When three Friendship Village residents jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet this summer, they weren’t just crossing skydiving off their bucket lists. They were showing what life at the St. Louis senior living community is all about, including adventure, connection, and the freedom to embrace new experiences at any age.
That moment, part of Friendship Village’s Senior Moments celebrations, captures the spirit they have cultivated over 50 years. Residents are racing cars, anchoring the evening news, and having a night out at The Fox theatre, living out dreams both big and small and showing that “retirement” at Friendship Village feels more like a new beginning.
50 Years of Faith and Friends
For half a century, Friendship Village has been at the heart of senior living in St. Louis. Guided by biblical principles, what sets it apart, leaders say, is not only its beautiful campuses in Sunset Hills and Chesterfield but also the people who fill them…