Chicago, Nov. 6, 2018 – Today, it was announced that Noel Castellanos had resigned as president of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Castellanos and the CCDA board had been under pressure from six former female employees about an abusive work environment. His resignation had been submitted on October 31 to the nonprofit’s board prior to the beginning of CCDA’s November 1-3 conference (titled “Rooted”) in Chicago.

The 30th anniversary convention has held this last weekend at McCormick Place. The conferences’s final plenary session on Friday featured the aerial distribution of unauthorized flyers by the group 3RsRevisited. The three Rs are a reference to CCDA’s justice mission of reconciliation, relocation, and redistribution.

Below are some links for more details on this story.

An excellent article on this subject matter is available at Christianity Today… https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/november/ccda-noel-castellanos-resigns-rooted-conference-3rs-accusat.html

Website… https://www.3rsrevisited.com
!. copy of email November 3… A Final Word from CCDA’s CEO
2. Repentance Statement from CCDA
3. Joint letter for CCDA Board and Noel Castellanos received on November 6.

John Ross

John Ross on Saturday, April 23, 2016 launched XPian News, a part of  Daybreak Communications, Inc. Ross is the facilitator of Aurora Christian Ministry Network (ACMN) and a member of the Fox Valley Christian Ministerial Alliance (FVCMA). He serves on the boards of Wayside Cross Ministries and the Kiwanis Club of Aurora. As a follower of Jesus, he has been for some 40 years a member of First Presbyterian Church - Aurora. He has an M.A. - Christian Leadership from Wheaton College Graduate School and undergraduate at Trinity International University.  editor@xpian.news