We work to bring leaders together
Initiatives born from shared work
Each initiative began when churches mapped their neighborhoods together, chose a need, and committed to meet it side by side.
[Photo: church housing construction]
Kingdom Partners Housing Development Group
Affordable Housing
Safe and stable neighborhoods are the bedrock of strong communities. We help churches turn their land into quality affordable homes, connecting them with developers, contractors, architects, and property managers.
142
units underway
$1.8M
city investment
With Big Brothers Big Sisters
Mentoring Collective
Mobilizing Christians to mentor youth in Chattanooga's urban neighborhoods, and moving churches toward formal mentoring with measurable outcomes and spiritual care.
300
mentors funded
35
partner organizations
Battle Academy · Brown Academy
Literacy
Partnering with schools, nonprofits, and churches so urban students have the reading tools to thrive. Volunteers from First-Centenary UMC tutor kindergartners and first-graders twice a week.
16 of 17
tutors returned for year two
$250K
five-year grant
Leadership Foundations · Lilly Endowment
Charity to Change
Helping congregations move from transactional charity to long-term community transformation. Our 20+ church cohort met for nine months, then launched the housing and literacy work above. It also carries our reconciliation work, bringing churches of every background together.
[Photo: neighborhood food forest]
Grant administration
Chattanooga Food Forest Coalition
Kingdom Partners administers an Urban and Community Forestry Grant for the Coalition, a neighbor-led network of community food forests, gardens, and urban farms. The grant funds a Community Education Facilitator and a Community Food Forester.
Visit the Coalition[Photo: Leadership Council gathering]
For business leaders
Leadership Council
A diverse group of women and men from many sectors who share our vision of a flourishing city. Council members engage in the life of Kingdom Partners and extend its mission to others.
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” — Margaret J. Wheatley
Meet the Council