Adam Hamilton — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Democratic nominee for the 2026 United States Senate election in Kansas.
Founding and senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, the largest United Methodist Church in the United States, with an average weekly attendance of about 25,000.
Authored more than 30 books.
Appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2016.
Awarded the B'nai B'rith Award in Social Ethics from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University.
Recipient of the Harry Denman Award in Evangelism in 1995.

Biography

Adam Hamilton is an American minister and the Democratic nominee for the 2026 United States Senate election in Kansas. He serves as the founding and senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. This church is recognized as the largest United Methodist Church in the United States, boasting an average weekly attendance of about 25,000 across its nine campuses, as well as through online and televised services.