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Call out for SunCrest Fest!
Want to have fund and share Southminster with the neighborhood? Come pass out candy in the parade and staff Southminster’s booth on...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Sep 13, 20241 min read


Meet the Deacons!
My name is Jacob D. Simpson. I will be completing my second year as a deacon assigned to the Worship Commission. In addition to being a...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Important and Urgent Work
With back to school, summer vacations ending, and the fall church season gearing up, it seems like a lot needs to be done: family...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Sep 3, 20242 min read


Jesus' Power is Not What You Think
I was asked about Jesus’s power recently. You may recall in the Gospels that Jesus is often said to be teaching “with power” or doing...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Session is Praying for the Church
How often do you really pray for something? Not just a little grace before meals, or a little thanksgiving for a green light. I mean,...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Jun 28, 20242 min read


The Greatest Story
Every story has a beginning middle and an end. A better one has good characters and settings. The great stories all have a climax in...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Praxis - Priorities - Praxis
Praxis is a word that literally means practice. Not the repetitious type of practice, but rather, your way-of-doing-things practice. ...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 1, 20242 min read


Breaking Taboos with Love
What does success look like in faith? Is it prayer time, church attendance, or Jesus posts on Facebook? We may all agree in a general...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Stations of the Cross - Lent 2024
Stations of the Cross - Lent 2024

Pastor Karl Hauser
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Trunk or Treat!
Trunk or Treat at Southminster is an annual time of fun, food, family and friends. This Thursday at 6:00pm the greater Crestwood and...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Oct 24, 20231 min read


Are you Running on Empty?
This is the beginning of my oldest child’s first year in first grade. Thus begins running our lives around the school year. Until now...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Sep 12, 20232 min read


Hating and Embracing Change
Since it is now reaching 90˚ do you say that summer is here? Spring days are filled with ups and downs: warm to snowy to rainy to frosty....

Pastor Karl Hauser
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Hope Flowers
In my front yard, like many of us St Louisans, I have a patch of daffodils, or jonquils, or whatever they might be. They are beautiful...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 31, 20232 min read


Easter Egg Hunt!
Saturday April 1st at 10:00 am we will celebrate our annual Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn. It will all start off with a fun Easter...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 28, 20231 min read


EASTER SUNDAY
Southminster is a fun community church that will celebrate with singing, flowers, bells, and shouting Hallelujah! Bring your family in...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 23, 20231 min read


Holy Week Worship Service
What better way to deeepen your faith than by attending a meaningful service of worship focusing on the key events of Jesus final days...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Lent and the $10,000 Question
We are in a season of renewal and of regeneration at Southminster. It is fitting that as winter loosens its grip, we look to the hope of...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Mar 6, 20232 min read
What is Vision?
Vision is more than just seeing. Vision is about making sense of the world, to be able to act and react to what is going on. To see a...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Feb 3, 20232 min read


A Christmas Hope
The “Season of Advent” is different from the “Season of Christmas.” Though not many may care about difference, there is an important...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Drawn to the Center
What is worship? You might say, “to sing sacred music,” “to hear the Bible preached” or, “to be reminded of God’s love each week.” ...

Pastor Karl Hauser
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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