At nation’s largest Methodist church, ex-employees split on Kansas pastor running for U.S. Senate

By: Anna Kaminski, Sherman Smith, Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 2,362

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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LEAWOOD — Former employees of megachurch pastor and U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton say he was a caring but demanding boss, and some scrutinize his response to the first report of child sex abuse at a church camp 21 years ago.

But even his critics describe him as a “brilliant” theological mind, “smart” and “charismatic.”

And they would rather vote for him than Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall.

“Not voting is not an option for …

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