Contact Community Renewal Chorus today to schedule a date and time for a brief audition.
Help Expand Access to Housing for People with Records
Join Community Renewal Society as we lead the community in prayer. We embrace the National Day of Prayer as an opportunity to bring the faith community together to:
Pray that elected officials are moved in wisdom and grace when making decisions
Pray for a safe summer in Chicago as the highest season of violence approaches
Pray that the incoming City Council and Mayor work in sincere partnership for all communities across Chicago
The forum will examine perspectives and resources for community and church economic development.
The purpose of this fund is to honor the memory of former Executive Director Don Benedict by funding innovative pilot projects within Illinois which address a major urban issue effectively in a three to five year period.
You are invited, along with select other Chicago civic and thought leaders, to a symposium on the modern roots of the devastating racial wealth gap of our time.
Presented by Community Renewal Society's Organizing staff and focused on faith-based principles, this three-day training identifies key organizing principles, how values influence those principles, and how you can become an effective organizer and leader.
Explore this free, step-by-step guide to get ready to vote in the 2019 Chicago municipal election!
Bring justice to Springfield! Join us for prayer, action and face-to-face visits with your legislators. Transportation is provided by Community Renewal Society. Please register by March 18 -- advanced registration is required!
Christ Universal Temple’s Freedom Ministry hosts “MILWAUKEE 53260,” a documentary screening and panel discussion. CRS’ Organizer for Restoring Rights and Justice Reform, Yaacov Delaney will be on the panel.
Learn how bills become laws in Illinois. Practice running effective legislative meetings. Receive policy updates on our legislative priorities for Day of Faith. Train to become a team captain for the Day of Faith … and more! CRS will provide transportation from the West and South Sides.
The Day of Empathy shines a light on people impacted by the criminal justice system, uplift their voices, and win over hearts and minds towards the idea that transformation is possible.
Take Action using Restorative Justice and the U.N Charter of Human Rights
Film screening and panel discussion presented by The Freedom Ministry of Christ Universal Temple. CRS’ Organizer for Restoring Rights and Justice Reform, Yaacov Delaney, will be on the panel.
Presented by Chicago African American in Philanthropy (CAAIP)
Join us for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Faith in Action Assembly and Chicago Mayoral Candidate Forum on January 21 at Liberty Baptist Church in Chicago. Childcare will be provided.
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Coalition to End Money Bond will present a scripture based teach-in on the moral need to end the use of monetary bonds and pretrial incarceration.
A training for people of faith to engage issues of incarceration.
How do we begin to leverage our collective will, knowledge, networks and resources to end mass incarceration in Illinois?
This seminar will provide viable information on how to recognize warning signs and how to improve the safety of your congregation if faced with an active shooting incident.
We use this fund to meet the needs of retired ministers, missionaries, their [spouses] or [survivors], Christian workers and others who have worked along the line of educational or social welfare work.
The Coalition to End Money Bond will present a scripture based teach-in, Let Our People Go: a call to faith leaders and their congregations, on the moral need to end the use of monetary bonds and pretrial incarceration.
MILWAUKEE 53206 tells the story of those affected by mass incarceration through the powerful journeys of three families. We witness the daily struggle of how incarceration shapes their lives, their families and their community at large. The 53206 ZIP code in Milwaukee is the most incarcerated ZIP code in the United States with 62% of its adult men having spent time in jail or prison. In this character driven ensemble documentary, it reveals through intimate stories how a community fights to survive by ending mass incarceration.
Join CGLA and CFJC in an all-day event to raise our collective awareness on the impact of mass incarceration on our communities.
