Feed My People was started by John and Carol DeGuire in 1982. They wanted to help impoverished people in South County with a Christian theme. The largest St. Louis charity, Feed My People has an emergency help center, food and home needs pantry and provides several services to people in need. Helping over three million people last year alone, they arranged for heating units in apartments, help with food stamp applications, aid the elderly with taxes and offer free legal counseling. Several area churches serve on the board and offer constant donations.
The Thrift Store opened over 20 years ago and offers clothes, housewares, jewelry and toys at a cheap price. The store is staffed by volunteers and was named the best thrift store in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times.
Sharing a building with Christ Community Church on Lindberg Boulevard, just West of Baptist Church Road, this small, Christian private school offers its students a "classical" education in Latin and the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Math is taught in using an unusual Asian model. Its students have scored an average of 29 on their ACTs for the last five years, and the last five graduating classes have had an 100% college acceptance rate. Students take yearly trips to colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.
Located at the intersection of Argonne and Taylor, Eliot Chapel Nursery School is a full-service preschool. It offers an enriching environment for preschool age children where the school works on development of the whole child. Eliot Chapel Preschool-Kirkwood offers art, music and story-telling, as well as healthy, peanut-free snacks.
Located on Blackberry Ave., next to Kauffman Park in University City, the Green Center is an arts and environmental education organization. The Green Center helps people understand nature through hands-on experiences and restoring native habitats. Educational events are held on a regular basis. Call or go to the website for a schedule of events.
Twin Rivers Worship Center is a large congregation that offers a mix of traditional and contemporary services. Though the congregation is large, everyone is invited to meet in the lobby after the service to convene with the Pastor and get acquainted. Twin Rivers Worship Center offers ministries, life groups, family life night and elder ministries.
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church has both traditional and informal services. In the traditional service you can find handbells and choirs. There are a large selection of events and activities for children and adults. It also has an Early Childhood Center preschool program that has served children ages 21/2 to 6 since 1962.
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church has staff and congregation members who are active in ministries in Creve Coeur, the greater St. Louis area and in locations around the world. The church is currently exploring the possibility of a substantial expansion project.
Goodwill is a nationally-recognized name that provides customers throughout the country with a variety of durable and secondhand goods, as well as community services. Visit the website or call the number provided to schedule an appointment.
