Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Queerly Beloved
An intimate evening of story, song and art with Jennifer Knapp, Shawna Bowman and....YOU!
🎤 Be Part of the Show
This isn’t your typical concert. At this special performance, YOU introduce the songs!
Here’s how it works:
Choose a song by the artist that resonates with you. Share the story behind why it matters. If selected, your words will be read aloud to introduce the song—before the artist takes the stage to perform it.
Empowering LGBTQ+ Affirming Faith Leaders
Join us at Friendship Presbyterian Church with special Guest, Jennifer Knapp, For a workshop geared towards affirming pastors and leaders for a plenary conversation and workshop meant to deepen our commitments and practices of LGBTQIA+ inclusion, celebration and care.
WORKSHOP/CONVERSATIONS WILL HIGHLIGHT...
SOLIDARITY - Understanding and embracing a framework of solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ siblings.
CELEBRATION - Deepening our theology and practices to embody genuine inclusion and celebration of our LGBTQIA+ siblings
AND LUNCH!!!
Bonus Community Meal!
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Not a Book Club
Friendship is launching a new kind of book club with an emphasis on building community and conversations around a monthly theme. The books listed will be utilized as a supplement to our conversations and we will share other resources with one another as well! We understand it can be hard to squeeze reading time in these days, so whether you’ve read the book all the way through or not, you’re invited and encouraged to attend the discussion!
The theme for June is: Spirituality and Social Justice. The Book Recommendation is: For Times Such as These: A Radical's Guide to the Jewish Year by Ariana Katz and Jessica Rosenberg
These discussions will be hybrid, meaning you can join us in person or online! We will meet in person at 5150 N Northwest HWY Chicago, IL 60630. Enter under the “Friendship” sign! Snacks will be provided. If you’re joining us online, head to https://bit.ly/nabcfcp to join the Zoom room.
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Neighbors for Affordable Housing Meeting
NFAH is a grassroots community group supporting affordable, accessible housing on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and beyond. Friendship Community Place and Friendship Presbyterian Church join NFAH to work towards making our community more accessible, inclusive, vibrant, and compassionate. FPC is a founding member of NFAH. Meetings are hybrid. Join us in person at 5150 N Northwest HWY Chicago, IL 60630 or online via Zoom! The Zoom link is sent out in our weekly newsletter. Sign up to receive the link and more information about Friendship at the bottom of this page!
Learn more about NFAH here: https://www.neighborsforaffordablehousing.org/
Latina Owned Businesses - Pop Up Market!
Join us for an exciting afternoon celebrating the talent and passion of women entrepreneurs in our community!
Enjoy a vibrant market with amazing women-owned vendors, including: ice cream, fruit salads, coffee beverages, desserts, hand-crafted art, decor, and clothing. And more!!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Pride Month Kick Off Concert with Flamy Grant!
FLAMY GRANT
The shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen returns to Friendship Presbyterian Church in Chicago! The award-winning and Billboard-charting drag artist from western North Carolina reached the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian Chart with her debut album Bible Belt Baby, which was also nominated for Best Pop Album at the San Diego Music Awards, and was named one of the Top Ten Queer Country Albums of 2023 by Rainbow Rodeo Magazine. Her single “Good Day” also debuted at #20 on the Billboard Christian digital sales chart, while her recently released sophomore album “CHURCH” has already reached #8 on the iTunes Country Chart.
Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-month-kickoff-concert-with-flamy-grant-tickets-1284714498649?aff=oddtdtcreator
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal: Grill Out!
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Not a Book Club
Friendship is launching a new kind of book club with an emphasis on building community and conversations around a monthly theme. The books listed will be utilized as a supplement to our conversations and we will share other resources with one another as well! We understand it can be hard to squeeze reading time in these days, so whether you’ve read the book all the way through or not, you’re invited and encouraged to attend the discussion!
The theme for May is: Theme: Processing Pain, Grief and Loss. The Book Recommendation is: What It Takes to Heal by Prentiss Hemphill
These discussions will be hybrid, meaning you can join us in person or online! We will meet in person at 5150 N Northwest HWY Chicago, IL 60630. Enter under the “Friendship” sign! Snacks will be provided. If you’re joining us online, head to https://bit.ly/nabcfcp to join the Zoom room.
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Neighbors for Affordable Housing Meeting
NFAH is a grassroots community group supporting affordable, accessible housing on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and beyond. Friendship Community Place and Friendship Presbyterian Church join NFAH to work towards making our community more accessible, inclusive, vibrant, and compassionate. FPC is a founding member of NFAH. Meetings are hybrid. Join us in person at 5150 N Northwest HWY Chicago, IL 60630 or online via Zoom! The Zoom link is sent out in our weekly newsletter. Sign up to receive the link and more information about Friendship at the bottom of this page!
Learn more about NFAH here: https://www.neighborsforaffordablehousing.org/
Community Meal: Grill Out!
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free! We’re grilling out this week with Sausages (assorted) and Potato Salad!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free! The menu this week is Garden Salad with Seared Chicken!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free! The menu this week is Nachos!
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Not a Book Club
A continuation of Friendship’s book club with an emphasis on building community and conversations around a monthly theme. The book will be utilized as a supplement to our conversations. We understand it can be hard to squeeze reading time in these days, so whether you’ve read the book all the way through or not, you’re invited and encouraged to attend the discussion! This month’s theme is Community Gardening and the book we will be utilizing is The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free! The menu this week is Meatloaf, Mash Potatoes, and broccoli,.
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free! The menu this week is Chicken Tinga Tostados.
Noonday Lenten Practice
Join us for our final installment of our Noonday Lenten Practice, where we explore spiritual practices to ground us in these times.
Drop In Hours
Friendship Community Place hosts drop in hours every Tuesday. During drop in hours, you can come by to peruse our resources like our Love Fridge and Lending Library, as well as grab a cup of coffee and a snack!
Community Meal
Every Thursday, Friendship Community Place hosts a meal that is open to the whole community and completely free! The menu this week is Chicken Tinga Tostados.