Each Labor Day weekend, in cities across the country, thousands of congregations participate in Labor in the Pulpits / on the Bimah / in the Minbar. The goals of Labor in the Pulpits are to educate congregations about connections between faith and work, inspire new friendships between people in religious communities and unions, present congregations with opportunities for acting on the social teachings of their faith groups, and give union members a deeper experience of their faith in action.

For more information on Labor in the Pulpits, or to involve your congregation, contact Tamela Franks at tamela@stl-jwj.org , or 314.644.0466 x14. You can join the Missouri congregations and faith organizations already committed to participating in Labor in the Pulpits / on the Bimah / in the Minbar this Labor Day weekend by filling out a Labor in the Pulpits Participation Form

2007 PARTICIPATING CONGREGATIONS

St. Louis City:
Central Reform Congregation, Rabbis Susan Talve and Randy Fleisher
Community Church of God, The Rev. Douglas Parham
Compton Heights Christian Church, The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Foster
Epiphany UCC, The Rev. Mary Albert
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Fresh Start Bible Church
Garden Light United Church of Christ, The Rev. Jonathon Edwards
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fr. Richard Creason
Lane Tabernacle CME, The Rev. James T. Morris
Mount Airy MB, The Rev. Charles Brown
New Hope Worship Center, Bishop Anthony Taylor
Pilgrim Congregational UCC, The Rev. Cindy Bumb
Rockwell House, the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Washington University, The Rev. Andrew Benko
St. Cronan Parish, Fr. Gerry Kleba
St. Johns Episcopal, Pastor Teresa Mithen
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, Fr. Tom Wyrsch
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, The Rev. Lydia Speller 
Shiloh MB, The Rev. JD Clark
Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet
Westside Missionary Baptist, The Rev. Ronald Bobo

St. Louis County:
Arlington United Methodist Church, The Rev. Mary Harvey
Christ Church UCC, The Rev. Brian Q. Newcomb
Church of the Open Door, The Rev. Susan Forbes
Ethical Society of St Louis, Ms. Kate Lovelady
Evangelical United Church of Christ, The Rev. Katie Hawker
Faith Baptist Church, The Rev. Lamar White
Greater St. Mark Family Church, The Rev. Tommie Pierson/The Rev. W. Audrey Hollis
Northminster Presbyterian Church, The Rev. Carlton Stock
Our Lady of Guadelupe Catholic Church, Fr. Jack Schuler
Congregation Shaare Emeth, Rabbi Andrea Goldstein

St. Charles County
Ethical Society - Mid Rivers, Mr. Bob Greenwell and guest speaker Paul Winslow
Trinity Episcopal Church, The Rev. Tamsen Whistler

Jefferson County
New Hope United Methodist Church, The Rev. Mark Harvey
St John Lateran Catholic Church, Fr. Steve Robeson

Columbia, MO
Rock Bridge Christian Church, The Rev. Maureen Dickmann and guest speaker Russ Unger

Springfield, MO
New Growth Ministries, The Rev. Larry Maddox

Hannibal, MO
Trinity Episcopal, The Rev. Morgan Ibe

Saint Louis Faith Organizations:
Aquinas Institute of Theology
Jews United for Justice
St Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition

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