Shalom House July Supply Drive

LPUMC is having a supply drive for Shalom House during the month of July. We are collecting donations of the following:

• Paper towels
• Cleaning supplies
• Trash bags

Shalom House has a large need for these items, so LPUMC is trying to stock them up! Please drop off any donations in the container downstairs in Fellowship Hall.

Shalom House offers innovative programs to empower women who are homeless and mentally ill to seek treatment and acquire the skills needed to become self-sufficient. They provide emergency shelter for 25 women and transitional housing for another dozen. Shalom House is a United Methodist Vital Ministry.

Thank you all for your continual support of Shalom House.

PrideFest 2010 Update

Celebrating with purpose and pageantry and energized by the buoyant presence of multiple congregations, including Lafayette Park UMC, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have marched, sung and reflected their way through Gay Pride. Once again Lafayette Park participated in St Louis LGBT PrideFest on June 26 & 27 in Tower Grove Park

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Several dozen members of the congregation either manned the booth or stopped by to offer support and bring friends to see what we are all about. Besides being an opening and welcoming congregation, we have offer many opportunities to get engaged in social justice. What a great weekend

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Thanks to everyone that helped make this a great event for our church and the community. Mark your calendar now for PrideFest 2011, June 25th & 26th.

LPUMC Prepares for PrideFest: June 26-27

Once again, LPUMC will have a booth at the annual gay and lesbian PrideFest in Tower Grove Park. This is an outreach event for our congregation. We want the LGBT community to know:

As a people of faith, we recognize the diversity of people created in the image of God. As a congregation, we welcome people of any age, gender, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, health status and any element of humanity created by God.

As usual there will be representatives of other churches near the park spreading a different message. We hope to be a positive force at PrideFest. We will be sharing information about the ministries we have here at LPUMC and inviting anyone who is interested to stop by for a visit. What can you do?

It is simple. Volunteer to staff the booth in the park on Saturday or Sunday. Everyone is welcome! We will answer questions about our ministries, how they can get involved and assure them they are welcome. Well need two volunteers per shift, two hour shifts, starting at 11, 1, 3 and 5 both days.

Pride 2009

Look for sign-up sheets every Sunday in June and for updates on the Yahoo Group. If you have any questions or to volunteer, contact Chris Finley at 314-630-7482 or email

Pastor Sharon's Last Sunday June 13!

Pastor Sharon Kichline has been appointed as Pastor of Smith Creek and Central Grove Charge United Methodist Churches. Her last Sunday at Lafayette Park will be June 13. There will be a big sendoff right after the 9:30 Worship.

From Pastor Sharon Kichline Ordination

Pastor Sharon was also ordained an elder of the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church on Saturday June 5h at the Annual Conference in Springfield Missouri.

Read more on ordination ...

Happy Birthday Pastor Kathleen

From Pastor Kathleen's 50th Birthday Celebration-May 2010

LPUMC began Pastor Kathleen's 50th birthday celebration on Sunday, May 2, by fulfilling a wish of Pastor Kathleen's, to "fill the church". Sharon Domke, Lay Leader, presented Pastor Kathleen with a corsage for her special day.

On Friday, May 7, LPUMC and Centenary gathered together at Centenary for a surprise music celebration from members of both churches.

See photos of the music celebration.