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St. Louis Association

The St. Louis Association Bylaws, 10/4/2014

There are 44 Missouri Mid-South Conference United Church of Christ congregations in the St. Louis Association. Our churches include urban, suburban, small town and even rural settings within the Association. Along with congregations in the St. Louis metropolitan area, we also have churches in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee, which are part of the St. Louis Association. Our congregations offer a variety of worship styles, reflecting the approach and tradition of each church. Our history is rich and varied, with churches from the German Evangelical and the Congregational traditions, along with newer churches which have joined us in recent years.

Even with these many differences, the United Church of Christ churches in the St. Louis Association unite to reach out to people in need. Some of the outreach ministries supported by the Association include Neighborhood Houses, St. John’s Community Services, Isaiah 58 Ministries, Joint Neighborhood Ministries, Union Communion Ministries, Lydia’s House, and Doorways. We also work ecumenically through groups such as Habitat for Humanity.

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Support for SLA

Commitment Form

Commitment Letter

Remittance Form

2018 Church Giving Report

2018 SLA End of Year Report

2019 SLA Budget

Income information for 2020, Budget information/ Spending, 2021 Budget

Below are the Minister Codes - please read the document which pertains to you:

Ordained Minister Code Licensed Minister Code Commissioned Minister Code

Application for Mission Funds - for 2022 Funding

Application for Mission Funds Application Cover Letter

St. Louis Association Prayer Calendar

2020 St. Louis Association Prayer Calendar

As part of our covenantal connection to one another through Christ, the St. Louis Association Council has invited member churches to be part of an Association prayer calendar. Each week of the year we will hold up one of our Association churches in prayer.

SLA Annual Fall Meeting 2020 - online event

The SLA Annual Fall Meeting will be held Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Fall Meeting Materials:

Meeting Agenda

Fall 2019 Meeting Minutes

Mission & Outreach Committee Report

Proposed 2021 Budget

Keynote Speaker, Deb Krause, bio

2020 Revised Bylaws

SLA Spring Gathering 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19

The SLA Spring Gathering will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at St. Johns United Church of Christ, 11333 Saint Johns Church Road, St. Louis MO 63123. The Rev. Dr. David Greenhaw will be preaching. More details to follow!

SLA Fall Business Meeting 2019

It’s that time of year! The Fall Business Meeting of the Saint Louis Association is Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 126 & 221 Church Street, Ferguson, Missouri 63153. The church’s phone number is 314-521-7324. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. We are planning to adjourn at 3:00 p.m. Members of the Immanuel will be providing wonderful hospitality during the meeting.

Dear Friends:

Missouri Mid-South Conference Minister, Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown Daniel will be the worship leader and program leader for the St. Louis Association Fall Business Meeting at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Ferguson on Saturday, September 28. Registration information is available on the St. Louis Association page of the Missouri Mid-South website. The title of her address is, "Can We Talk...About Our Shared Ministry Together?"

In preparation of Ginny's presentation, she has asked that this on-line survey link be sent out and invites your response. She is asking you to respond, regardless of your plans to attend the Fall Meeting.

Here is what Ginny wrote to the Planning Committee, "Greetings. I have been working on my keynote presentation with the St. Louis Association fall meeting. In order to get the most out of our time together, I thought it would be helpful to have folks complete the following survey. This will encourage folks to already be thinking about the deep-dive conversation we want to have. Then I can present the findings on Saturday morning. This also gives folks who can’t be at the meeting the opportunity to contribute to the broader conversation. Here’s the link. Blessings, Ginny."

The Planning Committee agreed with Ginny and presents this link for you to respond to the survey questions. We hope everyone will complete and submit their responses - the more the merrier! If you don't complete the survey before the meeting you can still fill it out, and send it in, those responses would not, however, be reported to the Association meeting on September 28.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/89FJ237

Thank you,

Lorin Cope, Clerk

St. Louis Association, United Church of Christ

SLA Fall Business Meeting 2020

The SLA Fall meeting will be held via Zoom Saturday, September 19 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

Meeting details

Distribution of lay delegates

January - August 2019 Giving Report, St. Louis Association

Click here for more details & registration form

Fall 2019 Meeting Agenda

Mission and Outreach Report, 2019 & Proposed Budget Allocation to Mission Partners for 2020

Minutes Fall 2018 Meeting

Fall 2019 Meeting Evaluation Form

Committee on Ministry: Oversight report

Committee on Ministry: Preparation report

St. Louis Association Council Report 2019

SLA Budget Proposal 2020

SLA Council Recommended Actions

Information for Saturday Fall Meeting

Worship Services for Fall Meeting

SLA Spring Program Meeting 2019

The SLA spring meeting will be held on Thursday evening, May 2 at First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, United Church of Christ. We will begin with dinner at 5:00 p.m. , program at 6:00 p.m. and adjourn by 9:00 p.m.

