Question:
When was the church organized?

Answer:
January 1973 under the leadership of Rev. L. K. Curry.

Question:
What is the make up of the congregation?

Answer:
This is a predominately African American congregation on the southwest side of Chicago. The church has about 300 actively attending members. Roughly 125 senior adult, about 100 median age adults, about 50 young adults, youth, and children.

Question:
What is your major ministry?

Answer:
Our major ministry is the EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. The school was organized in 1975 beginning with a 2 year old class of 7 students. The school has grown from preschool to Eighth grade.

Question:
What is the church's short and long range goals?

Answer:
1. Develop a Week Day College of Education to teach the Bible and Leadership Skills to children, youth, and adults.

2. Develop a Center for Sunday School Evangelism. The goal is to assist churches in developing their evangelism ministry through the Sunday School for follow up, discipleship, fellowship, care, and outreach.

3. Develp a Center for Ministry Development. The objective is to train both young and old to find their place of service beyond the walls of the church in the area of their skills, talents, and spiritual giftedness.

4. Develop a community Training Center. Use the facility to equip young and adult learners in budget and finance, family life, career planning, and job training.

Question:
Is your church a "hip hop" church and is the pastor a "hip hop" preacher?

Answer:
We are a traditional church congregation that proports biblical preaching and teaching. The pastor attempts to give a message that is biblically sound and contexually relevant to the contemporary situation we face. You will leave our worship saying, "It was good to be here!" We have a music ministry that seeks to blend anthems, spirituals, gospel, hymns, and contemporary sacred music to give us a holistic approach to the praise God and as a means of educating the congregation to the great music of the church that has stood over the centuries.