Check out some of our itinerary!
Our gracious hosts are Union Avenue Christian Church (DOC), and their Urban Mission Inn. Union Avenue is a Disciples church that at one point had many members and the need for a large building. As their congregation has moved into the suburbs over the years, they have not had as much of a need for a large building. So UACC took their third floor and transformed it into the Urban Mission Inn.
The staff at UACC have been tremendous and have helped arrange much of our work. Throughout our week there we will be working at The Bridge, Covenant House and Isaiah 58 Ministries. Some of the fun things we will do include a visit to the St. Louis Arch, Hidden Valley Snow-Tubing and a visit to the City Museum.
We are so excited for this trip, as most of it will be a new experience for all of us. It is always a joy to spend time with others in the church, and to interact with each other in ways that go beyond just Sunday morning worship. We will do our best to keep you informed throughout the trip - we may even try a video blog! - but in the mean time, let's first meet the mission team!
This is Darby's second mission trip with FCCBRLA. After joining us in Nashville in the Summer of 2011 she is excited and looking forward to new opportunities and experiences in STL!
This is Rev. Laura's 4th mission trip with FCC. She is looking forward to showing everyone some of her Midwest roots while also learning from these new experiences with UACC and the Urban Mission Inn!
This is Evan's 3rd mission trip with FCCBRLA. He also went on the mission trip to NOLA in 2010, to Nashville in 2011 and is excited to teach our group about all that is "dub-step"!
Craig is Amy Z's brother and is joining our group from Tulsa, OK. We are excited to have him join our group and thankful he can help steer us toward REAL coffee that we may need later in the week! :D
This is Amy's third mission trip with FCC. She is happy that her parents are in town to keep the kids so that she can go on this trip with the CYF!
Amy has been a member of FCCBRLA since she was ten. She has enjoyed the variety of mission trips she has attended, and is looking forward to some new experiences afforded by an Urban mission trip.
This is Meghan's second mission trip with FCCBRLA.
This is Evan's 4th mission trip with FCCBRLA, but his first as a sponsor. Evan is excited to be sponsoring the trip and to do mission work outside of the south!
This is Corey's first mission trip with FCCBRLA!
Brandon has attended FCCBRLA his entire life, but this is his first mission trip. He is enthusiastic to help out on the trip and can't wait for St. Louis!
This is Michael's first mission trip with FCCBRLA!
This is Rebecca's first mission trip with FCCBRLA!Thank you to all who have supported us and helped us get here. Your donations, your prayers, your support, your EVERYTHING has been instrumental in getting us to St. Louis. We are thankful that we can be the church, we can represent FCCBRLA here in St. Louis, doing God's work and showing God's love in all the ways we are able.
We can't wait to post more pictures and share our trip with you!
Rev. Laura
