Tickets are available now from an MCU leader or at https://squareup.com/store/mcu Click here to order your tickets. We’ll be at the Ready Room with music by the People’s Key ! Join us for fun-raising to support Breaking the Pipeline!
The Juvenile Justice Task Force works to address inequality within the Family Court System. These issues include inadequate access to lawyers, allowing probation officers to be advocates for the children while serving as an arm of the prosecution, and the… Continue Reading
The Education Task Force continues to work to Break the Pipeline. We have commitments from most Metropolitan St. Louis and St. Charles school district superintendents to reduce out of school suspensions for K-3rd graders, and to explore/implement new discipline practices.… Continue Reading
We understand that every department has its policies, procedures, and practices. Some of them work well and others do not. We are working toward insuring that all police departments are well trained, with community-positive policies and practices that not only… Continue Reading
If you are interested in making policy changes for the common good in St. Charles, reach out to our office at 314-367-3484 or office@mcustl.com
From Rev. Karen Anderson, president of Metropolitan Congregations United: This September the eyes of the nation once again focused on St. Louis. Not because in the years after Ferguson we’d made significant progress such as successfully raising the minimum wage… Continue Reading
Executive Director Rev. David Gerth Rev. David Gerth has been the executive director of MCU since 2011. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Before coming to MCU, he pastored churches in Indiana and Illinois. He… Continue Reading
Member congregations and organizations support the work of MCU by paying quarterly dues. Organizational members pay dues, commit two delegates to the Membership Assembly, and build their own plan for participation which may include traditional models of leadership development and… Continue Reading
MCU can trace its beginnings to 1991. By 1997, four geographic clusters, CUCA (Churches United for Community Action) in North County, C4 (Churches Committed to Community Concerns) in South City, CACI (Congregations Allied for Community Improvement) in North City, and… Continue Reading
Metropolitan Congregations United is a community organization that brings together religious congregations, community groups, and individuals to work for a common purpose: to create a better life for all residents. The Ferguson experience continues to crystallize for us the center… Continue Reading