Friends have been led to take an active role in community affairs, both as individuals
and as representatives of the Meeting. We currently have formal affiliations with the
Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis and Metropolitan Congregations United.
Current meeting activities include:
Spirit Sunday which provides education and raises funds for Quaker organizations and
other causes we support.
Project Lakota-Ville has provided housing assistance on the Pine Ridge Reservation
and I the Ville neighborhood in St. Louis. The Ville neighborhood was devastated by a
tornado and the Project is working with community partners to repair buildings.
The shelter Committee coordinates efforts to assist unhoused people. Meeting has
served as an emergency shelter, a transitional shelter, and a summer cooling shelter,
and is currently coordinating with Winter Outreach to support other shelters.
The Peace, Justice and Community Concerns (PJCC) committee coordinates and
facilitates involvement of meeting and individuals in work of peace and justice locally,
nationally and internationally. PJCC links meeting to the following organizations:
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) which has a team in St Louis helping
young people develop skills in conflict management and work for justice. AFSC also
works nationally and internationally on peacemaking and humanitarian goals.
(AFSC.org)
Friends Peace Teams, an international organization with its office in our meetinghouse
which supports Quakers working toward peace and justice in East Africa, Indonesia,
Eastern Europe and the U.S. friendspeaceteams.org
Friends Committee on National Legislation assists Quakers in communicating with
legislators about Quaker concerns in ways that are compatible with Quaker values and
are likely to be effective. Fcnl.org
Torchbearers 2 which provides summer camp and swim programs for children.
