After the Storm, Fellowship in full Support of Pastor Charles Jenkins

In the wake of gossip and controversy, Pastor Charles Jenkins, leader of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church of Chicago stands tall with the support of his family and church members. 

The GRAMMY award winning songwriter and five-time Stellar Award Winner is widely respected as a leader and admired for his strength under fire. Through his leadership of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, tens of thousands of people in need are provided with food, clothing, personal care items and critical assistance because of several life changing programs and services for children, youth and adults within the church and in the community all spearheaded by Charles Jenkins.

His belief that a community’s strength and future is dependent on the well-being of its youth moved him to establish Maximum Exposure, a youth development entity designed to elevate the thinking, understanding and behavior of urban youth. 

Jenkins also founded Gladiators, a mentoring group that focuses on the growth and progress of young African American boys. Pastor Jenkins has taken his interest in the youth of Chicago one step further by establishing a charter school. Jenkins said in a recent interview with BET ICON MANN, “I am working to open a charter school to focus on the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math. 

While we talk about unemployment, there are so many jobs that are available that we have not been trained for or equipped for, so that leads me to be a proponent of STEM education and any traditional public school academic programs that are available to help our kids be prepared for the workforce”

In addition, Jenkins is currently organizing the construction of leading a $26 million effort called The Legacy Project. The Legacy Project, a trans-formative enterprise with the goal of changing the landscape of urban Chicago while producing cultural amenities, vocational opportunities, an educational hub and a worship facility. 

The campus will include the school, a health center and eateries. This lofty venture will create 400 new jobs in the community. Fellowship broke ground on the campus in January 2013.