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Oral History with Kristin Jackson Recording and transcript of an oral history interview with Pastor Kristin Jackson of Living Water Community Church.
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Field Recording
A recording of Living Water Community Church's Palm Sunday service, April 2nd, 2023.
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Window Cut-Outs These two out of five window cut-outs at Living Water Community Church cover the church's southern windows. They depict Jesus washing the feet of the disciples and his ascension into Heaven. Before cutting images out, congregation members wrote bible verses on the cardboard.
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Aleppo Mosaic During the 2016 bombing of Aleppo, Syria, members of Living Water Community Church gathered to pray and create a tribute. The resulting mosaic is a reflection of the many images published in the news at the time depicting the rubble of ruined buildings against the blue sky.
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Easter Banner The original version of this colorful Easter banner at Living Water Community Church was collaboratively worked on by the entire congregation. During a Lenten season in the early 2010s, members could come to the warp threads during the service to weft prepared lengths of fabric between them. The finished banner represents the meeting of the heavens and the earth. To make sure this banner remained in good condition, several artists from the congregation carefully reassembled the woven banner and sewed it in place.
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Rwandan Offering Basket This white, black, and silver Rwandan basket was a gift to the Living Water Community Church from member Madina Annah, on the occasion of her wedding, on December 11, 2022, in Rwanda. It is used in each service as an offering basket.
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United Church of Rogers Park Living Water Community Church met in this building from 1995-2004, which is owned by the United Church of Rogers Park, after separating from Reba Place Church in Evanston.
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Reba Place Fellowship Living Water Community Church began as an offshoot of Reba Place Church of Evanston. Like Living Water, Reba Place also meets in a former commercial space that is decorated to bring a personal touch.
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Newspaper Article on Murder of Jesus Salgado On October 16, 2001, 16-year-old Jesus Salgado was murdered on the same block that Living Water Community Church now occupies. Group prayer brought the community to the area and the empty building to their awareness.
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Living Water Community Church Exterior The Living Water Community Church is located in an old mini-mall and the exterior still reflects that commercial nature. The true purpose of the building is revealed by the small sign and religious cutouts in the windows.
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Banners These banners hang behind the cross at the front of the worship area at Living Water Community Church. They were made and written on by the congregation. The lettering is in English, Khmer, Kirundi/Kinyarwanda, Nepali, and French.
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Living Water Floor Mosaic This mosaic was made by the collective efforts of the Living Water congregation in 2005 when they moved into the building. Members were instructed to find a stone smoothed by running water and bring it to the church. The resulting collection was arranged into this design, reminiscent of water.
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Prayer Shawl This shawl was hand-knit by an unnamed member of Living Water Community Church. It is a permanent fixture of the church's private prayer room and is available for use as a prayer shawl by the congregation.