Planting justice and harvesting hope for NIJFON
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors (NIJFON) has been blessed with a $25,000 gift from Berry Memorial UMC in Chicago through the sale of the church’s historic building. A…
We have 3 areas of focus:
- New Church Starts and Redevelopment
- Healthy Churches and Discipleship
- Vital Congregations Change Communities
Programs:
- Conference Academy (Hispanic/Latino) for Faith Community Development
- Institute for Congregational Development
- Turnaround Church Coaching
Training Events
- Church Planters' Bootcamp
- Revitalization Workshops
- Lay Missioners Training
- Natural Church Development (NCD)
Mission Field Demographics
The Office of Congregational Development and Redevelopment offers mission field demographic data through MissionInsite. MissionInsite is a powerful tool that provides church leaders with essential demographic, economic, and religious data about their communities. This up-to-date data is accessible to all members of the Northern Illinois Conference.
Contact:
Rev. J. Martin Lee
Director of Congregational Development and Redevelopment
312.346.9766 ext. 708