Faith Leaders

Praxis Cohorts supports faith leaders working to foster relationships among people of faith who hold different political views but share community priorities.

St. Louis pastors will impose their own regulations on a repealed ban on same-sex weddings and LGBTQ clergy in the United Methodist Church.

St. Louis faith leaders are opposing a bill making its way through the Senate that would allow guns in houses of worship. They say churches are safe spaces that should continue to be gun-free zones.

For the Rev. Michelle Higgins, pastoral work shares deep ties with social justice activism. The self-described “protester who has become a pastor” is the first Black woman to permanently lead the congregation at Saint John’s Church (the Beloved Community) in north St. Louis.

The Confession window at St. Francis of Assisi doesn’t look all that different from a fast food drive-thru, except for a tiny sign taped to a traffic cone…

Missouri clergy members say they are “cautiously optimistic” after meeting with Gov. Mike Parson in St. Louis to find ways to address gun violence in the…

As protests over the Jason Stockley verdict continue in St. Louis, the persistent chant of “no justice, no profits ” can be heard. Now, that credo is…

Religious leaders have played prominent roles in Ferguson protests since their outset last August. They have criticized police brutality, abusive…