About the
Christus Rex Center

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The Christus Rex Center is a 60,000-square-foot historic landmark dedicated to growing Catholic culture, and supporting organizations with the same goals.

Through beauty, truth, and excellence, we provide a place where faith inspires every endeavor and every vocation.

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MEANING OF CHRISTUS REX

Christ the King

We place Christ at the center
of all we do. His kingship inspires our mission and unites the many vocations that fill this historic place with purpose.

Our Mission

The Christus Rex Center is a 60,000-square-foot historic landmark dedicated to growing Catholic culture, strengthening community, and supporting organizations with the same goals.

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ROOTED IN FAITH
Guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church and inspired by the reign of
Christ the King.

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COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
Upholding beauty, truth, and virtue in every detail of our spaces and relationships.

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BUILT FOR COMMUNITY
Bringing together businesses, organizations and individuals for the good of the Church and
our community.

Our Relationship

The Christus Rex Center is part of the Old St. Patrick Oratory campus in downtown Kansas City under the care of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

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Old St. Patrick Oratory
The spiritual heart of our campus.

Hall to Holiness
Learn about the campaign that made this vision possible.

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Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Learn about the mission of the Institute of Christ the King.

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

A Heritage that Inspires Our Future

Built in the early 1900s as the Old Public Library and later the Ozark National Life Building, this landmark was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and restored in 1991. We are stewards of its past and builders of its future.

Front view of a historic stone building labeled 'Ozark National Life Public Library' with four columns supporting a balcony, and an arched entrance with wooden doors, surrounded by shrubs.
Decorative stained glass ceiling light fixtures in a hallway with white walls, wooden trim, and ornate gold accents.
Double wooden door with glass panes decorated with the logo of Fairbanks Scales, featuring a globe with a banner that reads 'Fairbanks Standard Since 1830'.
An ornate fireplace with black marble columns, a gold fireguard, and decorative gold and shell accents. Above it, there is a painting of mountains and a herd of cows resting on a hillside.

We invite businesses, organizations, and individuals to be apart of the Christus Rex Center.

Christus Rex Center
Christus Rex Center

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