KC DAY of HOPE Testimony
Hope in the Heart of Kansas City

Rev. Abram Bagunu • Associate Pastor
October 7, 2026

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KC Day of Hope 2026:
Hope in the Heart of Kansas City


Summary:

  1. ❤️ 700 people were served at the 2026 KC Day of Hope.
  2. 🙌 250 volunteers and 20 church and community partners came together to serve Kansas City.
  3. 🌎 Your giving helped make it possible. Commission Church financially sponsored the outreach through Engage Network Ministries.

What happens when churches and community partners come together with one goal: to love our city and share the hope of Jesus?

This year's KC Day of Hope at Central Park gave us a glimpse.

On September 19th, 2026, hundreds of people gathered at Central Park for a day of serving families, meeting practical needs, building relationships, praying together, and sharing the Gospel.

And this year, attendance doubled from 2025!

Look What Happened!

The numbers tell an incredible story of what can happen when the Church works together.

  • 700+ people served
  • 37,000 pounds of food distributed
  • Dozens of people were prayed for in the name of JESUS
  • 250 volunteers
  • 20 church and community partners

And throughout the day, families also had access to a community resource fair, free haircuts, inflatables, prayer, and Gospel conversations.

Behind every one of those numbers is a person, a family, a conversation, and an opportunity to demonstrate the love of Jesus.

Giving away food and providing community resources matters. But the Day of Hope is about more than what someone takes home at the end of the day.

It's about creating opportunities for the local Church to be present in our community.

Throughout the event, volunteers had opportunities to pray with people and have Gospel conversations alongside meeting tangible needs. That's the kind of impact we want Commission Church to continue being part of.

Your Giving Helped Make This Possible

Commission Church, thank you for giving.

Because of your faithful generosity to our church, we were able to financially support Engage Network Ministries and help sponsor this year's KC Day of Hope.

When you give to Commission Church, you're helping us do more than keep the lights on or fund what happens inside our building. Your generosity allows us to partner with ministries doing Gospel-centered work throughout our city and beyond.

Mass outreaches like the Day of Hope simply aren't possible without people faithfully giving.

You gave. Our church was able to give. And together with churches, organizations, and hundreds of volunteers across Kansas City, 700 people were served.

Thank you for giving!


We're Already Looking Forward to 2027

This year's Day of Hope doubled its attendance from 2025, and we're excited about what God could do next.

We're already looking forward to next year's KC Day of Hope, and we're praying that Commission Church can play an even greater role in serving, giving, volunteering, praying, and sharing Jesus with our city.

This is what it looks like to impact our world, right here in Kansas City.

Thank you to everyone who gave, served, prayed, and helped make the 2026 KC Day of Hope possible.

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