First Metropolitan Community Church of Kansas has its first service in a gay bar in west Wichita. . The congregation buys the property at 907 S. St. Francis for its church. The congregation of 66 members buys the building at 1704 S. Santa Fe for its church.
Members spend the week renovating and remodeling the sanctuary.
On Easter Sunday, the church has its first service. The church of 150 members celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the denomination, will speak at an anniversary banquet at 6 tonight.