Goodwill is a thrift store in Arnold. With locations nationwide, this chain sells used clothing and other wares at low prices. It also accepts donations of clothing and other gently used products during store hours.
Loaves and Fishes, Inc is a shelter for women, children and families that provides food and shelter for eligible parties in need. Founded by doctors Donald and Dorothy Femmer, Loaves and Fishes Inc. provides shelter for more than 200 women and children each year.
St. Martin's Episcopal Church truly serves the entire Ballwin-Ellisville community. Parishioners can even bring their pets to be blessed each year in October (in honor of St. Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of animals).
The church is located off Clayton Road and hosts weekly worship services, followed by coffee every Sunday morning. Holy Communion is also administered on Wednesdays.
John F. Kennedy Community Center features a fitness center and a racquetball court. The center also provides two large rooms to rent for bridal showers, group meetings and other events.
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church has both traditional and informal services. In the traditional service you can find handbells and choirs. There are a large selection of events and activities for children and adults. It also has an Early Childhood Center preschool program that has served children ages 21/2 to 6 since 1962.
Located at the intersection of Argonne and Taylor, Eliot Chapel Nursery School is a full-service preschool. It offers an enriching environment for preschool age children where the school works on development of the whole child. Eliot Chapel Preschool-Kirkwood offers art, music and story-telling, as well as healthy, peanut-free snacks.
The Hindu Temple of St. Louis started in 1991, and the temple itself had its formal inauguration in July of 1998. This amazing building with it's intricate carvings was built by sculptors and artisans in the style of the Chola Dynasty (a 10th Century Hindu King). The images on the temple are made of black granite, white marble or Panchalohas (five materials combined: gold, silver, copper, bronze and brass). Inside the Temple you are able to visit Hindu Gods/Goddesses in their respective shrines while practicing traditional Hindu rituals.
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church has staff and congregation members who are active in ministries in Creve Coeur, the greater St. Louis area and in locations around the world. The church is currently exploring the possibility of a substantial expansion project.
