GREAT BEND — The Dominican Sisters of Peace Leadership Team recently announced their motherhouse in Great Bend will close by the end of 2026. The 20 Sisters who live at the motherhouse will move to other community houses or care centers in St. Catharine, Kentucky, and Columbus, Ohio.
Heartland Center for Spirituality, located within the motherhouse, will continue to offer its retreats, programs, and hosted events until the end of the year. The center was originally founded in 1985 to aid in the spiritual formation of adults and to animate peace and justice issues. Over the years, the Heartland Center for Spirituality has become a popular retreat space for Catholics and other Christian groups, as well as a center for both in-person and virtual spirituality programming.
Cedar Park Place, an adjacent senior living facility founded by the congregation more than 40 years ago, will remain in operation, as will Heartland Farm in Pawnee Rock.
“This is not the end of a Dominican presence in Kansas,” said Sister Pat Twohill, OP, prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. “Our service to Great Bend’s elderly will continue at Cedar Park Place, and our commitment to care of Earth remains strong at Heartland Farm. Our hearts and prayers will continue to be with our dear friends on the Plains.”
The current motherhouse at 3600 Broadway was built in 1941. The Dominican Sisters of Great Bend became the Dominican Sisters of Peace as part of a union finalized on April 12, 2009.
