by Together Chicago | May 28, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2023, we rallied churches / organizations / individuals to host united prayer and positive community presence all across the city of Chicago. Local pastors and leaders worked together with each other and their police district leaders to...
by Together Chicago | May 6, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Apr 1, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Mar 25, 2023 | Education, Events
The 2023 Together Chicago Friendraiser event brought leaders, organizations, schools, and churches together with the vision of “Partnering with Purpose” for removing barriers that disrupt a quality education for Chicago students. Over 150 people attended...
by Together Chicago | Mar 4, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Jan 29, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
On the last Sunday of January 2023, our Faith-Community Mobilization efforts united leaders from across Chicagoland in the annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event. This year’s program “Lord, Teach Us to Pray” was led by dozens of faith leaders from...
by Together Chicago | Oct 5, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Next Steps Lunch 2022 was an incredible time of prayer and worship together, showcasing the seasonal rhythms of Chicagoland United in Prayer, hearing from local leaders who are organizing faithful prayer and action in the communities, and deepening relationships over...
by Together Chicago | Jul 16, 2022 | Education, Events
On Saturday, July 16th, the Champs Male Mentoring Program partnered with Brilliance & Excellence partners (including Together Chicago) to host the 6th Annual Born To Win Conference. One of our nations top speakers, Dr. Eric Thomas, offered the keynote address for...
by Together Chicago | May 7, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Apr 26, 2022 | Education, Events
Over 100 strategic city partners joined our 2022 Education Summit. We shared the success of our city-wide education impact efforts, during the 2021-2022 School Year. During this one school year alone, we impacted over 3200 youth, primarily from Chicago’s West...
by Together Chicago | Apr 2, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Mar 5, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Jan 30, 2022 | Events, Faith-Community Mobilization
On the last Sunday of January 2022, our Faith-Community Mobilization efforts united leaders from across Chicagoland in the annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event. While our intentions were to return to a large in-person prayer gathering, we made the decision to...
by Together Chicago | Dec 9, 2021 | Education, Events
Love Our Schools Day (formally known as Love Your School) was a huge success. We had 17 registrants and hosted meals (or service initiatives) at 5 locations. Our next LOS Day will be May 27, 2022. See the video recap: Photos from the...
by Together Chicago | Mar 6, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Building Collective Efficacy Towards Peace The Building Blocks of Peace initiative seeks to decrease violence in Chicago neighborhoods by building collective efficacy in local communities. Through training and organizing, the initiative endeavors to enhance “social...
by Together Chicago | May 8, 2020 | Westhaven Park, Events, Faith-Community Mobilization, Violence Reduction
The Westhaven Park Community Action Teams worked together to organize a social-distanced peace and prayer ride through the community. This caravan of cards and social-distanced prayer brought a positive presence to the community and many great conversations and...
by Together Chicago | Jan 26, 2020 | Events, Faith-Community Mobilization
City-wide Prayer Chicagoland United in Prayer, a collaborative, city-wide prayer movement, hosted its annual Winter Prayer gathering on the Near West side of Chicago at the historic First Baptist Congregational Church. Over 1,500 people representing over 100 churches...
