About Us
History
Who We Are
History & Founder
Dr. Gary and Rev. Belinda Kendall founded Love KC in August of 2017 with the support of a good friend, Eric Rochester, Director of The Sending Project and long-time mentor, Gary Schmitz.
Their 41+ year career in ministry to Kansas City includes the following:
- 1982 pastor of First Church of God, Kansas City, Kansas
- 1985 planted Indian Creek Community Church in Olathe, Kansas
- 1999 co-founded Church Multiplication Association
- 2010 re-started Project Partner with daughter, Kristen Levitt
- 2016 received the Olathe Humanitarian of the Year Award
- 2017 founded Love KC
- 2018 received the Dr. Charles Briscoe Award for Urban Ministry
Belinda is an ordained pastor and an advocate for women in ministry.
In addition to leading Love KC, Gary works for Gloo, a tech, data, platform company serving on their marketing team as a Cities Lead.
Our Team
Meet Us
Meet the Team
The Love KC team is diverse and growing in number. Some volunteer, others are part-time or full time. There’s room for you to join if you have interest.
- Gary Kendall, Catalyst
- Belinda Kendall, Donor Relations
- Jade VanSlyke, Community Development Partner
- Andrew Adudu, Associate, Church Partnerships
- Tim Stout, Media
- Linda Meyers, Prayer Coordinator
- Lyssa Kirwan, Social Media
- Mark Martin, Admin and Treasurer
- Tracy Mosley, Accountant
- Brent Coonrod, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Governing
Our Board
Board of Directors
Our Values
Our
Values
Love
Unity
Equality
Prayer
Collaboration
Humility
Urgency
Affiliations
Organizations
Partners
You may see these names in our social media or hear them on a Podcast. In order for you to find them and partner with them we share their link here. This list is always growing.