|  The laymen opened their 32nd Allen Jordan session on Monday, June 18, 2012 by arriving in the Gateway city, St. Louis, Missouri. The history of St. Louis, Missouri began with the settlement of the St. Louis area by Native American mound builders who lived as part of the Mississippian culture from the 800s to the 1400s, followed by other migrating tribal groups. Starting in the late 1600s, French explorers arrived, and after the French and Indian War, a French trading company led by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau established the settlement of St. Louis in February 1764. The city grew in population due to its location as a trading post on the Mississippi River, and the city played a small role in the American Revolutionary War. In 1803, the city and the region were sold to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
 Monday at a National Congress is comprised of arrival by the delegates, registration and then getting familiar with the city and where classes are located. The laymen begin to focus on the week ahead when they join president Harold Simmons for his Pre-Session meeting with officers and ministry leaders. This meeting is where the plan and activities for the week is given.
 During the report by the Social and Fellowship Ministry during the pre-session meeting, Walter Brown at the podium required help from Quinton Joyner of New Jersey to present and display the annual Allen Jordan T-Shirt that will be sold and worn this year to commemorate the 32nd year.
The Allen Jordan Seminars began in 1981 when the Congress was convening in Omaha, Nebraska. On the back of the t-shirt is a listing of every basketball team champion and every bible bowl champion since the inception of both the basketball tournament and the bible bowl. The Social and Fellowship committee for the week is responsible for the Mission, Education and Evangelism fundraising effort and the luncheon that is held at each Congress session. 
Also during the meeting there was a presentation made by Missouri State Laymen president and official laymen host of the Congress Delester Jefferson. (r) The presentation was a Habitat for Humanity St. Louis t-shirt to James Garrett for his work this spring in St. Louis for the Habitat House that the convention and local Congress host committee is building for a family in partnership with Habitat for Humanity St. Louis. Garrett serves on the National Laymen's classification committee and is a resident of Kansas City, Kansas. Garrett served with a team of men this spring from various states who came to St. Louis to help and assist. The Habitat house will be completed this August. There will be a dedication ceremony of the house this week. Basketball Tournament Highlights There were three teams that enrolled in the annual National Basketball Championship held at the William Mason/Douglas Clark Middle School in East St. Louis, Illinois. They are Kansas, Alabama and Missouri. After the first day of competition and preliminary rounds, Alabama and Kansas will play Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. for the championship. | 
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