Abstract
Oral history interview with Brandon Brillhart conducted by Emily Stratton in Lawrence, Kansas, on July 18, 2013. This interview features Brandon Brillhart, the founder and lead pastor of Relevate Church. Relevate Church was planted in Lawrence, Kansas in 2012. Questions discuss several aspects of planting Relevate: why Brandon began Relevate and the vision he had for planting the church; what steps, logistically, were required to begin the church (assessment processes, sources of funding, marketing); challenges that Brandon faced and continues to face through choosing to plant “parachute” style; and hopes for where the church will be headed as it gets more established in Lawrence. This interview was conducted for the Religion in Kansas Project as part of a summer fieldwork internship funded by the Friends of the Department of Religious Studies.
Description
Oral histories created by University of Kansas students, staff and faculty as part of the Religion in Kansas Project are archived at http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12524 in KU ScholarWorks, the digital repository of the University of Kansas.