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Children and Youth Ministries

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I’m so glad you’ve landed on this page. My name is Erin Pickersgill and I am the Ministry Developer for Children and Youth for the Diocese of Missouri.

I am here to help YOU connect with other children and youth ministers, to be resourced, to give your resources away, to share ideas, and to encourage and help you through the Safe Church, Safe Communities training.

I want you to always have current information for future events, trips, and projects. My hope is that this webpage will be a place you can rely on for up to date registration forms for events, news, and helpful contacts.

If you ever have any questions, concerns, or ideas when it comes to your work with children and youth, I would love to hear from you! Together let’s get excited and curious about what the Spirit is saying about and to the young people in our diocese.

Reasons to contact Erin

Reasons you might want to contact me:

  • “I am a volunteer Sunday School teacher at my church and I want to be connected to other folks serving in similar ways.”
  • “I have just begun Safe Church, Safe Communities training and I feel stuck or confused.”
  • “I am a paid/volunteer youth leader at my church and I want to connect with other youth leaders.”
  • “I am a rector or priest in charge with very few youth in the parish; how can I serve children and youth when they come so sporadically?”
  • “I want the young people in my church to get connected with other youth in the diocese.”
  • “I am interested in being a chaperone at a diocesan-sponsored youth event.”
  • “I want to co-sponsor a youth or children formation program and don’t know where to start or what other communities might be interested.”
  • “I think there are some youth in my church who would really appreciate being a part of a Diocesan Youth Rep group.”
  • “I’ve read through the information on the webpage and I still have questions about _____ (event, trip, etc).”
  • “I love what the diocese is doing for children and youth - how can I give to one of their projects or scholarships?”
  • “I’m wondering if something I experienced should be passed onto the diocesan Safe Church team.”
  • “My church has material resources (Godly Play or VBS) it isn’t using at the moment - how do I share these with others?”
  • “I’m a parent of a teenager - how do we get plugged into a church around us?”
  • “I have extra chocolate and want to send it directly to Erin.”

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The Rev. Erin Pickersgill
Ministry Developer for Children and Youth
314-434-5906 

    The Rev. Erin Pickersgill

    Ministry Developer for Children and Youth
    314-434-5906 |

    Erin was ordained a priest in December 2022 at Christ Church Cathedral. She grew up in Webster Groves, but has spent the last twenty years living and serving in different parts of the UK. What was meant to be a simple gap year in Belfast turned into half of her life in Northern Ireland and many different places in England.

    After she graduated from MSU in Springfield with a degree in Arts and Letters, she worked and lived in neighborhoods in Belfast alongside a mission organization, whose emphasis was on peace and reconciliation. She mentored young leaders and traveled to places of conflict in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, teaching a curriculum on forgiveness through the International Forgiveness Institute.

    Her first introduction to the Anglican communion was her involvement with a church plant in East Belfast called Wells. She married David, who’s English, and they moved around England, with their two young daughters. While her husband trained for the priesthood, she had some fun jobs like bakery apprentice, swimming instructor, and cafe barista/cook.

    At the end of a three year course to become an Ignatian Spiritual director, Erin started to feel the Spirit’s invitation to the priesthood for herself. After a few years of discernment in the Church of England, Erin trained and finished her Masters degree in Theology, Ministry and Mission through St. Mellitus College in the East Midlands.

    The pandemic became a time for her and her family to evaluate and consider where they would like to live for the next part of their lives, and St. Louis became an obvious spot to be closer to family and friends.

    Erin loves writing poetry (badly), skateboarding (badly), wild swimming, binging mediocre tv, and trying new things. She feels incredibly blessed to be able to work with the Diocese of Missouri and thankful for the opportunity to grow, learn and serve here back in her hometown.

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