October 2022 Congregational Connector
After the first quarter of our new fiscal year STL is $15,000.00 under the budget projection. Until this situation is remedied, the BOD has set aside its standing motion to disperse $1,000 from the General Fund to pay off debt to the Restricted Account.…
September 2022 Congregational Connector
As we say “thank you” for all of the support given for MCREST, we turn our attention to S.A.S.S. which is just around the corner on October 15. On that Saturday we will be serving pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw, chili, hotdogs, and with other items…
August 2022 Congregational Connector
The BOD has approved a request of Rev. Deitrick Gladden, the pastor at Charity and Mount Calvary, Detroit whom we have been assisting, to rent a little office space from STL for Gladden Ministries, which supports places of hope in Africa and other…
June 2022 Congregational Connector
The June meeting started with a review of the guiding principles (mission, core values, goals, etc.) for the year ahead. Those serving on the Board include:
May 2022 Congregational Connector
STL will have reduced office hours from June 20 through August 14. The Church Office will be open 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday. The office will be closed Fridays, starting May 27 and continuing through August 15. This will allow…
February 2022 Congregational Connector
NOMINATING FORMS will be available in the narthex and by contacting the church office starting February 27. If you would like to nominate someone to be placed on the ballot for the Voters’ Assembly on May 24 as a candidate for a congregational office or…
Congregational Connector December 2021
The Board of Elders is looking back over the faithfulness of our God throughout the many years of STL’s history and how the Mission of God (Missio Dei) continues. Questions like, “Who has been a member of our staff the longest?”, “When and How did the…
November 2021 Congregational Connector
Though the conversation will continue next month, the Board of Directors initial conversations on congregational goals for the year ahead are focused upon four topics (in no particular order): 1) improve/enhance our work with STL’s electronic community;…
September 2021 Congregational Connector
Last spring the STL Voters’ Assembly amended the congregation’s constitution, reducing the number of annual Voters’ Assemblies from three to one, eliminating the September and January Voters’ Assemblies. The constitution continues to have provisions for…
Congregational Connector August 2021
We are midway through out 10-week emphasis leading STL into post-pandemic life and ministry. The emphasis carries through mid-September. Under God’s direction and with the prayer-filled support of the congregation, STL will be back in full ministry…