HollyHills Directory 2024

Holly Hills Directory | 2024 25 into the new building at 5700 Leona in June, 1928. In 2010, the faithful of Grace UCC moved down the block to 4025 Wilmington Ave., seeking new ways to continue their ministry to others. Grace hosts a Little Free Library outside the building; donates mittens for kids, gift cards for supplies, and food for staff during Parent-Teacher conferences to Woerner Elementary; lunches for Gateway 180 emergency shelter; and serves with Habitat for Humanity. Grace United Church of Christ invites the neighborhood to join them in service and for worship Sundays at 10 am both in-person and online. Our worship looks a little bit different every week, but there’s always music, prayer, scripture, and conversation. OAK HILL CHAPEL, 6100 LEONA ST. 314-351-8305, OAKHILLCHAPEL.ORG Oak Hill Chapel was founded in 1950. The church began as a home fellowship in the Oak Hill neighborhood of South Saint Louis. In 1952, the fledgling congregation purchased property and constructed its first church building at the corner of Oak Hill Street and Parker Avenue. By 1984 the congregation had outgrown its building and purchased its present property in the Holly Hills neighborhood. Since the inception of Oak Hill Chapel we have been an independent, community Bible church. Our message is evangelical and our music contemporary. The vision of the original congregation was to provide a meeting place for Christians in the neighborhood. That remains part of our core purpose today. Church services Sundays at 10:45 am, Bible study, Wednesdays at 7 pm CARONDELET HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 6303 MICHIGAN AVE. 314-481-6303, CARONDELETHISTORY.ORG The Carondelet Historical Society was founded in 1967 by a group of community leaders on the 200th anniversary of the founding of the village of Carondelet. The society’s mission is to perpetuate the heritage of Carondelet, once a separate village south of the city of St. Louis on the Mississippi River. CHS is housed in the Des Peres school building, the site of the first continuous public school kindergarten in the U.S., founded by Susan Blow in 1873. The library holds in excess of 30,000 items comprising a vast collection of Carondelet history, including the development of Carondelet Park and Holly Hills. In addition, the society houses genealogical records, memorabilia from Cleveland High School and a Wall of Honor with more than 1,100 photos of war and peacetime veterans. The society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by memberships and donations. Call 314-481-6303 for tours and special events. CARONDELET PARK RECPLEX, 930 HOLLY HILLS AVE. 314-768-9622, GWRYMCA.ORG The Carondelet Park RecPlex, on the eastern-most edge of the park, opened in 2009. The building is owned by the city of St. Louis and funded by a 1/8th-cent sales tax approved by city voters in 2006. The RecPlex is operated by the Gateway Region YMCA and membership fees are the same as other YMCAs, with an additional fee for the outdoor summertime pool. Financial assistance is available. The 75,000 square- foot facility includes a gym with two basketball courts, elevated track, fitness center, indoor pool, senior and teen activity rooms, childcare center, and multipurpose rooms available for rent.