In 2006 St. John's Episcopal Church, located adjacent to Tower Grove Park in St. Louis City, began a free fellowship meal for all, which was served every Saturday from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic in March of 2020, we have served complete bagged meals at the door.
We call this meal program the Peace Meal Project because we know that a meal is only a small piece of the puzzle when it comes to addressing poverty, inequality, and loneliness. This ministry is focused exclusively on serving a meal; we do not collect or distribute clothes, food items, or transportation tickets. But we believe that sharing a fellowship meal together brings us closer to the reign of God that we hope for: a community of justice, peace, and dignity for all people.
St. Mark is one of the earliest of the ten current supporting churches. Every 2 months or so, St Mark members carpool to St John’s to lovingly prepare and serve a home cooked meal.
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