Community Builders
1215 N. Sheridan Rd.
Peoria, IL 61606
309-637-7990
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Psalm 23

A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever (NKJV).

John 17
Jesus Prays for Himself
Jesus Prays to God for His Disciples Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Jesus Prays for His Disciples
"I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.
"I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, F85 that they may be one as We are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept;  and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in Themselves. I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Jesus Prays for All Believers
"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."
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Our Mission:

Our mission is to unite the Christian resources of greater Peoria to meet the spiritual, economic, and social needs of our community.

Our History:

 

  • Established in 1997 by representatives of several churches

  • Intentionally multi-ethnic

  • Founded on the foundation of the Great Commission given by our Lord Jesus Christ

Our Board:

  • Embraces Christian leaders in every venue of Peoria.

  • Comprised of Pastors, City and government officials, business leaders, and social service administrators. 

  • Our diversity creates a synergy of passion that brings forth a vision of reconciliation and shared resources for Peoria.

Our Method

  • Be the communications link for the church in Central Illinois

  • Be a catalyst

  • Create synergies

  • Help existing services grow

  • Discover and enable needed new programs

  • NOT: Be another programming agency

Our Communications

  • Our website is our primary method of connecting people with ministries

  • Ministries forum lists ministries by category with detailed information. Organizations needing help can post their needs. Volunteers or those with resources can respond.

  • Calendar publicizes upcoming Christian activities

  • Major events are highlighted 

Our Results

  • Jobs Partnership - brings together local area businesses and churches to train, equip, and employ the chronically unemployed. Participants move from dependency to self- sufficiency becoming productive, tax-paying citizens supporting families who contribute to the wellness of the community. Community Builders facilitated the introduction of this program to Peoria.  Christian Family Center Church serves as the lead church.
  • Assets Peoria – A 13 week program for persons desiring to start or expand a small business.  Offered in collaboration with Christian Family Center Church and the Mennonite Church.
  • Adopt-A-Block - Ministers to the spiritual needs of the families and individuals on a block by first ministering to their physical needs. A team is assigned to a block. Each Saturday morning a team (assigned to that block) visits the neighborhood. The team is responsible for building relationships with all the residents.  Introduced to Peoria by Riverside Community Church, Community Builders is working with Riverside to expand the program to more churches and neighborhoods.
  • Charity Check – provides churches and parachurches with a computerized tool to track those seeking benevolence help. Designed to eliminate abuse by “professional beggars”.  Community Builders introduced the idea to Peoria and coordinates the program with the national organization.
  • Full Service Community Schools Initiative - partnered with school administrators, District 150 Board members, educators, parents, students, elected officials, neighborhood organizations, and business to develop  Full Service Community Schools at a high school, a middle school, and a primary school.  In a community school, youth, families and community residents work as equal partners with schools and other community institutions to develop programs and services specifically designed for that particular school.  
  • Community Values – Community Builders introduced the idea and facilitated a comprehensive process to develop a set of Community Values which have been adopted by the Peoria County Board, the District 150 School Board, the Peoria City Council, and many community organizations.
  • Peoria Prayer Furnace – Community Builders coordinated a trip to the Brooklyn Tabernacle church in New York City. Forty racial and gender diverse individuals were among two thousand individuals who attended a weekly Prayer Service held at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Out of that experience was the birth of the Peoria Prayer Furnace.
  • Meetings rotate from church to church the second Friday of each month. Through the commitment of Peoria’s Mayor and City Council, the Prayer Furnace met at City Hall each quarter of 2004  Prayer warriors are led by a facilitator to pray for our country, the Greater Peoria Area, National, State, City, Civic leaders as well as families and individuals.