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Congregations Commission

The Congregations Commission is focused on building and supporting vital congregations in the Diocese of Chicago. The Commission accomplishes this work through dispensing and monitoring a variety of grants, providing assessment tools, connecting congregations with the appropriate members of the bishop’s staff for help with increasing vitality, including leadership development, strategic planning, worship enrichment, Christian formation, stewardship, and other areas of congregational life. The Commission also offers periodic training events.

Congregations Commission awards grants to 22 congregations

November 28, 2012--The Congregation Commission, which operates under the authority of the Bishop and Trustees of the Diocese of Chicago, has announced Mission/Vitality Grants of $462,270 to 22 congregations in our diocese.

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Congregational Tools and Resources

Looking for web-based resources, forms, and congregational tools? Check out the Congregational Tools section of the site.