Winter Shelter

Winter Shelter News from throughout the year

• From Not Enough to Enough - 11/08/2010 - by Melody Perkins, Shelter Team Leader
• Fears - 09/15/2010 - by Melody Perkins, Shelter Team Leader
• The Rummage Sale - 09/07/2010 - by Melody Perkins, Shelter Team Leader

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The Grace and Peace Winter Shelter has been offering temporary, overnight shelter during the colder months to homeless women of St. Louis since 1986. This November will mark the beginning of our 25th winter offering shelter in the name of Jesus!

The Winter Shelter operates in the basement of Grace and Peace's building in an urban area on the west side of the city. By the grace of God, many suburban churches have sent helping hands and meals. Neighboring churches and agencies have also sent help. As a result, the shelter ministry extends well beyond the boundaries of the congregation of Grace and Peace.

Many women have come back year after year to stay at Grace and Peace during the winter, citing the warm community there that they like to call home. Many have also "graduated" to apartments of their own.

The Winter Shelter receives minimal government funding, relying instead on volunteer helpers and meal providers as well as on donations to cover staff stipends and other expenses.

You can now make a donation via  PayPal.  To do so, go to www.paypal.com, and select the Send Money and the Personal tabs. Under the Personal tab, choose Gift. Designate the receiver as graceandpeace1@sbcglobal.net. The rest is self-explanatory. The Shelter is a ministry of Grace & Peace Fellowship, which is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation. This means that donations are tax-deductible for donors, according to current IRS policies. If you would like a donation receipt, please send us an email with your information and we will send you a receipt at year's end. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming events.

• February 19th, 2012 - Poetry reading by shelter guests

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