Letter of Introduction and Invitation

From: Muriel Luedeman
mur620@gmail.com


Letter of Introduction and Invitation

Do you want to see Divine Transformation for Independence?

“God wants to transform every city, but He wants somebody to who thinks He can.” Lonnie Riley, Pastor of transformed Lynch, Kentucky

Last year, two separate Restoration prayer groups began to hear God speak and see His hand move in behalf of our city. One group was the Temple Lot Prayer Group. The other was a gathering of priesthood called together by Dennis Cato, LDS Independence Stake President, along with Woody Howell, President of the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ, and Andy Gross, Pastor of Central Church of Restoration Church of Jesus Christ and members of Gospel Park Restoration Church, JCRB. In December, the two groups joined hands, along with believers from Team Jesus and God’s Love Ministries to form an all-faiths alliance of church members and leaders, the Independence Is Alive and Well Initiative.

In five short months, the twenty-two attendees from eight different fellowships who met, grew to over 100 from 35 churches. Loving God, loving our neighbor, and Unity of Christian brethren are the defining desires of this movement. Our goal is to unify the body of Christ by banding together to share the love of Jesus and bring His Kingdom. Holy excitement and expectation fills the air at every meeting. Diversity of faiths is not a deterrent if we focus on the two great Christian commandments. This is bedrock common ground that is working in our midst.

The Initiative wants to be a blessing to Independence to improve the quality of life for her citizens. Grounded in prayer to know our Father’s heart, Initiative members are focusing on three areas of need – the homeless, neighborhoods, and widow/ers.

The desire of God’s heart, and ours also, is to pour out His Spirit upon our town and bring Divine Transformation. We invite all believers from every God loving faith, who feel the same way, to come and see the things God is doing in, with, and through His sons and daughters.

Independence a very sick and dying city, with hundreds of homeless and increasing at an alarming rate. Drug houses and Meth are rampant, we rank in the top ten for human trafficking, and the highest incidents of child abuse. We are crying out to God for deliverance and revival. We are sure He will answer.

Come and See! You have a part to play!

For more information contact Muriel Luedeman at:
mur620@gmail.com
816-726-8425





Please join the Independence Is Alive and Well Initiative for an:
Event: Mexican Dinner
Date: Friday, May 31st
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Place: LDS Fellowship Hall
705 W Walnut
Independence MO 64050

To share our vision and platform and the great things God is doing in the all-faiths Initiative to improve the quality of life in Independence.

RSVP: Muriel Luedeman
mur620@gmail.com


And Also:

A COOK OUT!



Sunday, June 2nd
2:00pm – 5:00pm

The Unity Center of Independence
801 W 23 Street
Independence MO 64055

Pastor Brian Carline with Team Jesus and Pastor Billy Tharp with God’s Love Ministries Alliance are hosting a cook out to say thank you to the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ for the donation of their headquarters building for the new home of the Independence Is Alive and Well Initiative and Unity Center of Independence and to share a tour of the facility.

RSVP: Muriel Luedeman
mur620@gmail.com

Supporting church members, ministries, and civic organizations:

God’s Love Ministries, Team Jesus KC, 10 LDS Independence Stake congregations, Living Hope Church members, Gospel Park Church members, Hands and Feet of Jesus/ Maywood Baptist Church, Central Church of Restoration Church of Jesus Christ, Habitat for Humanity, St. Luke’s UCC, Stone Church Community of Christ, First Peoples Community of Christ, Open Range Ministry to Native Americans, Hart Ministries, First United Methodist Church, Officer with Independence Police Department, Healing House Kansas City