The Co-Op is a faith-based initiative of Kansas City area churches working together to bring about transformation at the neighborhood level. The initiative’s strategy is based on working with community leaders within a neighborhood inside of four catalytic program areas: housing, economic development, cradle-to-career education, and health and wellness services.

The idea of the Co-Op began as a conversation in 2006 as a way for churches across the Kansas City area to explore and create new models of working together, models that could contribute to neighborhood revitalization and sustainable community development.

We have learned many lessons along the way.  Maybe the the graeatest being, never give up.