About Us

“Believers are not compared to bears or lions or other animals that wander alone. Those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together.” -Spurgeon

About Us

“Believers are not compared to bears or lions or other animals that wander alone. Those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together.” -Spurgeon

Who We Are

We are part of the Presbyterian Church in America, and as Presbyterians many of our roots go back to the time of the Reformation in Scotland and Europe.  “Kirk” is an old Scottish word meaning “church” and our desire has always been to plant a church here on the Great Plains of Kansas.  As our name suggests, we want to be a church for our day with roots in the past.  We started a church planting Bible study in September of 2015 with the hope of not only planting a church in Andover, but eventually planting Presbyterian and Reformed churches across the state of Kansas.  In 2024 God provided an opportunity for us to move to Benton, KS where we had the opportunity to purchase a building.  While our location changed, our purpose remains the same:

Our purpose as a church is to MAKE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST who
WORSHIP God with reverence & joy, 
WALK with one another in love, and
WITNESS to our neighbors here & around the world 
for the glory of God!

We would love to have you visit in person so that we could get to know you.  In the meantime, please have a look around our site and learn more about us as a church.  If you have questions, or if we can pray for you, please do not hesitate to contact us.

A New Church Home for Kirk of the Plains

June 2024
We are so excited to announce that the Lord has provided us with a new location!  We have been so blessed to be a part of the Andover community, and are grateful for the space we have had in the Andover Square shopping center, but as we have grown, we have found need for a bigger space.  God graciously allowed us to be the winning bidder on a beautiful historic church building located just 8 miles north of us in Benton (the former Benton Christian Church).

We are extremely excited to become a part of the Benton community, yet remaining close enough to still serve the Andover community!  We hope you will praise God with us in His provision, and we will keep you updated as to when the needed renovations are complete & we are able to worship together in our new home!

New Meeting Location:  309 N Kansas St, Benton KS 67017 (on corner of North & Kansas streets)

A New Church Home for Kirk of the Plains

New Location!

We are excited to announce that God has provided us with a new location! We have been blessed to be part of the Andover community and grateful for our space in the Andover Square shopping center. However, as we’ve grown, we needed a larger space. God allowed us to win a beautiful historic church building just 8 miles north in Benton (former Benton Christian Church).

We are extremely excited to become a part of the Benton community, yet remaining close enough to still serve the Andover community! We hope you will praise God with us in His provision, and we will keep you updated as to when the needed renovations are complete & we are able to worship together in our new home!

Rick Franks

Pastor, Kirk of the Plains