Welcome Summer

This week we're excited to be hosting our first summer group- Hoffnungsau Mennonite of Hutchinson KS. It's a great start to a season of serving Chicago and seeking God's face in others. Our staff is ready to learn the lessons God has for us.  

Open House- June 19- 4-6pm

Join us to learn more about DOOR Chicago and the incredible work that we do in the city. Please save the date for our Open House:
Saturday June 19,   4:00-6:00 p.m. 
at Chicago Community Mennonite / First Church of the Brethren, 
425 S. Central Park Blvd., Chicago.
There will be tours of our program space, stories of changed lives, and of course, delicious free treats! We hope that you can make it.

Travel in the City- Brian Sales

Those who lead our country say that construction is the back bone of this nation. Currently, we in the Chicago area have a firsthand look at lower part of the country’s thoracic vertebrae. On most major routes around the Chicago land area you will find men and women risking their lives working diligently to repave, repair, and improve our buildings, roads and bridges. With any large construction project comes time added to driving routes. I myself had to add an extra 20 minutes on top of my route to the DOOR Chicago office from my apartment (this use to take me just 22 minutes). If I had any advice to those who visit our city (DOOR Chicago have several hundred coming this summer) public transit wouldn’t be a bad idea. Most of the agencies that we go to are near a public transit stop which is very convenient. First Church of the Brethren itself is located near several public train and bus stops. . Public transit also gives you a more diverse lens at Chicago culture. Not taking public may have you spending more time in a vehicle than anywhere else. May God grant all of those who travel to our program this summer have their trip blessed by God and watched over by the Holy Spirit.

http://www.dot.state.il.us/road/chicago.htm