Most people see the ruins of a burned-out church. But the senior pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side sees a new chapel, a health and wellness center, and a youth center.
Most people see the ruins of a burned-out church at the corner of South Stewart and West Englewood avenues.
But the senior pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church sees a new chapel, a health and wellness center, and a youth center. And he pictures himself cutting the ribbon on the new complex on Easter 2024. "I envision it being the heart of the community," said the Rev. Gerald M. Dew. "Not just a place where church people come to go to church, but a place where community people come to experience support and encouragement and love and lessons and the Lord."
The chapel will be a space where the congregation can gather and worship, celebrate their faith and encourage one another through "the kind of love that was demonstrated on that hill called Calvary," said Dew.The health and wellness center will include a gym, room for recreational activities and house the church’s health ministry. Meanwhile, the youth center will offer mentorship, instruction on life skills and Christian education for the community’s children and teens.
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