Live by faith, grow in grace, and walk in love with St. Martin's this coming Sunday as we come together, in person as well as online, for worship, thanksgiving, and praise. Wherever you are on your journey of faith, allow us to walk alongside you.
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On May 16, 2025, an EF3 tornado tore through north St. Louis, leaving hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed in a path that tore through north St. Louis. These are predominantly African American communities, home to older adults and working families already facing decades of disinvestment. In the aftermath, many residents are left with houses that are unsafe, fallen trees blocking sidewalks, and little support in navigating insurance or contractors.
Unlike the well-publicized and swift federal response to Joplin’s tornado disaster in 2011, these neighborhoods have experienced slow and inadequate assistance. Federal aid was delayed more than six weeks, and many families have received little more than $700 checks while waiting in endless lines of bureaucracy. The stark difference underscores how urgently local, faith-based action is needed.
St. Martin’s is stepping forward to respond. In partnership with the Lewis Place Fountain Park Neighborhood Association and local Episcopal churches, we are launching a new ministry to provide debris removal, safety assessments, insurance navigation support, and green space restoration—while building long-term relationships rooted in justice and care. We are also seeking funding from the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri to help seed and sustain this important work, through the New Ventures in Community Ministries grant program.
I invite you to join me for a kickoff meeting on Saturday, September 14 at 12:15 p.m. in the Upper Laird Room to learn more and see how you can be part of this ministry of hope and recovery. Please let me know if you can attend by emailing me at tgallen741@gmail.com or calling/texting 314-295-3656. I look forward to sharing this vision with you and discerning together how St. Martin’s can make a difference.
Tom Allen
Ministry Leader
Hark how the Bells, Sweet silver Bells, All seem to say: Throw cares away!
St. Martin’s Music Ministry needs YOU.
Our St. Martin’s Hand Bell Choir is “short-handed”!
We have enough bells & chimes to play our music but we don’t have enough hands.
Are you leaning towards joining in Music Ministry but don’t feel you have the voice? HAND BELL CHOIR is just for you!!! There are open spots for TWO ringers. Our music is easy for beginners and we will help you learn everything.
We rehearse every Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm downstairs in the music wing.
Our first rehearsal will begin at 6:00 pm on September 10th
Please ask any choir member for more information or contact me at:
dmarsh@stmartinschurch.org Denise Marsh, Music Director