History
In the fall of 1975, Wayne Gordon began teaching and coaching at Farragut High School on Chicago’s Westside. At that time, Wayne moved into an apartment in the North Lawndale Community and began a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Bible Study. From this core group of high school students and a mother of several of the boys, the idea of starting a church was first conceived. Wayne and Anne Gordon agreed and with a meeting of fifteen people in March of 1978, Lawndale Community Church moved from a dream to a reality. With an emphasis on reaching unchurched community residents and relevant ministry, Lawndale experienced tremendous ministry growth, often described as the Lawndale Miracle. In 2023, after 45 years, Wayne and Anne Gordon retired from pastoral leadership and Lawndale Christian Community Church excitedly welcomed its new leaders, Jonathan and Micheál Brooks.
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Purpose
The purpose of Lawndale Christian Community Church (LCCC) is to create a community of Christ followers transformed by the life changing reality of the gospel. LCCC is a non denominational Christian church that provides a place to worship and strongly places importance on a personal relationship with God through His son Jesus Christ and growth in Him through the study of God’s Word- the Bible. We believe the local church is to be a witness of Christ’s gospel by meeting the spiritual, mental and physical needs of the surrounding community through continual involvement in people’s lives.
LCCC Mission
Loving God & Loving People
MISSION OF LCC
LCCC’s mission is to show and share the love of Jesus in Chicago’s Lawndale community. We seek to bring Christian, (w)holistic revitalization to the lives and environment of North Lawndale residents through Christian discipleship, economic empowerment, housing improvement, educational enrichment, restorative justice and quality affordable health care.
LCCC’s mission is to show and share the love of Jesus in Chicago’s Lawndale community. We seek to bring Christian, (w)holistic revitalization to the lives and environment of North Lawndale residents through Christian discipleship, economic empowerment, housing improvement, educational enrichment, restorative justice and quality affordable health care.
VISION OF LCC
LCCC envisions a future when “Loving God and Loving People” undergirds the attitude’s and actions of North Lawndale residents; when existing community residents are empowered to live in harmony and security; when vacant lots and abandoned buildings are converted into new, affordable homes, rehabbed apartments and resident owned businesses; when the majority of homes are owner occupied; when high school and college graduations are accepted expectations; when job skills and employment opportunities abound; when all people have access to justice that restores, quality affordable health care, and where JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!
LCCC envisions a future when “Loving God and Loving People” undergirds the attitude’s and actions of North Lawndale residents; when existing community residents are empowered to live in harmony and security; when vacant lots and abandoned buildings are converted into new, affordable homes, rehabbed apartments and resident owned businesses; when the majority of homes are owner occupied; when high school and college graduations are accepted expectations; when job skills and employment opportunities abound; when all people have access to justice that restores, quality affordable health care, and where JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!