by Together Chicago | Oct 1, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
On October 1, Together Chicago’s Chicagoland United in Prayer (CUIP) team gathered with nearly 130 leaders, pastors, and neighbors, as well as 16 organizations around Chicagoland, at New Life Community Church in Little Village for our Next Steps Lunch. It was a...
by Together Chicago | Aug 13, 2025 | Education, Faith-Community Mobilization
As Together Chicago, we believe change in our city’s schools begins with prayerful presence—neighbors on the corner, standing in agreement for students, staff, and families. Love Your School Prayer Corners (LYSPC) was born from that conviction, and from a long journey...
by Together Chicago | Jul 1, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Since 2018, community leaders across Chicago have been coming together at Building Blocks of Peace to collaborate on taking collective action to improve their neighborhoods. Building Blocks of Peace is a spring workshop series that centers around the idea of...
by Together Chicago | Jun 1, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
On June 1, more than 500 people from across Chicagoland came together at Western Springs Baptist Church to obey a vital yet often overlooked command of Scripture: to worship God in spirit and in truth. Led by Roy Patterson, with support from Hannah Thompson, Joann...
by Together Chicago | May 27, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Historically, the Memorial Day Weekend often witnessed spikes of violence in Chicago. To promote peace, we rallied churches, organizations, and individuals to host united prayer and positive community presence all across the city of Chicago. Local pastors and leaders...
by Together Chicago | May 3, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
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 5, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
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 21, 2025 | Economic Development, Education, Events, Faith-Community Mobilization, Gospel Justice, Violence Reduction
On Friday, March 21, 2025 our team sat down with City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chief of Faith Engagement Billy Evans and their team for a ‘Lakeside Chat’. The Mayor’s office hosts these conversations with local organizations in an effort...
by Together Chicago | Mar 3, 2025 | Press, Economic Development, Education, Faith-Community Mobilization, Gospel Justice, Violence Reduction
Across multiple visits over the course of several months, writer Anne Snyder and photographer Kory Powell embedded themselves within the work of Together Chicago, getting to know the individuals at the heart of this organization — this news article on BitterSweet...
by Together Chicago | Mar 1, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
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 | Feb 2, 2025 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
On the first Sunday of February 2025, our Faith-Community Mobilization team coordinated the annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event. This year’s theme “Stand Firm in Prayer” was led by dozens of faith leaders from across the city of Chicago and suburbs in a mixture...
by Together Chicago | Oct 20, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
How do we handle the division and bittiness in our world? We focus. We look to the God who created us and join hands in heartfelt fellowship with Him and our fellow man.. On October 20, 2024, believers from across Chicagoland united at Progressive Baptist Church for...
by Together Chicago | Oct 2, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Next Steps Lunch 2024 was a beautiful gathering of over 100 individuals from over 60 churches and 45 communities. This annual fall gathering is a time for celebrating the seasonal rhythms of Chicagoland United in Prayer, hearing from local leaders who are organizing...
![Impacting Your Community [Interview]](https://togetherchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-07-31-Team-on-Chris-Fabry-Show-MBI-1-1080x675.jpg)
by Together Chicago | Jul 31, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Press, Violence Reduction
How can you make a difference in your community? When you see a need, you can respond to meet that need – and lives can be changed. We’ll hear from several guests who saw needs in their neighborhoods and how they’ve addressed them. Don’t miss the...
by Together Chicago | Jun 8, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Recognition
At the 2024 Lead the City conference, Bishop Ed Peecher, Together Chicago’s Chief Church Liaison Officer, received the Legacy Award, honoring “a local leader who has exemplified faithful and significant service to Chicago communities and...
by Together Chicago | May 27, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2024, 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 4, 2024 | 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 6, 2024 | 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 12, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Recognition
At the 2024 Sunday Evening Club luncheon, Dr. John ‘Doc’ Fuder, Together Chicago’s Director of Faith-Community Mobilization, was presented with the 2024 Clifford Barnes award, recognizing individuals for a lifetime of faith that has been placed in...
by Together Chicago | Mar 2, 2024 | 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 | Feb 4, 2024 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
On the first Sunday of February 2024, our Faith-Community Mobilization efforts united leaders from across Chicagoland in the annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event. This year’s program “Love God. Love Neighbor.” was led by dozens of faith leaders...
by Together Chicago | Oct 4, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Next Steps Lunch 2023 was a beautiful gathering 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 lunch together. We also...
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 2, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Violence Reduction
For seven years now, Together Chicago has been working to reduce gun violence and increase community in Chicago by bringing faith groups, businesses and government leaders together.
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 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 | Feb 7, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Education, Gospel Justice, Violence Reduction
Together Chicago reduces gun violence with a five-pronged strategy designed to reduce crime on the streets and improve social conditions on Chicago’s West Side.
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...
![On A Mission – Whitney Reynold Show [Interview]](https://togetherchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-10-17-TC-Michael-Allen-segment-on-Whitney-Reynolds-Show-1080x675.png)
by Together Chicago | Oct 17, 2022 | Violence Reduction, Faith-Community Mobilization
Together Chicago Co-CEO Michael Allen is interviewed on a segment (at 18:44 mark) of the Whitney Reynolds Show
