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Ministries Find Ways to Collaborate Despite COVID

Ministries Find Ways to Collaborate Despite COVID

by Together Chicago | Apr 2, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, News, 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.
A nonprofit ministers on “both sides of the gun”

A nonprofit ministers on “both sides of the gun”

by Together Chicago | Feb 7, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Education, Gospel Justice, News, 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.
Chicagoland United in Prayer 2023 Gathers 140+ Churches in Prayer

Chicagoland United in Prayer 2023 Gathers 140+ Churches in Prayer

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 – Interview on Whitney Reynold Show

On A Mission – Interview on Whitney Reynold Show

by Together Chicago | Oct 17, 2022 | Violence Reduction, Faith-Community Mobilization, News

Together Chicago Co-CEO Michael Allen is interviewed on a segment (at 18:44 mark) of the Whitney Reynolds Show
Next Steps Lunch 2022 Celebrates Faith in Action Across Chicagoland

Next Steps Lunch 2022 Celebrates Faith in Action Across Chicagoland

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...
Hands Across Chicago 2022 Unites Churches Across Chicago in Prayer and Action

Hands Across Chicago 2022 Unites Churches Across Chicago in Prayer and Action

by Together Chicago | May 29, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization

Over Memorial Day Weekend 2022, 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...
Faith Leaders Unite for Michigan Avenue Prayer Walk in Stand Against Violence

Faith Leaders Unite for Michigan Avenue Prayer Walk in Stand Against Violence

by Together Chicago | May 28, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization, News

Leaders and parishioners from many Chicago congregations marched downtown and gathered in Millennium Park to cover the city in prayer at the start of summer this Memorial Day Weekend. Part of the annual Hands Across Chicago initiative, this walk united churches across...
South Side Leaders Host Third Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2022

South Side Leaders Host Third Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2022

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...
West Side Leaders Host Second Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2022

West Side Leaders Host Second Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2022

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...
North Side Leaders Host First Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2022

North Side Leaders Host First Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2022

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...
Biblica Provides 30,000 Bibles to Chicago

Biblica Provides 30,000 Bibles to Chicago

by Together Chicago | Feb 5, 2022 | News, Faith-Community Mobilization

It is always amazing to prayerfully watch as God continues to bless the work of Together Chicago and Chicagoland United in Prayer! Late summer and early fall of 2021, Christy Davis, Senior Regional Director of Biblica for the USA, and I talked about how to facilitate...
Chicagoland United in Prayer 2022 Connects City and Suburbs in Prayer

Chicagoland United in Prayer 2022 Connects City and Suburbs in Prayer

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...
Next Steps Lunch Brings Leaders From Across Chicagoland Together

Next Steps Lunch Brings Leaders From Across Chicagoland Together

by Together Chicago | Oct 6, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization, News

Next Steps Lunch is an annual gathering of pastors and leaders from across Chicagoland that celebrates the work of united prayer and collective action. We ‘looked back’ and shared about the rhythms of prayer, training, and engagement that took place so far...
Hands Across Chicago 2021 Unites Churches Across Chicago in Prayer and Action

Hands Across Chicago 2021 Unites Churches Across Chicago in Prayer and Action

by Together Chicago | May 30, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization

Over Memorial Day Weekend 2021, 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...
Building Blocks of Peace Collaborative Launches Re-Tooled Mobilization Training

Building Blocks of Peace Collaborative Launches Re-Tooled Mobilization Training

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...
Chicagoland Unites in Virtual Prayer from 7 Locations and 98 Prayer Huddles

Chicagoland Unites in Virtual Prayer from 7 Locations and 98 Prayer Huddles

by Together Chicago | Jan 31, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization

The annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event, hosted on the last Sunday in January, took on a unique hybrid structure this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While we could not gather in large numbers, we hosted “united but de-centralized” prayer...
Peace Ride Brings Parade Of Prayer And Positivity Through The Community

Peace Ride Brings Parade Of Prayer And Positivity Through The Community

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...
Chicagoland Unites In Prayer On The Near West Side

Chicagoland Unites In Prayer On The Near West Side

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...

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