Social Justice in Action

Shared Plate nominations for 2024-2025 are being accepted until June 30.

Get Involved: SJA Events

Vigil for Hope and Healing
Tuesdays
5:00 pm on Eliot's front lawn

Since the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson early in August 2014, members of Eliot Unitarian Chapel and people from the greater community have stood in a weekly vigil.

Eliot Gardeners

If you'd like to put a little sweat equity into Eliot Chapel, work alongside friends, and meet new people, please join the Eliot Gardeners on the grounds around the Chapel. Email to sign up.

Immigration Justice Team

Watch for monthly action meetings with the Immigration Justice Team as well as special education events happening at Eliot. Find events in This Week at Eliot or contact the team directly at immigration@eliotchapel.org.

Our work is driven by Unitarian Universalist principles including

The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

At Eliot, we create a community of deep relationships by working toward a more just society, dismantling racism, and improving the environment.

Sharing the Offering

Every Sunday, Eliot Chapel shares half of the offertory with an organization in the community whose work reflects our shared values. This is one way that we care for our community and our neighbors.

In May, we will share our offerings with East Side Heart & Home Family Center. Founded in 1993, the mission of East Side Heart & Home Family Center is to invite individuals from varied backgrounds to be catalysts for change by providing them with opportunities to work side-by-side with each other on programs and projects that cultivate positive changes in their lives and communities. Their Family program reaches all sectors of the East St. Louis community with summer camp for kids, programs for seniors and young mothers and ongoing support as an anchor for the community. Their Housing program has transformed a neighborhood with the construction of 25 affordable homes with volunteer labor in a neighborhood now called Resurrection Park. They strive to engage community on both sides of the Mississippi River to become agents of social change in lives and their communities. Learn more at familycenterestl.org.

Let us be good neighbors. Let us be a generous people. You can give in one of three ways:

Online: Click here for our giving form. Make sure “Shared Plate” is your chosen fund.
By Mail: Please write “Family Center" in the memo line of your check and mail it to Eliot Unitarian Chapel, 100 South Taylor Ave., Kirkwood, MO 63122.
By Text: Text "Eliot SharedPlate $(enter amount)" to 73256. A link in the reply text will take you to our secure database webpage where you can complete your transaction. Please note, "SharedPlate" must be entered as one word to reach that preferred option.

Our Mission:

The Social Justice Program will inspire and equip individuals and the congregation to work effectively for justice both locally and beyond. We will continue to be challenged by the teachings of Martin Luther King's vision of the beloved community:

"In the beloved community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it. Racism and all forms of discrimination, bigotry and prejudice will be replaced by an all-inclusive spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood."

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Birth of a New Nation"
1957