The McPherson Family YMCA was honored at the Safe Kids Kansas Annual Meeting with an Outstanding Partnership for Child Safety award.The award was presented on December 5 by Safe Kids Kansas in recognition of the McPherson Family YMCA’s commitment to reducing accidental injuries to children.In the spring of 2023, the McPherson Family YMCA established a Life Jacket Loaner Station within the YMCA facility.
Revolution Free Methodist Church staff, congregants, and community members gathered December 5th to celebrate the church’s expanded space with a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting.“Faith is a strong pillar of our community in McPherson so thank you for everything you are doing to continue to enrich our community with that,” said Chamber president-elect Carlyn Lemon as she invited Revolution Church’s lead pastor, Steve Gray, to the podium and presented him with a certificate of appreciation.Gray shared that the church launched just before Covid shut everything down in 2020, bringing their attendance down from 150 their first Sunday to nothing within three weeks.
The McPherson Housing Coalition (MHC) is excited to begin their next project, a county-wide housing study in conjunction with the McPherson County Housing Task force (MCHTF).Every community in McPherson County will be included in the study which will tell the organizations what type of housing each community currently has, what condition current housing is in, what housing needs they may have, and the projections for each community in the county.
The Country Cousins 4-H Club’s monthly meeting was held on Sunday, Nov.
Lakeside Park truly shines thanks to the efforts of numerous volunteers who helped the McPherson Park Department adorn the park with hundreds of Christmas lights.
Christmas is just around the corner and McPherson is promoting holiday spirit.
This edition has a lot of Christmas news, but this might be the most important one.The McPherson Community puts in a lot of time and effort to make sure everyone in the community is remembered at Christmas.The McPherson Police Department provides gifts to local school children and their families through the Blue Santa Program.
The ReUse It Center presented Outreach McPherson with $1,000 in November.
The City of Inman is seeking volunteers for the Living Nativity on December 9.Lighthouse Coffee will present each volunteer with either a hot chocolate or drip coffee drink free of charge.