This year's Trivia Night will be held on Saturday, April 6th. Doors will open at 5pm and Trivia will begin promptly at 6pm. Our theme for this year is “Happy Holidays,” so brush up on your history of Valentine’s, Independence, and New Years Day as well as trivia related to Halloween, Christmas, and more! It will be a blast!

Thanks to everyone who reserved our table. We are now sold out! If you need to make an individual reservation or pay for a previously made reservation, please send an email below.. There are plenty of opportunities to donate to or sponsor (click on the link below) the Trivia event. Thanks for supporting a great cause, and we promise it will be worth every dime!

Join us at the Follow-Up Forum to the Building Search information presented at the March 3 Congregational Forum. You can expect to hear:

. Information on a temporary worship location

. updates on our purchase efforts

. feed-back from you and fellow congregants

We want to hear from you, so don't miss this important follow-up forum.

On the third Saturday of every month, MCCGSL will be holding a Monthly Prayer Vigil until our new church home is found. The first vigil was on February 16. Thanks for all who participated. The next vigil will be on Saturday, March 16. Signups will be for 15 minute increments beginning at 7am and ending at 7pm. There will be two openings for each time slot. We are asking everyone who signs up to pray from their home (or wherever they are) during the time that they selected. Suggested prayer ideas will be sent to those who sign up. Please follow the link below to pick your time.

If you have been visiting for a while and want to learn more about our church, this class is for you! All are welcome and there is no requirement to become a member.

In the class, we will explore what MCC believes, the work we feel called to do and the ways we are invested in your spiritual life. Lunch and breakfast are provided.

On the longest night of the year, December 21st at 7:00pm, we take some time out from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season to acknowledge that, for many, moving through the holidays is less than joyful. If you carry grief, sadness, or a general sense of melancholy through the holiday season, this is an opportunity to acknowledge it and discover new ways of honoring the feelings while also releasing them so that celebrating Christmas can be more joyful.

Calling all kids! Calling all kids!!! Santa Claus will be in the house…just days before Christmas! Come talk to Santa and have your picture taken with him so all your Christmas wishes are heard! There will be craft activities as well as picture taking. Parents, bring the kids! This will be great fun!

Our city-wide World AIDS Day observance will be held at MCCGSL this year. We will gather on Friday, November 30th at 5:30pm to remember, share stories, and lift up those who are living with HIV/AIDS. There will also be a special time to speak the names of and pray for those we have lost. A free drinks and appetizers reception sponsored by Wal-Greens and Food Outreach will follow.

Join us for this annual tradition where we will “Deck the Halls” of our church for the Christmas Season. While we put up Christmas Trees and other decorations, we will share in great music of the season along with some hot chocolate and other holiday treats!

Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual opportunity to raise awareness about violence toward transgender people and to remember those who were slain in the last year.

This year's event will be held at the St. Louis Transgender Memorial Garden at 1469 S. Vandeventer Avenue (at Hunt Ave) in The Grove.

Join us on Sunday, November 4, 2018, for our Annual Congregational Meeting. At this meeting we will vote on the 2019 proposed budget, the Board Candidates, reports from our leadership, and hear more about our building sale and search process. An agenda and other documents for the meeting are below.

Congregational Meeting Agenda

Proposed 2019 Budget

2018 Candidate Bios

With Bill Hurst’s recent withdrawal as a candidate, we now have four candidates running for four positions. This means that the vote for the candidates will be one of affirmation. Candidates must receive at least 50% plus one of the quorum of members on election day in order to be seated on the Board. If anyone is not seated, the Board of Directors will appoint a member to fill the vacancy.

Senior Pastor’s Annual Report

Treasurer’s Report Slides

2017-2018 Congregational Meeting Minutes

This online opportunity to engage your faith and others on a daily basis begins on September 16 and continues until October 28.

As we all consider joining a Meetup Group this month and celebrate our 45th Anniversary in October, it is a good time to reflect on the importance of connection, friendship and community in our lives.  For part of September and all of October, there will be daily, online devotions/reflections about these themes.  Join in together to receive these reflections AND have the opportunity to interact with each other around them.  This is an easy and quick way to give your faith a little time every day while also making connections with others who are doing the same!

Come and celebrate our 45th Anniversary of Ministry by attending a gospel music concert on Saturday, October 27 at 6:00 pm. Throughout the evening you will hear performances by the MCCGSL Choir along with our friends from Glory to Glory Christian Church and our new friends from the Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis (pictured below) under the direction of Suzanne Palmer! Bette Welch has arranged for an instrumental ensemble to share music that evening, too! It will be a wonderful night of music and praise.

Throughout the concert we will highlight and recognize many of our ministries and the volunteers who lead within our church family. As a way to say thanks, there will be a special reception to follow the concert with light refreshments and musical entertainment by Cary Colman. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

Join Pastor Wes at The State Historical Society of Missouri on the campus of the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL) to review the founding documents of our church.

Due to the restricted space and hours of the Historical Society, Pastor Wes will review the key documents in the records room in groups of 5-10 people at a time for 30 minutes at a time. Pictured is the letter detailing the first service of MCCGSL where just 10 people gathered. Follow our founding members on their journey from 10 to over 100 in just one year!

Following service on Sunday, October 21st, join us for a forum to meet the 2018 candidates for the Board of Directors. Visit this page after Monday, October 15th to read bios of all the candidates!

The election of candidates will occur at the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 4, 2018.

On Sunday, October 14th we will have a Special Congregational Meeting to hear about and vote on any relevant offer(s) on our building for a sale. Additionally, the Board will review the two draft budgets below for the congregation for 2019. One shows our budget if we do not sell, and the other shows our budget if we are renting space (while searching for a new permanent home). Please make it a priority to attend this Special Congregational Meeting.

Here are the budgets the Board has put together:

2019 Rent Budget vs 2018 Budget

2019 No Sale Budget vs 2018 Budget

Special Congregational Meeting Agenda