Haiti has descended into a critical state of violence and chaos. More than one million children are living in areas under the influence of armed groups.

CRS held an exclusive conversation and book signing featuring our esteemed former Executive Directors, Rev. Dr. Yvonne V. Delk and Rev. Dr. Curtiss Paul DeYoung, two influential figures! 

Community Renewal Society announced that a highly regarded Chicago area news leader has been named to the top spot at The Chicago Reporter. L. Nicole Trottie will take the helm as publisher. The announcement builds on a strategic plan to guide the future of Chicago’s top nonprofit investigative news organization.

The Pretrial Fairness Act is again under attack, and we need your help to defend it.

On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Community Renewal Society held our 140th Annual Membership Assembly entitled, “Together, We Win!” This year, we are pleased to recognize the following honorees for their distinguished and longstanding service for equity, inclusion, and the principles of Beloved Community.

This year’s theme is Together, We Win! These questions can be used to guide conversation with your congregation after viewing the 2022 Annual Membership Assembly video. We would love to hear from you the thoughts and plans that came out of your discussion.

The Interim Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability held its first public meeting on September 29 at Malcolm X College. The over-capacity crowd of community members underscored the enthusiasm of organizers and community leaders from across the diverse makeup of the Chicago Metropolitan area.

Today marks the 21st Anniversary of September 11, 2021, when we watched our nation come under one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. Yvonne V. Delk Theologian in Residence, Rev. Erica Williams shares her experience during this traumatic event and invites you to join her for Reflect, Act, Pray on September 20 via Zoom.

Thanks to the efforts of the CRS Faith, Race and Equity Issue Team and the involvement of our CRS member congregations, HIV prevention medications will now be more accessible through local pharmacies in Illinois. The bill, HB4430: Increased Access to PrEP & PEP through Community Pharmacies, successfully passed both the Illinois House and Senate in April 2022.

CRS signed on to a letter that reminds our state legislators of our moral and religious imperative to support the passing of the Pretrial Fairness Act on February 22, 2021 without allowing regressive policies to counteract them.

On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, a coalition of Illinois Palestinian, solidarity, civil, and human rights organizations will rally at the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago to protest the Illinois Investment Policy Board’s Committee on Israel Boycott Restrictions’ investigation of Unilever for its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s July 2021 decision to withdraw business from illegal Israel settlements in the Palestinian West Bank.

The undersigned are among the almost 1.5 million people who voted for you in 2016 to end the nightmare of police crimes in Black and Latino communities.

Community Renewal Society (CRS) member congregations, board members, volunteers and staff joined with 17 community organizations to protest this life-threatening situation and to deliver 62,250 bottles of safe and clean water

Prayers of Thanksgiving, In Memory of Ahmaud Arbery

Today we witnessed a breach of justice once again as the state of Wisconsin failed to indict and hold a murderer accountable for his actions. Read Executive Director Rev. Dr. Waltrina Middleton’s response to the verdict.