The 21,272 sq. ft. facility at 1000 North Vandeventer Ave. provides meeting rooms, a chapel, and a large conference space for up to 125 people, as well as administrative offices for the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being,, and Neighborhood Houses – a United Church of Christ ministry that supports low-income children and families of the inner core of St. Louis City. The Deaconess Center is expected to host more than 6,000 citizens a year in more than 250 meetings focused on children’s issues.