Minimum custody inmate walks away from Lansing Correctional Facility

A minimum custody resident, Joshua W. Renfro, was placed on escape status at about 9 p.m. Sunday after it was reported that he walked away from Lansing Correctional Facility on Sunday, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Renfro, a 39-year-old white male, was reported missing when he could not be located at the minimum security unit, according to officials.

He is serving a 30-month sentence for a 2020 violation of an extended protection order conviction in Allen County. He has four prior convictions dating back to 2001, according to authorities.

He is 6-1, 175 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. He has tattoos on his torso, neck, hands, arms and legs.

Anyone with information about him may call the Kansas Department of Corrections at 913-727-3235, Ext. 58224, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 800-572-7463 or local law enforcement at 911.

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Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches have information about Masses at the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Masses at Christ the King are at 4 p.m. Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Masses at Blessed Sacrament will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Sunday.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. Casa de Alabanza will celebrate a 14th anniversary at 11 a.m. Oct. 23. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

The First Christian Church – Bonner Springs will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the fellowship hall, 148 N. Nettleton, Bonner Springs. To make an appointment, call 877-468-6844 or visit savealifenow.org.

“Dreams: Letters from God, Part III” will be the program from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas. Bernie Graves will present the program. Registration is required to 913-689-9375. For more information, visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. For information about services, see https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. Open Door is planning a fall festival from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 30. There will be games, food, inflatables, trunk-or-treat and other activities. For more information see https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. There will be a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about Masses at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. Masses are at 5 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Chin-Burmese.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ or https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 9:30 a.m., with Sunday School following the service at 10:45 a.m. The Wednesday Night Bible Study will be held at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Livestream services here at https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch/. For more information visit [email protected] or email [email protected].

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday, with Sunday School at 9 a.m. For more information, including information about livestreamed services, see https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc.

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