Ogden Friendship House UMC is a mission church supported by the conference offering opportunities for worship, study, and personal growth in an at-risk community. As part of the Kansas East Conference and the Friendship Cooperative Parish, Ogden Friendship House has become a visible and vital presence in Ogden, located eight miles west of Manhattan at the gateway to Fort Riley. Ogden is a small town with a myriad of large needs, for it is home to many poverty-level families, a great percentage of whom are single women with young children. Welfare rolls are large and opportunities to change the status are limited. There are few jobs in town with no public transportation.
Unemployment is high.
Opportunities for recreation and leisure are limited.