SoHa Directory 2026

24 2026 | SOHA Community Directory Schools BUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 5319 Lansdowne Ave. | 314-352-4343 Four of five surviving sons sought a loving memorial for their kind and generous mother, Susan Rassieur Buder (1847-1909). Because of her philanthropic and public interest in the Devonshire community, the school board named the school Susan R. Buder School (now Buder Elementary School). One of her sons served on the Library Board and in his mother’s memory donated $5,000 to open a branch library at the school. This library served the school’s students and was open to the public for 39 years until relocating. (Now you know the reason the word “Library” is over a now-closed door on the school’s Lansdowne Avenue side.) The school, with an impressive brick edifice has been has been in continuous operation for more than 100 years. The home of the Bulldogs, Buder serves approximately 310 children in kindergarten through 5th grade, including gifted and talented and special needs students. BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JUNIOR ACADEMY | 5031 Potomac St. GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS | 5049 Fyler Ave. PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL | 5279 Fyler Ave. Churches HOPE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | 5218 Neosho St. | 314-352-0014 Hope Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016. The school opened in 1925 and closed in 2011. The cornerstone of the current building was laid in 1930. Hope was instrumental in printing the Southampton history book, Southampton St. Louis: An Unconventional History, available through the St. Louis City and County Public Libraries. SNA currently conducts many of its general meetings in the church’s lower auditorium. ST. LUCY CATHOLIC PARISH | 5800 Oleatha Avenue | 314-832-2838 Saint Lucy Catholic Parish was formed in 2023 by combining three churches which have served parishioners in western South St. Louis City for more than 100 years: St. Joan of Arc Church (5800 Oleatha Avenue), Church of the Magdalen (4924 Bancroft Avenue), and Our Lady of Sorrows Church (5020 Rhodes Avenue). The mission of Saint Lucy Parish is to fulfill Saint Lucy’s deeply rooted love for the poor, her courage in a world full of fear, and her witness to Jesus Christ by the content and character of how she lived. Saint Lucy’s Parish strives to be light in the darkness of people’s lives by proclaiming Jesus Christ and caring for all in need. Visitors are encouraged. Go to saintlucystl. org for more information. GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH | 3600 Hampton Ave. Founded by Swedish immigrants in 1894, services at Gethsemane were held in Swedish until 1900. Gethsemane celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2024. Over the years as the church grew, it moved to increasingly larger quarters. The current church was dedicated in 1962 and has undergone several renovations since then. The congregation prides itself on welcoming everyone, including those of different socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political affiliations, and those who are physically or mentally different. North Hampton Neighbors holds its meetings at the church.