The Shawnee Mission NES Area Community is where neighbors become family. Together, we share meals, grow in faith, pray for one another, and serve our local schools, foster families and neighborhoods. This is where church moves beyond Sunday services and becomes part of everyday life.
Neighborhoods Included
The Shawnee Mission NES Area Community is anchored around Shawnee Mission North, East, and South High Schools and surrounding neighborhoods.:
Middle School: Hocker Grove Middle School
Bluejacket-Flint Elementary • Crestview Elementary
East Antioch Elementary • Merriam Park Elementary
Nieman Elementary • Roesland Elementary
Rushton Elementary • Santa Fe Trail Elementary
Middle School: Indian Hills Middle School
Belinder Elementary • Briarwood Elementary • Corinth Elementary • Highlands Elementary • Prairie Elementary • Tomahawk Elementary • Trailwood Elementary* • Westwood View Elementary
Middle School: Indian Woods Middle School
Elementary Schools: • Brookridge Elementary • Brookwood Elementary • John Diemer Elementary • Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary
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Why Area Communities Matter
From Attending to Belonging
Church isn’t just a service. It’s family. Area Communities are where you’re known, cared for, and truly belong.
Proximity Matters
Living near one another makes it natural to celebrate, care, and build lasting rhythms of support.
Faith in Everyday Life
Meals, prayer, hospitality, support — discipleship woven into the real rhythms of life.
Visible in the Neighborhood
Serving schools, caring for the hurting, and showing the love of Jesus right where you live.
Area Communities’ Impact
CarePortal
A technology platform that connects churches with real-time needs of local children and families in crisis, allowing us to respond quickly with care and resources right in our neighborhoods!
BLESS
The free BLESS app helps you live as a light in your neighborhood. Its simple framework equips us to pray for our neighbors, while connecting with a growing community of Christ followers.
School Partnerships
Opportunities to serve and support students, families, and staff at local schools through student mentoring and practical acts of care and encouragement.
Helping Foster Families
Providing relational, spiritual, and practical support to foster parents and children so they experience the love and stability of God’s family.
