Reconciling People to God and to Each Other
2 Cor 5:16-21 // Eph 2:13-16
We are affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, an evangelical denomination that has its roots in the revivalism and social reform efforts of the second Great Awakening. While Urban Light does not split hairs on peripheral doctrinal issues, we are proud that the CGGC historically has been Arminian and was founded as a pacifist and abolitionist group. We are also thankful that many CGGC churches are in the non-Western world.
We are organizational members of the Christian Community Development Association, a network of several hundred urban ministries whose founder, Dr. John Perkins, is a pioneer in racial reconciliation and holistic development. We adhere to his framework of relocation, reconciliation, and redistribution.
Inspire Academy is a public charter school employing the Expeditionary Learning approach to offer an empowering education to a diverse group of students. The Urban Light CDC helped launch Inspire Academy as part of our community development vision.
The Urban Light Christian Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that facilitates holistic community development in the name of Jesus in under-resourced neighborhoods in the urban core of Muncie, IN. The Urban Light CDC focuses on: housing redevelopment, community gardening, addiction recovery, employment and educational initiatives, and community advocacy.