Outreach
The mission of the Outreach Committee of Grace Church is to facilitate through all parishioners our Lord's caring and sharing ministries to the greater community. The purpose of this mission is to fulfill our baptismal vow to "seek and serve Christ in all persons."
Outreach Committee Contacts: Barbara Berry and Dianne Sehie
Episcopal City Mission
Episcopal City Mission serves 3000 young people in juvenile detention centers in St. Louis City and County. It is unique in the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. For 50 years, our chaplains have been the only authorized ministry for these confined youngsters.
In association with the Episcopal City Mission, Grace Church provides an annual birthday party for the young people at the St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center. Each year, Grace Church provides a grant for the chaplaincy and Christmas gifts for the youth. In addition, Grace holds a yearly fund drive for the Episcopal City Mission/Chaplaincy.
Birthday Party Contacts: Michelle and Phillip Morrow
Chaplaincy Contact: Lucinda Cobb
Episcopal Habitat for Humanity Project
Habitat for Humanity is an international program dedicated to providing decent housing for low-income families. The Episcopal Habitat for Humanity Project was formed in 1998 and each year has helped fund and build a home for low-income families in the St. Louis area in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity - St. Louis.
Grace Church provides a grant and work volunteers each year. The Episcopal Habitat for Humanity Project celebrated the completion of its 10th home in 2007.
Contacts: Vince and Michele Nicosia and Melanie Jianokoplos
SPROG
SPROG Inc. offers educational and recreational activities for underprivileged children in the Kirkwood area during the summer. SPROG also provides employment, leadership training, and work experience for youth as counselors.
Grace Church provides a yearly grant, a member for the SPROG board, use of our church building for summer activities, a room year round for their office, and volunteers as needed.
Contact: Andy Miller
Kirk Care
Kirk Care is an ecumenical organization serving people in need within the R-7 school district. The primary ministries are a food pantry and assistance with utilities and rent.
Grace Church provides a yearly grant, two members for the Kirk Care Board, food for the pantry, and volunteers as needed.
Contacts: Denise Miller and Sue Nixon
Reaching Refugees
The International Institute is a not-for-profit organization which contracts with the United States government to resettle and support refugees in St. Louis. Grace Church provides volunteers and in-kind donations.
Trinity Hot Lunch Program
Trinity Episcopal Church in the Central West End of St. Louis hosts a hot lunch each Sunday for the neighborhood. Grace Church provides a yearly grant and is responsible for the meal on the second Sunday of each month, providing the food and volunteers.
Contact: Gale Theis
Task Force for the Hungry
The Task Force for the Hungry is an agency of the Diocese of Missouri. Its money is distributed on a quarterly basis to all parts of the diocese to feed the hungry.
Grace Church provides a yearly grant, a member of the Task Force, and envelopes in our stewardship packets. Monies collected through the envelopes flow directly to the Task Force for the Hungry.
Contact: Brian Roche
Episcopal Relief and Development
Episcopal Relief and Development provides emergency disaster relief and help in the rehabilitation of communities. Your ERD donor dollars go directly to needed programs because ERD works with the local Episcopal churches and ecumenical partners in those communities. Grace Church provides a grant, a yearly fund drive, and emergency appeals as needed.
If you would like to honor loved ones on special occasions with alternative gifts, you can order from the Gifts for Life Catalog found in the rack in the narthex or see the Gifts for Life Catalog online.
Contact: Marty O'Leary
Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together - St. Louis is an affiliate of a national volunteer organization, Rebuilding Together, formerly known as Christmas in April. Rebuilding Together revitalizes neighborhoods in partnership with the community by rehabilitating the houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and the disabled.
Grace Church supports Rebuilding Together in St. Louis by providing funding as well as volunteers.
Contact: Paul Metzler
