Category: Kansas City Missouri

Irish Fest planned on Labor Day weekend

The Kansas City Irish Fest is set to start at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, and continue through Sunday evening at Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo.

More than 300 musicians and dancers are expected to participate in the event.

Performers will include Mundy,The Elders, Gaelic Storm, Baile an Salsa, We Banjo 3, Socks in the Frying Pan, Carswell and Hope, Ashley Davis, Larry Kirwan, Eddie Delahunt and Friends, Flannigans Right Hook, St. Andrews Pipes and Drums, Bob Reeder, Jim Cosgrove and Damien McCarthy.

Among the many dancers who are scheduled include the O’Riada-Manning Academy of Irish Dance, the Driscoll School of Irish Dance and Ceili at the Crossroads.

There also will be activities for children.

Several volunteers from Wyandotte County are expected to participate in the Irish Fest, also.

Admission is $10 per adult on Friday, and $18 at the gate on Saturday and Sunday or $12 in advance. Tickets are $5 for children ages 3-12. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase.

The schedule for the event is online at www.kcirishfest.com.

Kansas City, Mo., man pleads guilty to armed bank robbery

A Kansas City, Mo., man who pointed a gun in the face of a bank employee during a robbery in Overland Park pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., on Monday, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Landein Craddock, 33, Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery. In his plea, he admitted that on Jan. 20, 2015, he displayed a revolver when he and another man robbed the Bank of the West at 9400 Antioch in Overland Park, Kan.

Both robbers wore masks and gloves. Craddock shouted at employees and customers to get on the ground and he pointed a gun in the face of one of the bank employees, while the other man jumped the counter and collected money from tellers.

Shortly after the robbery, police spotted Craddock and the other man in a black Honda and pursued them until the driver crashed his car in Kansas City, Mo. Craddock fled on foot and was arrested about a block from the scene of the accident.

Sentencing will be set for a later time. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 20 years or less. Co-defendant Jerome Davis, 32, Kansas City, Mo., is scheduled for jury trial Dec. 7.

Grissom commended the Overland Park Police Department, the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask.

Church plans annual ministry conference

Pastors, ministry and community leaders will gather Sept. 2-4 for the annual New Bethel Church Grow Your Ministry Conference.

The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel KCI, Kansas City, Mo.

The host for the event is the New Bethel Church, 745 Walker Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

According to a church spokesman, pastors, ministry leaders, government leaders, community leaders and aspiring leaders are invited to the conference.

The conference begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, with a welcoming orientation and reception, and will continue with seminars and general sessions.

Keynote speakers will include Bishop David C. Cooper, senior pastor of New Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church and regional bishop in the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship; Crisette Ellis, wife of Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, CEO of Affirmations by Crisette, and Mary Kay national sales director; Jay Williams, U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for economic development; and Darren Thomas, founder and pastor of Rebirth Worship Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Seminars and general sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with an evening general session at 7 p.m. each night. All evening general sessions are open to the public.

Conference general sessions will include “Developing Your Leadership Team: Who’s Got My Back?” “Taking Worship to A New Realm,” “Going Beyond the Wall,” “God Has No Ceilings,” “Dreams Do Come True” and “Church Leadership In A New Direction.” Conference seminar topics will cover “Expanding the role of the first lady and female church leaders,” “Effective ministry for today’s youth,” “Who says you can’t do that in ministry?” and “Ministry with a solid foundation.”

The theme of this year’s Grow Your Ministry conference is “Ministry Beyond the Walls” and will emphasize that the success of your ministry is tied to both your ability to identify and your willingness to go beyond the church walls into areas of what some might consider as cutting-edge. This is an intense working conference for those who are serious about growing and enhancing their ministry. Those who attend will not only be informed, but also empowered for greater ministry, a church spokesman said.

For event information contact the New Bethel Church office at 913-281-2002 or email [email protected]. More information is online at www.newbethelkc.org or www.timeforthegym.org.

For online registration and hotel information visit www.timeforthegym.org or contact the New Bethel Church Office for a registration form. Registration is $45. Day-rate registration is also available through the church office.