Author: Susan Sneed

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 →

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 →

Four Meetings….Four Successes

Susan Sneed

Metropolitan Congregations United(MCU) broke new ground on Sunday, October 7 by announcing its intention to incorporate voter engagement in its signature Break the Pipeline campaign as well as begin the process of creating a rural/urban coalition with other organizations from… Continue Reading →