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A Dutchtown street at sunset, brick two-flats and trees, the sun low at the end of the block

Dutchtown · South St. Louis

God has great plans for Dutchtown.

And you are important to Him. Come see what He is doing on the corner of Pulaski and Itaska.

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No Sunday services yet. We are restoring the buildings first.3201 Itaska St, St. Louis, MO 63111
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The vision

Church is not just a place we go. It is who we are.

Center Church is a community of Christ followers copying the early Church of Acts in South St. Louis. We study God’s word, pray for Him to move, and live a life committed to loving each other. We share space, meals, and our gifts with each other.

Following the disciples’ example, we give more than we take, work to be a burden upon no one, and think of others more highly than ourselves. Church is not just a place we go to. It is who we are and how we support each other in Christ.

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47 · John 13:35 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · Philippians 2:3

Live. Worship. Serve.

What a week here will look like. None of it exists yet. All of it is on the way.

Two neighbors and a volunteer smiling together beside a truck full of scrap

Live

We will eat together often. A meal, a shower, a load of laundry, a place to sit. All of it pay what you can, all of it for the whole neighborhood.

First up: the neighborhood cookout

Arched stained glass window in the sanctuary with afternoon light coming through

Worship

Sundays will be simple. Praise and worship that is about God, not us. Scripture read together. Prayer for the sick and the hurting. Space for the Spirit to move.

Once the sanctuary is ready

A volunteer in work gloves holding a toddler inside a dumpster full of debris from the church

Serve

Work days on the property right now. Service projects on the block, aftercare for kids, and housing for widows as we grow. We use what we have been given to care for the least of these.

Happening now

Come as you are

“If a brother or a sister is poorly clothed and lacking food for the day, and one of you should say to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,’ but does not give them what is necessary for the body, what is the benefit?”
James 2:15-16 (LEB)Hover any verse on this site to read it in full.
Nine neighbors standing together by the fence after clearing brush from the lot

What we are building toward

  • Hot showers before serviceplanned
  • Laundry during serviceplanned
  • A hot meal after, pay what you canplanned
  • Kids welcome, alwaysfrom day one
The brick church at 3201 Itaska with its bell tower and cross against a clear evening sky
Black and white archival photograph of the same church and bell tower in 1957, the year it was built
Limestone cornerstone carved A.D. 1915 with a cross

The plan

An old church, a school, and a house on the corner. We are taking it in phases.

We are new, and we are honest about it. Neighboring churches are already showing up with hands and tools. Tithes and offerings here buy assets, not expenses, so this church can serve Dutchtown for generations, debt free.

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  1. A crane lifting roofing materials onto the old brick school building
    Phase oneIn progress

    Restoring what the locusts ate.

    Joel 2:25

    • Repair the leaking roofs
    • Get the landscaping under control
    • Embed ourselves in the neighborhood
    • Replace the HVAC that grew legs
  2. Volunteers eating lunch at a folding table in the church lot after a work morning
    Phase twoNext

    Breaking bread.

    Acts 2:46

    A neighborhood cookout. Our first public event: come back onto the property, meet us, eat, and share the space. Date coming soon.

  3. Phase threeLater

    [PHASE THREE]

    [PHASE THREE SUMMARY]

New here? Real questions, plain answers.

What should I expect on a Sunday?
Are my kids welcome?
Do I need money or nice clothes?
Who leads this church?

Everything here is pay what you can. Giving is what makes that possible.

Every dollar goes to the neighborhood, not to salaries. Leadership is volunteer. Give once or monthly through Tithely, our secure giving partner.

Center Church STL is a church and gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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