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across the street – the Guardian Angels
settlement; St. Vincent’s Catholic Church;
St. Stephen’s Episcopal; then in a wider
network there’s others around the city. The
Lutherans are fairly strong…[the] United
Church of Christ right up the street with
Caroline Mission and Fellowship House.
The ones that have been there over the long
haul have been the churches.
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In some ways, nothing has changed
at Kingdom House over the past
century. It stands as an “oasis of hope”
for those needing a neighbor’s support
in the metro area. It still ministers to
immigrants, migrants and refugees from
places as diverse as Bosnia, Ethiopia
and Afghanistan. It reaches across
the barriers of age, class, religion and
race ministering to the very young and
through the generations to the very old.
Kingdom House reflects continuity,
commitment and compassion of
Methodists in the near South Side region
of St. Louis City. William Sloan, the
Women’s Board, the St. Louis Board
of Mission and Church Extension, the
United Way and the United Methodist
Church have much to be proud of in
this 100-plus years of settlement work.
There is still much work to be done, as
the poor are still among us.
Epilogue
P
hotos
:
A:
Irene Menos
B:
Bob Puyear, Larry Collett,
and Donna Puyear
C:
Kathy and Terry Dessent
A
C
B