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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.
In 1983, he established the Holyland Fellowship of Christians and Jews to promote Jewish-Christian cooperation on projects for improving the safety and security of Jews in Israel and around the world. [1] [4] On September 1, 1991, the organization was renamed the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. [5] [6]
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]
Clay Evans (June 23, 1925 – November 27, 2019) was an African American Baptist pastor and founder of the influential Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, famous for its gospel music infused Sunday service and choir. [1] Evans released his first musical project in 1984, What He's Done For Me with Savoy Records.
Interfaith America (Formerly Interfaith Youth Core [1]) is a Chicago-based non-profit founded in 2002 by Eboo Patel. [2] The organization’s stated mission is to inspire, equip, and connect leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity. [3]
The Negro Fellowship League (NFL) Reading Room and Social Center was the first black settlement house in Chicago. It was founded by Ida B. Wells and her husband Ferdinand Barnett, and provided social services and community resources for black men arriving in Chicago from the south during the Great Migration. Resources included helping them find ...
Founded in 1957, Reba Place Fellowship is the oldest urban Christian commune in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Families and singles share life together in houses and apartments owned by Reba Place in two different Chicago neighborhoods, one in Evanston and the other in Rogers Park . [ 3 ]