“The population of Missouri is right at 6 million people.  The population of the St. Louis metropolitan area is just under 3 million, and the vast majority of our area is spiritually lost.  From the German, Dutch, Irish and Italian immigrants of the late 19th and 20th centuries, to the Bosnian, Afghanistan and African countries of the 21st centuries, St. Louis has long been the home to new neighbors from throughout the world.”