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Blog Post by:

Rev. Dr. Aline Russell

Member of the Public Witness Committee

If you need to set up a meeting for your team or would like information on a team you might be interested in joining, contact the presbytery office at 314.772.2395

TAKE NOTE:

The Presbytery office will be closed on

Thursday, June 19th in honor of Juneteenth.

Liz, Brandan and Leigh will all be away June 16-June 20, however, Janice will be in the office Tuesday, June 17 and Friday, June 20.

Janice will be available by email at jmcmillen@glpby.org or by calling or texting 573.578.3960.

Thank you for your patience!

Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church

Seeking a Director of Faith Formation and Family Ministry 

Ladue Chapel is looking for a Director of Faith Formation and Family Ministry to plan, create, develop, supervise, lead, and direct the ministry of Faith Formation for children at Ladue Chapel. This person will work closely with the Children's and Youth Committee, supervise Sunday School for our children, help lead our Monday program for children, and more. For a full description, please see the position description attached. 

For more information, please contact Erika Lewis, Search Committee Chair, at SearchCommittee@laduechapel.org. 

Church Yard Native Gardening

John Calvin Presbyterian Church (JCPC) has recently completed a native plant restoration project with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s assistance. If you, or anyone at your church, is interested in learning more about using natives in or around your church, campus, or home, we would like to invite you to join us on the last Friday of each month, June through September, from 9:00 am to Noon. Our project team manager will be on hand to answer questions, and we will be weeding and learning about our new native plants. For more information, please contact Virginia Messersmith at vasm@charter.net or the John Calvin office at JCPChurch.org. 

JCPC is located at 12120 Bridgeton Sq Dr, Bridgeton, MO

Madness Workshop Retreat

Third Wednesday of the Month

Beginning - June 18

A Place of Grace is restarting its Mission Madness Workshop Retreats in the fellowship hall of LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church, 2550 Rock Hill Road, Wood River, IL, at 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, starting this week! Over the last few years, A Place of Grace has donated more than 5,000 gifts to local agencies for their clientele at Christmas time. We knit hats. We make sleeping mats for the unhoused. We create journals and paper dolls and gift tags and bows. We upcycle Christmas cards. And we have SO much fun doing it!! Mission Madness Workshops are a great way for working adults and students to participate in mission outreach and for families to serve together. It's also great for youth groups to get involved! We would love to have you join us. Bring a friend! (and a pair of scissors) ;)

Dynamic Leaders invites Giddings-Lovejoy congregations to recognize two outstanding members whose commitment to the church's ministry serves as an inspiration. One honoree will be at least 50 years old, and the other will be under 50 years old. If you do not have anyone in one of these categories, it is also ok to just nominate one great ministry servant. Celebrating the contributions of both older and younger church members is a fantastic way to build community and appreciate the diverse talents within our congregation. We will honor the recipients with a worship celebration followed by brunch.

The registration form may be accessed by clicking HERE.



The deadline to submit your honorees is July 1, 2025.

St. Mark Presbyterian Church and the Claymont Neighborhood Association are partnering to pack 15,000 meals! Join us for this third annual event to battle hunger. Sign up to pack meals as an individual, as a pair, trio, or as a family!

Click the link provided to sign up and/or donate to the cause. Our goal is 15,000 meals $6,500.00. Help fight hunger today! https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/register/...

SAVE the DATE

ANNUAL CROP WALK - SEPTEMBER 28TH

Save the date and plan to participate in the 2025 St. Louis Metro CROP Hunger Walk -- Sunday, September 28 at Eden Theological Seminary at 475 Lockwood Ave., in Webster Groves. Check in/register at 1:30 pm and walk at 2:00. See the website below where you can find further details and where you can pre-register, create a team, and/or donate, starting now! www.crophungerwalk.org/saintlouismo

Because of cuts to the federal budget involving programs like USAID, the support of organizations like CROP/CWS is more important than ever. For ways that our funds make a difference in addressing hunger and poverty, see the CWS website, as follows: www.cwsglobal.org

If you have questions or suggestions, or if you need further information or materials, contact Clint McCann at cmccann@eden.edu or 314-619-0599.

CRAFTERS & VENDORS NEEDED

The New Horizons Presbyterian Church will be hosting a Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We are looking for crafters and vendors to join us! For more information and/or to request an application, please call (314) 427-0841 or e-mail us at newhorizonspcusa@sbcglobal.net. Applications will be accepted beginning on July 1st, 2025. The Registration deadline is September 11th, 2025. New Horizons Presbyterian Church is located at 9424 Everman Ave. in Overland, Missouri.

Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference 2025

September 22-24 in New Orleans

Register by June 30 for the Early Bird Rate: $360

First Call Pastor: $200

PCUSA Grants: The Presbytery Foundation has grants available. For more information, visit: Church Financial Leadership Grant Program

Contact Dynamic Leader Moderator, Rev. Rob Dyer at rdyer@firstunitedpres.org if you need additional grant support. 

Synod of Mid-America

HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadline is July 15

The Synod of Mid-America has funds for Presbyterians to use for higher education. These scholarships can be used for any accredited institution of higher learning (including seminaries, trade schools, and graduate study programs). Scholarships are awarded per school year and renewable with an annual application.

Scholarships are open to active Presbyterians within the Synod of Mid-America, and whose church of membership qualified as a “small church” using the following criteria as determined by congregational membership statistics reported December 31, 2024:

• in Kansas (total of 100 members or less)
• in Missouri or Illinois (total of 50 members or less)

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

From the Stated Clerk

Annual Financial Review - Call to Help!

Does your church struggle to complete the annual requirement to conduct an Annual Financial Review as required by the Book of Order, G-3.0113, due to a lack of financial or human resources? If so, your community is not alone. Many of our churches across the Presbytery struggle each year to complete this requirement or cannot afford to utilize a third-party review as they would like. However, many of our other churches are blessed with qualified and talented membership who can provide this gift for their church. As Presbyterians and fellow Christians, we are called to be the connectional church, and so this is a call for help across the Presbytery. If your church has someone with the qualifications and talents for financial reviews and would be willing to be asked by other churches looking for help, for a reasonable honorarium or gift for their time, please let us know! The dream is to develop a contact list, like our Pulpit Supply list, as a resource to share with Presbytery. For questions or submissions, please contact the Stated Clerk directly. Email beddy@glpby.org

Rev. Ryan Landino

Presbytery Leader

Currently on Leave.

Please reach out to Associate Presbytery Leader Rev. Liz Kanerva

Rev. Liz Kanerva

Associate

Presbytery Leader

ekanerva@glpby.org

314.779.6809

Rev. Dr. Brandan Eddy

Stated Clerk

beddy@glpby.org

618.781.9615

Leigh Porter

Office Manager

lporter@glpby.org

314.225.9470

Janice McMillen

Communications Associate

jmcmillen@glpby.org

573.578.3960

Presbytery Moderator - Rev. Dr. Dave Burgess

Presbytery Vice-Moderator - Elder, Barbara Abbett

Vision Team Moderator - Elder, Lorenzo Clayton