The Cornerstone Fund has had a long-standing relationship with Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. We helped finance a large environmental project at their main campus, and we were thrilled when they contacted us about the development of 23 acres they had purchased on the South Side of Chicago to create the Imani Village.

Imani Village is a multi-phased effort designed to create a sustainable, eco-friendly, mixed use, green intergenerational community with the Village environment committed to lifelong education, health and economic development, and addressing the four foundational pillars of economic justice environmental justice, health equity and mass incarceration.

Learn more about Imani Village – and the Cornerstone Fund’s partnership with Trinity United Church – in our documentary “Walking the Journey with You.” Watch the film’s trailer below.

More about the documentary: (download this info as a PDF here)

Cornerstone Fund (a UCC financial ministry) investors allow our organization to be a catalyst for ministries to thrive. They allow us to offer loans to churches and faith-based non-profit organizations creating change in their communities. Our documentary with Trinity United Church of Christ – Chicago, “Walking the Journey with You,” is an inspirational look at what happens when powerful missions come together to create change.

The Cornerstone Fund is a financing partner for Trinity United Church of Christ – Chicago’s Imani Village. Imani Village is a multi-phased effort designed to create a sustainable, eco-friendly, mixed use, green intergenerational community committed to lifelong education, health and economic development, and addressing the four foundational pillars of economic justice, environmental justice, health equity, and mass incarceration. Examples of those features (many of which already exist in some form) include:

A garden which allows them to distribute healthy food to neighbors in need

Solar power job training for community members

Senior housing

Youth education and development

Childcare facilities

Supportive services for people leaving the justice system

This documentary details the Imani Village project via interviews with leaders from Trinity, Imani, and the Cornerstone Fund.

Documentary length: 31 minutes

Invite us to your event to screen this film: “Walking the Journey with You” isn’t just something for people to watch. We want to inspire people to have conversations about what can be done together with help from the Cornerstone Fund.

If you want more information about screenings, please contact marketing@cornerstonefund.org

About the Cornerstone Fund: Founded in 1993, the United Church of Christ Cornerstone Fund’s mission is joining together in faith to invest in and build community. The Cornerstone Fund is a non-profit financial institution that offers investments for individuals, churches, and faith-based non-profit organizations. The Cornerstone Fund then loans those funds directly to other churches and faith-based non-profit organizations for projects that create change in their communities. Learn more: cornerstonefund.org

Learn more about Imani Village: imanivillage.com

Learn more about Trinity UCC – Chicago: trinitychicago.org