
CRS responded to the call to put our faith into action by holding our 2023 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Faith in Action Assembly. Together with CRS member congregation St. Mark United Methodist Church, we hosted a Chicago Community Conversation to provide space for sharing community concerns, engaging with district council and aldermanic candidates, and learning about the 2023 municipal election.


Commissioner and Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson thanks Community Renewal Society during our Chicago Community Conversation and recognizes our important work in the City of Chicago.

Watch as Yvonne V. Delk Theologian in Residence for CRS, Rev. Erica Williams has an important conversation with Rev. Darren Calhoun of Urban Village Church where they discuss their hopes for Chicago's mayor-elect Brandon Johnson.

Watch as Yvonne V. Delk Theologian in Residence for CRS, Rev. Erica Williams has an important conversation about the upcoming Chicago consolidated election with Carlos Rodriguez of the Illinois Poor People's Campaign.

CRS hosted a community conversation forum as part of the Chicago Mayoral race runoff. The event aimed to provide an educational platform and safe space for discussing ethical, moral, and socio-political values in civic leaders.