Stories of the Pandemic

Rev. Terri Swan is the lead pastor of Salem in Ladue.

Trish Gunby is a member of Manchester UMC in St. Louis, Missouri. She was recently elected to the Missouri State House of Representatives.

Zion and New Covenant conduct food distributions every week.

Rev. Tim Schulte is the Lead Pastor of The River UMC located in Eureka, Missouri.

Grace James is a member of Samaritan UMC in St. Louis, Missouri.

Jason Miller is the principle at Elsberry Middle School and a member of Elsberry UMC.

Rev. Jim Blue is the Lead Pastor of SunRise UMC in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Melanie Smollen is a Missional Strategist for the Missouri Conference Center for Congregational Excellence. She is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and attends La Croix Church.

Ricardo Yukio Ashimi Ponz is the Media Coordinator at Centenary UMC in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where he is also a member.

A United Methodist church uses its fellowship hall for a vaccination clinic.