Can a Kansas City pastor’s sunny unity message attract divided voters?

By: Eric Thomas

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 1,321

Last Updated: 4 days, 13 hours ago

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What will it mean if Adam Hamilton, the pastor of the largest church in the region, runs for U.S. Senate in Kansas as an independent?

Hamilton’s stature, as the leader of the Church of the Resurrection, a United Methodist Church with its main campus in Leawood, makes this a complicated question. Hamilton recorded two videos this week, posting one to his exploratory campaign website and another on the church website.

He said that he …

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