Chicago First Church of the Brethren

About First Church:

Our Community.

First Church of the Brethren is a multicultural, multi-national congregation with members from a diversity of backgrounds who come together to worship and serve God.

Our Vision.

Growing into God’s joyful, beloved community and cultivating love, peace and justice in East Garfield Park, Chicago and beyond.

Our Commitments.

As a Christian Community, striving to be peacemakers, we are called by Christ to be inclusive and caring. We affirm that people of any race, ethnic identity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, education level, ability, age, or life situation are welcome in our congregation.

First Church is AN Apartheid-Free Congregation

Our Pledge (voted in October of 2024)

WE AFFIRM

our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people;

WE OPPOSE

all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and

WE DECLARE

ourselves an Apartheid-free community and to that end,

WE PLEDGE

to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.

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