"Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love..." - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

We respond to God's call to be a loving congregation in many ways, both locally and globally. The links below  offer glimpses into how we attempt to live Christ's mission each and every week.  These stories are ways we try to live up to the Apostle's admonition...be courageous, be strong, and let all that you do be done in love.  

Click on the links to learn more about ministry and mission we support:

Coupon Club of Woodlawn Chapel
Summer of Sharing
Mother's Day Gifts of Hope
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Terri Rider, IDEAS in India 

Coupon Club
Woodlawn Chapel's Coupon Club is striving to cut out hunger! By clipping and saving coupons, a group of energetic volunteers have been able to purchase thousands of dollars of food for Circle of Concern in Valley Park, MO.  Their work has enabled us to triple the amount of food we bring to Circle of Concern on a weekly basis!  To read an article about the Coupon Club, click here 

Summer of Sharing

Each summer, we work to respond to the need for food and personal items in our community.  Summer is an especially difficult time for pantries because donations typically decrease, and the needs typically increase.  Each week in the summer, we respond to the needs of our community by gathering select items requested by local pantries.  Here is how we are responding:  

We see this as an opportunity for Woodlawn Chapel to help our neighbors in a very basic, visual and concrete way.  We also see it as a teachable moment for our children.  The best way for us to instill a spirit of generosity in our children is to model that behavior for them.  Imagine what an impression it will make when they see everyone coming together to provide food for those who are struggling.

Jesus said that whatever we do for our brothers and sisters in need, it is the same as if we did it for Him. He also instructed his disciples to “Feed my Sheep.”  That is our plan during the hot St. Louis summers! 

Mothers' Day Gift Bags

The photo on the right shows Pam, a church member, preparing one of our "Mother's Day Gifts of Love" for a hospitalized child.

For many years now, Woodlawn members have assembled these gift bags, and distributed them to kids in local children's hospitals so that they will have a Mothers' Day gift for their moms.  The bags contain items such as water bottles, note pads, magazines, toiletries, or snacks that mothers will appreciate during a hospital stay. The gifts provide kids a special gift for their mothers--and offer hope and love in Christ's name.  

 Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). PDA enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events. PDA's core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing, and its program work is additionally funded through designated gifts. View the video below for examples of situations in which PDA has been involved.

 Click here to learn more about PDA's current areas of involvement, or to sign up for email updates.

Terri Rider, serving IDEAS in India
Woodlawn Chapel supports Terri Rider's mission service in India, where she works with an AIDS hospice and with impoverished women.  Her work is sponsored through IDEAS in Littleton, CO, which is a non-profit humanitarian and development organization that sends Christian professionals (Associates) to work around the world using their skills, education and experience.  Terri is a daughter of a Woodlawn Chapel member.