Community of Congregations
The Community of Congregations (CoC) is an interfaith organization serving Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois. The Community of Congregations, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization sponsors Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry and the Holiday Food and Gift Basket Program, as well as community meetings, an Annual Meeting and an Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. See the official website of the the Community of Congregations for more information.
Vision Statement
Called by our spiritual experience to be a Tent of Meeting, we affirm and honor the diverse ways in which the One we call God leads and blesses all peoples and brings us together. This common insight leads us to value a "harmony of respect and individuality" in persons and religious traditions. From this vantage point, we hope to foster community among communities, to speak with a common moral voice in our own community, and to sponsor events and activities which affirm the worth and dignity of all whom God has created. - adopted by the Community of Congregations, May, 1996.
Membership and Support
A majority of the fifty-some congregations in Oak Park, River Forest and surrounding communities have contact with the Community of Congregations through membership and/or participation in its ministries.
Community meetings are held in January (annual meeting), March, May, August and October with a program at each meeting. In November we host our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service.
Active congregational membership is attained through paying dues and registering official delegates. Delegates serve as Community of Congregation board members.
Contact the Community of Congregations
P.O. Box 3365
Oak Park, IL 60303-3365
(708) 386-8802
www.lgrossman.com/comcong.html
2008-09 Executive Committee of the OPRF Community of Congregations:
Lowell Eckberg – President
Harriette Cross – Vice President
Pat Eichenold – Treasurer
McLouis Robinet – Member-at-Large
Edwin Liebner – Member-at-Large
Dwight Bailey – Immediate Past President