Small enough to know your name, big enough
to make a difference.

Colonial Church is a vibrant, welcoming community—actually, many communities in one. We come together as a congregation to worship, serve, and grow in faith. But we also gather in smaller groups to celebrate, support one another, and explore life’s big questions.

We like to imagine ourselves as a Colony of Grace in Prairie Village—rooted in love, growing in compassion, and always reaching beyond our walls. Not a place of conquest, but of connection. A spiritual colony where generosity, justice, and joy are cultivated every day.

We don’t just talk about love and justice—we put them into action. As individuals and as a church, we support ongoing humanitarian efforts, respond to crises like hurricane relief and refugee aid, and stand with those in need, near and far.

Colonial Church is part of the United Church of Christ (UCC)—a denomination that values education, diversity, and bold action. The UCC has a history of breaking barriers: founding Yale, ordaining the first woman minister in the U.S. (Rev. Antoinette Brown, 1853), and welcoming the first openly gay minister (Rev. William R. Johnson, 1972).

Our roots run deep. The UCC was formed in 1957 from the merger of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Today, nearly one million members in 6,000 congregations live out the UCC’s commitment to justice, inclusion, and freedom of belief.

Unlike many denominations, the UCC is bottom-up, not top-down—local churches like ours make their own decisions about worship and governance. At Colonial, that means a church shaped by its people, open to all, and always growing in faith and action.