The City of God for American Cities: Reinventing The Urban Church
A national conference addressing the most critical issues for urban congregations of all denominations.
Cities are the context for both crisis and encouragement, division and healing, isolation and community. At the center of the city is the urban church: an anchor of hope, a symbol of the City of God. However, many city churches of all denominations are yearning for congregational inspiration and renewed mission.
This conference intends to be a learning laboratory for building up the urban body of Christ. Participants will share the compelling vocation for 
urban clergy and urban congregations.
The conference includes nationally known keynote speakers, plenary discussions, reflections on the biblical Word in the City, pilgrimages to imaginative urban ministries in Washington, and practical proposals for developing spirituality and servant ministry in an urban congregation.
Who Should Attend
The conference is intended for church leaders of all denominations. We hope to extend a welcome to an ecumenical spectrum of clergy as well as to laypersons involved in urban ministry.
What People Are Saying
“I am reverberating with the good stuff that happens in the (City of God) conference. It is quite remarkable what the Center for Urban Ministry is doing. The ferment that it generates is bound to make a huge difference.”
The Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA
“St. Paul Community Baptist Church, Brooklyn, serves as one of the initial financial supporters of the Center for Urban Ministry and the “City of God” conference. Why?? Because your leadership dares to lead (others) into the raw realities of urban poverty, racism, oppression and injustice.”
The Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, Pastor, St. Paul Community Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NYC and Pastor, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NYC
“Never could I have imagined the impact six days at City of God for American Cities conference could have on my ministry! Not only did the experience transform me and the ministry of the church that I serve, but it gave birth to the Philadelphia Urban Ministry Institute (PUMI).”
The Rev. Dr. Nancy Muth, Minister, The First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
