Month: May 2020
Why did Darwish fail so miserably in one of the most densely populated Arab congressional districts in the state?
Hesham Shehab: Palestinian-American Congressional Candidate Loses Big in Illinois’ ‘Little Palestine’ District
By Hesham Shehab Palestinian-American Rashad “Rush” Darwish was the first Muslim Palestinian to run for elected office in Illinois’ 3rd congressional district, an area comprising Chicago’s southern suburbs and “LittleRead More
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Immigrants with COVID-19 may hesitate to go to hospitals – Chicago Sun-Times
Holy Cross nurse has advice for homebound sufferers facing ‘a beast nobody can control.’ Read Neil Steinberg’s column in the Chicago Sun-Times: Immigrants with COVID-19 may hesitate to go toRead More
In August of 2017, he (Dr. Willie Wilson) did a gospel benefit concert for the FVCMA scholarship fund...
Chicago philanthropist donates 10,000 masks to Aurora churches
AURORA, Ill., May 25, 2020 — On a real hot Sunday of the spring, in the church parking lot of First Presbyterian Church, 10,000 ‘surgical’ masks were distributed to someRead More
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One-third of attendees at Arkansas church events contracted COVID-19 – The Hill
Thirty-eight percent of people who attended events at an Arkansas church over a six-day period in March contracted COVID-19, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for DiseaseRead More
The effort already has 20 local congregations (partner churches) spanning multiple denominations...
Tallahassee churches to hold citywide virtual VBS
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 22, 2020 (BP) — The vision at Bradfordville First Baptist Church is to make disciples who love upward, inward and outward. And this summer, the “outward” componentRead More
Through the Churches Helping Churches initiative, a relief fund was set up to provide $3,000 grants to churches at risk...
More than $689,000 raised for small churches at risk of closure during COVID-19
by: Alejandra MolinaMay 22, 2020 (RNS) — The coronavirus pandemic hit pastor Kato Hart’s Detroit storefront church hard. Finances dwindled to almost nothing. Rent and utility bills went unpaid. AllRead More
Chicago houses of worship cope with COVID-19
Chicago clergy on seeking God in the age of COVID-19: ‘The church has left the building’ (LIVE UPDATES) – Chicago Sun-Times
Here’s what’s happening today in the continuing spread of coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois. Read the article at Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago clergy on seeking God inRead More
The president said that if governors do not allow houses of worship to open, he will "override" them...
Trump declares places of worship ‘essential,’ setting up standoff with governors
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, May 22, 2020 (RNS) — President Donald Trump has unveiled new guidance classifying houses of worship as “essential services” and insisting that governors allow faith groupsRead More
All of us should choose to continue to refrain from holding indoor services at this time.
Aurora responds to Trump’s demand to open churches
———- City of Aurora May 23, 2020 Community News Release A MESSAGE FOR AURORA’S FAITH COMMUNITY During these unprecedented and uncertain times, our community has come together as only weRead More