Dear Holy Trinity Church,

As we look back on the twelve months of our fiscal year since last May, we see a year of God’s hand continuing to lead us in ways that we are so grateful for. Isaiah 40 proclaims

      Have you not known? Have you not heard?

      The LORD is the everlasting God,

                the Creator of the ends of the earth.

      He does not faint or grow weary;

                his understanding is unsearchable.

And we have seen his hand among us.

Surprisingly this last year has led to the closing of the Pilsen congregation. But we see God’s hand in this. God has done so much within Pilsen over the last eight years of ministry. And so we want to celebrate what he has done. People baptized. Children taught. Community groups studying God’s word. Loving our neighbors. We look forward to what the Lord will do as the Pilsen congregants join our Downtown congregation.

God’s hand has been strong among our North Side Congregation. The pandemic has hit the North Side hard, but our people are excited about what is ahead. The ministry of HTC Counseling continues to move forward strongly and our Gospel Justice Center's work of providing legal counsel for those who are at risk in partnership with Administer Justice is going quite well.

Among the Downtown congregation saw one of the most important provisions in years. Very nearly miraculously, and after months and months of prayer, God suddenly surprised us all by providing an around-the-clock space for us to rent. Located just a block West of the Art Institute, this provision energized all. Suddenly the challenge of running kid’s ministries in coat rooms and hotel spaces was solved. In a race against the clock to renovate 228 South Wabash, with the need for a favorable Zoning Board decision, on April 3 after fourteen years at Murphy Auditorium, the downtown congregation had a new home. And it was so clearly evident that God had led us.

Let me share one memory with you all that is a very small snapshot of what God is doing. Liza, a UIC student, began attending the evening service at HTC downtown four years ago during her freshman year. When we reopened and began meeting at Hotel Sofitel – she was back, faithfully attending. As she began to become involved in our Campus Outreach ministry, God began to really meet her, opening her eyes to grace and the goodness of Christ. On [date] she was baptized at 218 South Wabash. She shared with tears how God has changed her. God does not grow weary!

We believe that our best days are ahead of us at HTC.

In Christ, 

Jon Dennis

Year at a Glance