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The Fellowship Foundation was incorporated by Abraham Vereide in Chicago in 1942 as Fellowship Foundation, Inc. It also acquired the names International Christian Leadership (ICL), Fellowship House, and International Foundation for venues as its global outreach ministry expanded.
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (also referred to as IFCJ or The Fellowship) is a philanthropic organization founded in 1983 by Yechiel Eckstein [1] whose stated mission is to promote understanding and cooperation between Jews and Christians, and provide humanitarian aid for the State of Israel. [2]
Halverson became executive director of the Fellowship Foundation in 1969 (upon the death of its prior leader Abraham Vereide). Halverson also was a member of the Board of World Vision, from 1956 to 1983, serving as chairman from 1966 to 1983. [2] He was the president of Concern Ministries, a charitable foundation in Washington, D.C.
In 2016, Yechiel Eckstein publicly blessed Yael as the one he envisioned running IFCJ. In 2017, the Fellowship's board—excluding her father, according to Yael—designated her as president-elect. [7] In 2019, after her father's death at 67, she became president and CEO of The Fellowship, the Chicago-based nonprofit with an office in Israel. [1]
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants and impact investments to support non-profit organizations in approximately 117 countries around the world. It has an endowment of $7.6 billion and provides approximately $260 million annually in grants and impact investments.
Chicago History Museum - Getty Images. Department Store: 1946. Well-dressed children watch toys in the shop window of a department store displaying Christmas decorations on December 11, 1946.
Douglas Evans Coe (October 20, 1928 – February 21, 2017) was an American evangelist who served as the associate director of the Fellowship Foundation (also known as The Fellowship), a religious and political organization known for hosting the annual National Prayer Breakfast. [1] Coe has been referred to as the "stealth Billy Graham". [2]
Built in 1983, the Rock-N-Roll McDonald's in Chicago was known nationwide for its themed decor. Rock-N-Roll McDonald's in Chicago. PRNewsfoto/Getty Images. The restaurant, which spanned two floors ...