Our Vision
To be an active, empowered, life-sustaining church network, bringing hope into crisis through the transforming power of Jesus Christ to every life we serve.
Revelation 19:7
Our Mission
To glorify Christ by equipping, empowering, and mobilizing the Church of Greater Kansas City to walk with those affected by crisis and meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Luke 10:25-37, Ephesians 4:12-16
Our Core Values
We Expect Lives to Be Transformed in Jesus Name
We believe Christ died for the complete healing of all survivors impacted by crisis through physical, emotional, and spiritual assistance.
We invite all people into a transformational and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
(1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18)
We are Ready
We are ready to give an answer to everyone about the hope that is within us with gentleness and respect. We demonstrate this hope by serving those who suffer in the aftermath of crisis to meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
This readiness requires us to train and prepare for these opportunities to love others in crisis.
(1 Peter 3:15, James 1:23-27)
We are United
We believe we can best respond to crises when we work together. We unite as a network of churches that show love for one another, share a common Statement of Faith, and glorify God’s Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
We value God’s unique gifts to each one for the common good. In this, we present a powerful witness of God’s presence to the world and know that He is pleased to bless the work of His unified Church.
(John 17:21, Psalm 133)
We Pray
We know that God’s presence working through us is vital to all we do, and we depend on the Holy Spirit to speak to us, guide us, and give us wisdom in every circumstance. As we continually seek His face, we trust Him to shine through us and that we will lack no good thing.
God’s Word teaches us how to pray and assures us that He will respond in power when we pray according to His will.
(John 16:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 2 Chronicles 26:5, Psalm 34:5, Philippians 4:4-7, James 5:16)
Meet the team
Greg Topping
Executive Director and Board Member, President
Greg serves as the Director of United in Crisis Kansas City. He has been in leadership with the International House of Prayer KC, Awaken the Dawn, and Claim Your Campus over the last 10 years. He has owned and managed businesses over the past 25 years, and continues to own and operate a short-term rental housing company and is an active real estate agent. Greg retired from the Air National Guard with over 20 years of service.
Today Greg lives in Grandview, MO, with his wife and two daughters with three boys all married and on their own. He has 3 grandchildren and loves having his family close. He and his family attend Revive KC Church in Kansas City.
Daniel Geraci
Board Member, Secretary
In September 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, Daniel was given by the Lord a crisis response vision to build a network of Greater Austin churches, who would set aside theological differences and mobilize, organize, and train together to meet the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of those impacted by crisis.
Daniel served as Founder and Executive Director of the Austin Disaster Relief Network (ADRN) for 14 years. In that time ADRN assisted thousands of disaster survivors, trained over 20,000 volunteers, and raised more than $20 million to help families get back on their feet and into safe, clean homes after disasters. Expanding on this crisis response vision, today Daniel is Founder and CEO of United in Crisis, taking it beyond the city walls of Greater Austin to the nations.
Daniel lives in Leander, TX, with his wife Allison, and one of two daughters, while his oldest daughter attends bible college in Kansas City, MO. His family attends City Reach Church in Cedar Park.
Pastor Ryan Kubicina
Chairman of the Board, Treasurer
Ryan Kubicina currently serves as Pastor of King’s Family Church in Kansas City. Ryan and his family relocated to the urban core in 2002 and served as the director of a non-profit corporation focusing on community development and urban agriculture. After working for 11 years to establish a Gospel-focused community in the inner-city, Ryan, Kortni (wife), and their 8 children emerged with a strong passion to be the hands and feet of Jesus to people in their greatest time of need. Their 3 oldest children currently serve as first-responders in the metro.