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The Rev. Adam Hamilton (right), a United Methodist pastor and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Kansas, chats with a volunteer June 1 at the Wesley House in Pittsburg, Kan. Hamilton leads Church of the Resurrection, the largest United Methodist congregation in the U.S. The Wesley House is an outreach ministry of First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, Kan., that feeds needy families in the area. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton campaign.
On the road with Rev. Adam Hamilton in Kansas
The United Methodist pastor is traveling the state in his bid to become a U.S. senator. He’s trying to build a bipartisan base like the one he has enjoyed at Church of the Resurrection for 36 years.
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