Ministries of Justice

Healing Racism – Chicago Southland
HRCS began in 1996 when a dozen people from various churches in the south suburbs gathered for a 10-week conversation on racism: What is it? How did we learn our prejudices? How are they maintained? What is internalized racism? How are we all impacted by institutionalized racism? After completing the experience, the group wanted to offer it to others in the south suburbs. An organization was formed and facilitators trained. Several have come from FCC. The first executive director was and is a member of FCC and the board continues to meet at the church. Healing Racism continues to tackle issues of racism as they impact our area economically and institutionally, while it continues to build understanding, tolerance and acceptance across racial lines.

Diversity Task Force
Our 2007-2010 Long Range Vision calls us to “Form a task force to assist FCC in exploring and living into the true meaning of our mission to “cherish diversity.””  The Diversity Task Force will be formed during the spring of 2008 and will guide our church in becoming increasingly multi-ethnic and multi-cultural.  For more information, contact Senior Pastor Lynn Cheyney at the church office.