Reconciliation Services and its predecessor, Reconciliation Ministries, has been at the corner of 31st Street and Troost Avenue for more than 30 years. This iconic corner in midtown Kansas City represents 200 years of deep-rooted racial and economic history; once a part of the Osage Nation, then a part of the Porter Plantation, and now a racial dividing line for the city.

BNIM recently completed a master plan study for Reconciliation Services building located at 3101 Troost Avenue in Kansas City. The five-month study consisted of a series of visioning sessions, stakeholder and community engagement meetings, space programming, and early conceptual design. The assessment and renovation of the existing building represents a major reinvestment by the organization in its programs, the community it serves, the surrounding neighborhood, and will facilitate exponential growth of the organization’s mission.

The goal for the conceptual design was to create a place of gathering and connectivity, and to reveal the inherent beauty of the historic building. This history combined with an acknowledgment of a shared history within the Troost Avenue corridor will be a driving force for creating a place that restores dignity to each individual that enters the doors of Reconciliation Services.

Reconciliation Service's mission is to cultivate a community seeking reconciliation, to transform Troost from a dividing line into a gathering place, revealing the strength of the entire community. The organizations vision for the future is that Kansas City, no longer divided, would inspire reconciliation in communities across the nation.

“Historic discrimination and disinvestment made Troost Avenue the racial and economic dividing line of our city. Today there are thousands of people struggling to survive and succeed, trapped in poverty and trauma. As a result, our city is divided and the strength of our neighbors and community remains hidden.”

–Father Justin Mathews, Executive Director of Reconciliation Services