Grace
Church’s loft-style building was converted into a church and
community center in 1985. Taking advantage of its wooden beam-and-post
construction, the “GracePlace” building retains the
historic character of the Printers Row neighborhood while providing
wide open spaces for worship and community events.
The award-winning architecture of the second floor worship space provides a quiet space to worship, meditate, and learn amidst the hustle of downtown Chicago.
The building also has a large amount of office and meeting space on its first, third, and basement floors that Grace Church shares with a number of other social and religious groups. Current resident organizations of GracePlace include:
- The Episcopal Peace Fellowship National Office: A group dedicated to discovering and practicing the biblical concept of peace.
- The American Friends Service Committee Great Lakes Regional Office: A Quaker group that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service.
- The GracePlace Playgroup: Local children and their caregivers meet Monday and Thursday mornings from September through December and January through April. To download description, registration and waiver, click here.
- Central City Housing Ventures: A not-for-profit consortium of religious communities dedicated to building and managing affordable housing for singles and families in Chicago's downtown area.
- Onnuri Church: A Korean language church that worships in Grace Place on Sunday afternoons.