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Click here for registration form

SLA Fall Business Meeting 2018

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Click here for registration form

Fall 2017 Meeting Minutes

2018 Fall Meeting Evaluation Form

Committee on Ministry Oversight

St. Louis Association Committee on Ministry: Preparation Annual Report 2018

St. Louis Association 2019 Budget Proposal

Report of the Mission and Outreach Ministry and the Funding Recommendation for 2019

RJE Letter

SLA Spring Program Meeting 2018

The Annual Spring Meeting of the St. Louis Association was held April 20 - 22, 2018 in Memphis, TN.

Spring Agenda

SLA Fall Business Meeting 2017

The Fall Business Meeting of the Saint Louis Association was held Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Glory to Glory Christian Church, United Church of Christ, 1919 South Seventh Street, Saint Louis, Missouri 63104 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Meeting Materials

Fall Meeting Minutes September 2017

Fall Business Meeting Agenda

Fall Business Meeting Call & Registration

2017 Nominating Committee Report

2017 Fall Meeting Letter and Registration Form

2017 Display Space Reservation Form

Mission and Outreach Committee Report and Recommendation for 2018

St. Louis Association Proposed 2018 Budget

Committee on Ministry: Ecclesiastical Oversight Committee report

Committee on Ministry: Preparation report for 2017

2016 Minutes of the Fall Business Meeting

Fall Meeting Evaluation Form

Soulard Restaurant List on the 2017

SLA Spring Program Meeting 2017

Spring Meeting Letter

Spring Meeting Registration

SLA Fall Business Meeting 2016

It’s that time of year! The Fall Business Meeting of the Saint Louis Association is Saturday, September 24, 2016 at St. Johns United Church of Christ 15370 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017 (636-532-0540). Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. We are planning to adjourn at 3:00 p.m. The building is fully accessible, and members of St. Johns are planning tasty breakfast treats as we gather and a delicious lunch to share.

The theme for the Fall Meeting is: Mission to Motion: A Model for Church Vitality. We are very excited to welcome as keynote speaker the remarkable Rev. Cheryl Cornish, pastor of First Congregational Church in Memphis. As many of you know, First Congregational has become a thriving hub of community engagement and deeply-valued ministry in its city, and Cheryl has had a vital role in shepherding its growth.

Further information and registration

2017 Budget Proposal

Committee on Ministry: Preparation Report

2015 Fall Business Meeting Minutes

Committee on Ministry: Ecclesiastical Oversight Report

Outreach Committee Grant Follow Up Report

Resolution

SLA Spring Program Meeting 2016

The St. Louis Association of the United Church of Christ invites you to the Annual SPRING PROGRAM MEETING

at Eden Theological Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves, Missouri 63119 on Thursday, May 5, 2016.

The St. Louis Association Council is pleased to invite you to an evening of fellowship, education, and conversation around the theme: Healthy Congregations: Developing and Sustaining Community.

A congregation's vitality, effectiveness, and impact on the lives of its members and on the community beyond its walls depend greatly on the health of the congregational system. Healthy relationships and boundaries between members allow space for creative engagement and forward momentum even when there are differences of opinion, background and theology. The program will be a hands-on introduction to healthy congregational practices that help congregations thrive. Further information and registration.

SLA Fall Business Meeting 2015

The Fall Business Meeting of the St. Louis Association will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Church of the Master United Church of Christ, 1325 Paddock Drive; Florissant, Missouri 63033-2238. Phone: 314-921-3344. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Members of the Church will provide lunch for us as well as tasty treats as we gather in the morning. We have scheduled adjournment for 3:30 p.m.

Committee on Ministry:Prep Report

Committee on Ministry Oversight Report

Outreach Committee Report

2014 Fall Business Meeting Minutes

Proposed 2016 Budget

Acting Conference Minister Report to St. Louis Association

Acting Conference Minister Report to Conference Council

SLA Spring Program Meeting 2015

The St. Louis Association of the United Church of Christ invites you to the SPRING PROGRAM MEETING.

Location: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 6501 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015.

Time: Registration begins at 5:30 pm.