10 Years of Jammin’ 4 Justice With Metropolitan Congregations United

Rebecca Klemme Eliceiri

Metropolitan Congregations most fun fundraising event celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary! Jammin’ for Justice 10 is Thursday, June 20, at 6:30pm at The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave in the Grove.

The People’s Key will repeat as our musical guests and TKO grill will again provide food. The Ready Room will provide the cash bar. There are a large number of exciting items for the basket raffle and door prize drawings will happen throughout the night.

Tickets are $25/per person or $40/per pair in advance. The day of the event tickets will be sold at the door for $30. Continue Reading →

I Am MCU – Thomas Payton

Susan Sneed
Thomas Payton, photo by Bill Drendel

“Working with MCU matters to me because it allows me to address a broad spectrum of issues that all tie into the inequities in Juvenile and Social Justice. It gives me the chance to be an advocate not just for my grandchildren, but for the younger versions of myself who, are often dismissed and marginalized by the systems that are in place.” — Thomas Payton Continue Reading →

First Clergy Caucus of 2019

Susan Sneed

Join us as we gather to catch up on MCU’s work, with each other and take a look at what’s coming up. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Ben Sanders III, assistant professor of Theology and Ethics, Eden Seminary. This is an event open to all clergy and religious leaders. Get your reservations in early for this one! Thursday, April 11, 8:30am-10am at Eden Seminary, Schroer Commons. Continue Reading →

A Brief History of Metropolitan Congregations United

Susan Sneed

Faith based community organizing was introduced to St. Louis in 1990 through the efforts of a group of interfaith clergy. They enlisted the service of the Gamaliel Network to help them create three organizations. Those organizations, or clusters, served North County south of 270, North City, and South City. Later two other clusters were formed, one north of 270 and one in South County. There was also a Spanish speaking cluster for a short time. In 1997, the need to act more regional was recognized and Metropolitan Congregations United was formed. By 2012, all of the geographic clusters were dissolved and MCU had become one united organization. Continue Reading →