Guerra The roller coaster ride story of bitcoin embedded in evolving history of humanity's use and abuse of currency through the centuries. About the speaker: Nathan Bailey graduated with a B.S. in accountancy and is currently working toward CPA licensure. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry to help feed and clothe those in need. The Micah Ministry is a charitable organization that seeks to help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait – as long as they could use some help, the Micah Ministry is there to help them. The Micah Ministry operates in a way that’s a bit different from traditional support organizations....

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Debbie Barker of Lakeside Nature Center, "Let the Wild Be Free" Musical Guest: Chris Foster (https://www.facebook.com/chrisfostersongs/) Community Moment: JJ Cantrell *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Featured Speaker: Dawn Buehler, "Friends of the Kaw the Kansas River and the Watershed" Musical Guest: Coyote Bill Duo Community Moment: David Krampus Dawn Buehler is the Kansas Riverkeeper® & Executive Director of Friends of the Kaw. In addition to managing the daily activities of FOK, she monitors, responds to and mediates suspected pollution incidents to Kansas River; schedules and facilitates educational paddle trips; and manages advocacy efforts to protect and preserve the Kansas River. Dawn was born and raised in the Kaw River Valley in DeSoto on a 2,000-acre crop farm. The family farm ran along the Kansas River...

Join fellow Oasians for some tasty Mexican food and lively conversation! *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

In partnership with KCAC, Kansas City Oasis is co-hosting a volunteering event for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City! Typical Day *Go directly to your construction site at 8 a.m. (will be announced one week prior to event) *Prayer or devotion (optional) and sign-in. *Break for lunch around 12 p.m. (must provide yourself). *Day ends around 3:30 p.m. **Enjoy your evening and feel great about all that you contributed!! Rules *Dress prepared for any weather and, of course, to get dirty. *All construction volunteers must be at least 16 years old (Federal regulations). *Wear shoes with thick, sturdy soles. Each...

Featured Speaker: Hank Osterhout, executive director, Kansas Free for Arts Musical Guest: Sapphire Son (https://www.facebook.com/sapphireson/) Community Moment: Julie Randolph Kansas Free For Arts (KFA) is an arts-based 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2014 by Hank Osterhout and Megan O'Brien. The two combined their passion and skills for the arts to provide community programming that promotes wellness through creativity. Kansas Free for Arts aims to inspire generations of Kansans to pursue greatness through creative endeavors and strives to empower individuals and their communities to maximize their potential for personal and communal growth. To learn more, visit http://www.ksfreeforarts.org/. *By participating in this event,...

Join us for this family-friendly event. This show combines Tchaikovsky with animation and laser lights. We will explore the decorations and train exhibits in the Grand Hall, then meet outside of Rocky Mountain Chocolate at 2:45 p.m. to head down to the Gottlieb Planetarium for the 25-minute show. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased online (be sure to purchase Nutcracker as opposed to Holiday show). *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).