Chicago Church Partners

Church Partners Ready to Multiply Your Ministry Efforts? Cru® Inner City partners with inner-city churches and grassroots ministries across the country to create real and meaningful change right within their own neighborhoods. We connect churches with their neighbors through compassionate outreach, empower them by mobilizing volunteers and resources, and help them develop through training and […]

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Minneapolis / St. Paul PowerPacks®

PowerPacks® Meeting Physical and Spiritual Needs for Families Nearly 40 million people in the United States are living in poverty, and almost 9 million of them are children under the age of 18. This means that many of the kids living near the urban churches Cru partners with don’t have the resources they need.  Cru […]

Minneapolis / St. Paul Homeless Care Kits

Homeless Care Kits Meeting Physical and Spiritual Needs for Unhoused People More than 650,000 people are experiencing homelessness right now across the United States. While there is no easy solution for each person’s situation, there are simple and effective ways for the church to be the visible presence of Jesus. Cru Inner City equips urban […]

Minneapolis / St. Paul Easter Bags

Easter Bags Help Share the Hope of Easter Without Easter, there is no life after this one. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, followers of Jesus should be pitied more than anyone if our hope is only for this life. But “the last enemy to be destroyed is death,” and “in fact Christ has been […]

Minneapolis / St. Paul Boxes of Love®

Boxes of Love® Provide a Meal (and More) for a Family in Need Although we wish Thanksgiving were the start of a happy holiday season for everyone, the world is not what it should be. Many families with fewer resources will have holidays that are less than joyful this year. Options can be limited for […]

Minneapolis / St. Paul Youth Development

Youth Development Giving Youth a Bright Future S.A.Y. Yes!® (Save America’s Youth – Yes!) Centers are biblically-based programs that take place in an after-school setting through inner-city churches. It is a safe place for at-risk children to gain a solid foundation so they can have a successful future. S.A.Y. Yes! Centers offer 4 main components: […]

Minneapolis / St. Paul Get Involved

Get Involved Volunteer Opportunities Are you looking for ways to better understand God’s heart for the poor here in the Twin Cities? Or maybe you are looking for ways to be involved in reaching people for Christ? Join us as a volunteer and watch how God is working to “deliver the needy who cry out.” […]

Minneapolis / St. Paul Compassionate Outreach

Compassionate Outreach A delicious meal, quality school supplies, Easter treats, and essential hygiene products can lead to life transformations. These items, supplied by Cru® Inner City through the Compassionate Products™ initiative, serve as introductions between urban churches and the people in their neighborhoods. Volunteers distribute these gifts while sharing the hope of Jesus Christ with […]

Orlando PowerPacks®

PowerPacks® Meeting Physical and Spiritual Needs for Families Nearly 40 million people in the United States are living in poverty, and almost 9 million of them are children under the age of 18. This means that many of the kids living near the urban churches Cru partners with don’t have the resources they need.  Cru […]