Gary Kendall

Loving God, loving life, family man out to plant reproducing neighborhood churches

Gary Kendall’s Biographical Sketch

Gary Kendall is the founding pastor of Indian Creek Community Church in Olathe, Kansas. Gary, his wife Belinda, and a group of 27 adults from the First Church of God in Kansas City planted a new church in September of 1985. Indian Creek grew steadily adding new ministries such as Little Treasures Childcare Center, LifeLine Counseling Center; Share the Blessing and Trinity Health Clinic.

The church completed its first facility in May of 1997 after renting schools and office facilities for 12 years. Phase 2, the Adam Ettinger Christian Education Center, was completed in 2000. The church serves around 1,200 people on a typical weekend and over 2,500 people call Indian Creek their home church. Construction is now complete for a 107,000 square foot expansion that includes an auditorium seating 1,200, administrative offices, classrooms, café, bookstore and 24 prayer room.

In twenty-three years Indian Creek Community Church planted two churches and assisted three other new church plants. Easter 2009 a campus in Gardner was added.

In 2005 Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life Ministry selected Indian Creek as one of 70 churches worldwide to receive their Purpose Driven Church Health Award.

In 2004 Gary partnered with Robin Wood to Co-Found a ministry called the Church Multiplication Association, CMA, for the purpose of planting churches. They are presently working with 51 churches across the country.

Gary is the President of Project Partner a 501c3 charity that supports mission ministry to the nation of China. His daughter, Kristen Levitt, is the Director.

Gary is the son of Paul and Ruthie Kendall, former home missionaries for the Church of God in Anchorage, Alaska. Gary and his wife Belinda reside in Olathe, Kansas. Their daughter, Kristen, a graduate of Taylor University, married Josh Levitt and moved to Colombus, Ohio. Jeremy married his childhood sweetheart, Jesi Weekly, and they reside in Gardner, Kansas. Luke is married to Leah, formerly Bowman, and living in Oklahoma while preparing to enter the ministry. Each of the family is actively involved in ministry.

Gary frequently travels as a speaker/conference leader. He ministers nationally and internationally in countries such as India, China, Hungary, Russia, Africa, Canada and Mexico. Gary and Executive Pastor Jim Davey coauthored the book, Path to Power, a Christian growth and discipleship study.