WMNF loading... Allendale UMC wants an exception from St. Pete for its garden Share this: Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg wants to create a garden to feed people who are hungry. However, there have been some complaints by neighbors. That has led the city of St. Petersburg to have your church go through the process of amending the exception document to its site plans. There will be a development review commission on Wed. Feb. 3 at 1:00 p.m. Allendale UMC Joining us on MidPoint to talk about this issue and about national and local politics was Rev. Andy Oliver, the pastor of Allendale UMC.