Chicago area churches create caravan of compassion for migrants
"We are addressing the needs of folks that are officially classed by the U.S. government as asylum seekers."
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"We are addressing the needs of folks that are officially classed by the U.S. government as asylum seekers."
A family next door to the church was displaced as a result of the fire.
Today and Sunday the church will be marking its 115th anniversary.
If you can't make it in person this week, the church will be streaming the celebrations on its Facebook page.
The First Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana, is celebrating a major milestone. This week, the church will be marking its 115th anniversary.
An Englewood church was targeted by burglars and it wasn't the first time. Chicago police said Antioch Baptist Church was hit again late last month. Burglars busted out windows to get inside and steal items.
The sanctuary at New Hope Church Pilsen is full. The church is housing around 20 asylum seekers – offering them shelter, food, and clothing.
The Archdiocese lets the church in Lincoln Square hold mass twice a year while parishioners appeal the decision to close its doors.
The Grace and Peace Church in Austin is hosting an Easter 'egg-stravaganza' - featuring food, games, and a 10,000-egg hunt.
"We'll be raising funds until we cut the ribbon. It's like a blank canvas that gives us an opportunity to build something incredible."
There are new plans, and new funding, to rebuild an Englewood church destroyed by fire this time last year, on Good Friday. CBS 2's Noel Brennan shows us, what was lost will be restored.
All Easter services this weekend will be held at Ascension Church.
"When you come in here, you look at this, you're going to be able to see something that somebody from 1902 saw."
It was a Sunday filled with prayers and protest in Humboldt Park. There was a demonstration after a woman who is gay said a church pastor refused to baptize her after learning she was in a same-sex marriage. Church representatives told CBS 2 that's not exactly what happened. Lauren Victory stopped by the demonstration.
At age 42, Pastor Dates leads one of the largest African American churches on Chicago's Far South Side -- Salem Baptist.
Within a split second the explosion threw several Chicago firefighters to the ground.
Crews are on the scene after a fire breaks out inside a church Saturday morning in Englewood.
Police said a window was pried open and thousands of dollars were stolen from a safe and a donation bin.
Activist Marc Lamont Hill will lead Sunday's service followed by a special ceremony honoring state senator Jacqueline Collins.
"I would like a big enough space that we can host a shelter for 100 new arrivals. They have this goal to work and provide for themselves."
Under his leadership, Salem Baptist has been recognized as one of the nation's fastest-growing mega-churches.
Chicago police are investigating a burglary at a church in Lincoln Park.
It happened late Monday night at the St. Vincent DePaul Parish on Webster - just west of Halsted.
A closely-knit community in the western suburbs is still trying to make sense of a devastating fire that destroyed their church. It happened in Maywood where New Life in Christ Bible Church once stood, but now lies a burnt out, hollow frame and plenty of heartache.
Parishioners past and present, and even community members who heard about the fire stopped by to catch a glimpse of the aftermath.
