Our Charge
To identify and to address political justice and social justice issues which have particularly adverse effects on the lives and rights of persons of African descent in the United States and throughout the Diaspora. CIS has a political justice and a social justice committee which are committed to educating and empowering the individual and the community to improve our world by standing up to injustice.

Our Vision
Our vision is to build lives of all people in a multitude of social, political, and educational fulfilling settings. Church In Society (CIS) has Political and International Justice, and Social Justice committees that work on a variety of issues that affect Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora. Whether it is a march on City Hall protesting inadequate housing, conducting town hall meetings on Poverty and Welfare Reform, hosting forums for voters from the congregation and community, so they may ask questions to potential candidates' seeking political offices, CIS is committed to educating and empowering the community.

Our Programs In the spirit of Christian responsibility and participatory democracy, Church In Society is one of the ministries allied with the Division of Justice in Trinity United Church of Christ, seeking out justice wherever it needs to be found. We host an array of events annually and bi-annually for the congregation and the community. Some of these include:

Candidates' Forum
In a moderated format, voters will have candidates answer questions that are foremost on the voters' mind.

Back to School Book Bag Drive
To assist needy children from grades Pre-K thru 12th with the very basics of school supplies as the new school year commence in September.

Voter Registration Drive
To encourage and facilitate congregational and community participation in the electoral process by registering as many citizens as possible following worship service and other church events.

Deputy Voter Registrar Training Class
So that you can register citizens to vote in the City of Chicago and Cook County.

Criminal Record Expungement
A forum for the convenience of our community to have access to a variety of information regarding the applicability of all resources for sealing and removing non-violent criminal records.

CIS meets the first Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., TUCC