The Rev. Corey Brooks

We will be welcoming the Rev. Corey Brooks as our guest preacher on Sunday, July 9.

Pastor Corey B. Brooks, founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D. Communities Development Corporation. Pastor Brooks established New Beginnings Church of Chicago in November 2000 in the heart of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhood and got his first glimpse into the despair in the city. His efforts received national acclaim when he spent 94 days living on the roof of a rundown motel located across the street from the church. The motel had become a center of drugs, prostitution, and violence, and within three months he raised enough money to buy the building and tear it down. The land is now earmarked to be the location of a 23 million-dollar state-of-the-art community center.

Pastor Brooks and his wife Delilah have invested in the community of Woodlawn on Chicago’s South Side. They are spearheading a community initiative called Project H.O.O.D. to revitalize the neighborhood. Through it, they are raising up a new generation of peacemakers, problem solvers, and entrepreneurs.

Pastor Brooks attended Ball State University, University of Florida, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Grace Theological Seminary. He has been pastoring since 1990.