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The Community Engagement Program at Independence Boulevard Christian Church (IBCC) will bring people together across economic and cultural backgrounds to build beloved community by sharing resources, enjoying live entertainment, and transforming systemic barriers. 

One goal of this project is to assess and improve this program. Neighbors hope to have a Farmers’/Vendors’/Artists’ Market that can be both indoors and outdoors, year-round. This goal needs to be assessed for viability and then optimized for the realistic interest in our area. With the help of the Community Engagement Coordinator, we hope to have something running within 6 to 12 months. 

Sharing skills and learning from one another can be a powerful way people appreciate one another’s mutual dignity. In response to some neighbors sharing an interest in teaching art, cooking, martial arts, dance, nonviolent communication, and other skills, we would like to host some classes of interest that benefit both the teacher and participants. Our Community Engagement Coordinator will recruit teachers, promote classes, and further our skill-share and art class programs in the Historic Northeast. When diverse people come together for common interests, we often discover and deepen our connection with one another. 

Using our enormous facility with a large fellowship hall & stage as well as a large sanctuary/concert space, we believe the community would intersect through sharing various performing arts events. We also believe the space serves well for Social Justice Town Halls and Film Screenings where people can partner on solutions to issues impacting all of us now. The Community Engagement Program will work to schedule and promote such intersectional events.