ST. LOUIS — Every Saturday afternoon, more than 50 churches in the City of St. Louis will invite their communities out for hot dogs and family fun. It’s all part of Better Family Life Inc’s Grill To Glory program.
“This is not an anti-crime initiative,” Better Family Life VP of Community Outreach James Clark said. “This is about putting the church back at the center of the community.”
While Clark said the event is not focused on crime, he believes increasing churches’ influence in their communities will have the ripple effect of cutting down on crime.
“The people who are in need, the people who are committing violence are walking past our churches every day,” Pastor Clinton Stancil said. “We’re going to change that.”
Stancil was one of dozens of pastors who kicked off the program last Saturday. The churches will continue Grill To Glory every Saturday through the summer.
Here is the list of participating churches:
- Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1385 Goodfellow Blvd
- Greater Rising MB Church, 1819 Prairie Ave. 63113
- Calvary MBC, 2822 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, 63108
- St. Alphonsaus Liguori Rock Catholic Church, 1118 N. Grand Blvd 63106
- Angels Of God Worship Center, 1444 Goodfellow 63112
- Mount Ivory Missionary Baptist Church, 4111 Goodfellow Blvd. 63120
- Union Sinai, 3706 Cozens Ave.63113
- Lily of the Valley, 3033 Semple Ave 63120
- Burning Bush, 1925 North Sarah St .63113
- All Faith Church, 2823 Marcus Ave. 63115
- Christ Community, 3500 Northwood Ave. 63115
- Faith MBC, 4738 Natural Bridge 63115
- Destiny Family Church, 4001 Cottage Ave. 63113
- St. James AME Church, 4301 St Ferdinand Ave 63113
- Galilee MBC, 4300 Delmar Blvd. 63108
- Lite of Jericho Baptist Church, 5429 St. Louis Ave. 63120
- Christ The Stone Christian Outreach Ministries, 5400 Union Blvd. 63115
- Christ Pilgrim Rest M B Church, 1341 North Kingshighway Blvd. 63113
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1371 Hamilton Ave 63112
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church College Hill, 2137 E. John Ave 63107
- Christ Southern Mission MB Chruch, 5630 page Ave. 63113
- New Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 4457 Dr. Martin L King Dr. 63113
- Dream Center, 4324 Margaretta Ave.63115
- Centennial Christain Church, 4950 Fountain Ave. 63113
- Original Friendship Baptist Church, 4560 St.Louis Ave.63115
- Wayman AME Church, 5010 Cabbanne 63113
- Westside MB Church, 4675 Page Blvd. 63113
- Union Memorial United, 1141 Belt Ave. 63112