Jesus House Chicago

Jesus House Chicago is a ministry of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. It is a Place to Belong, A Place to Grow, and A Place to Become.

At Jesus House Chicago our mission is to Prepare A People for:
* Victory in Life
* Excellence in Life
* Greatness in Life

Our Core Values are:
* Holiness
* Excellence
* Leadership
* Love
* Obedience

Our Goals are:
* Community: Building communities of interest
* Assimilation : Building stronger families with Godly
values
* Reformation: Engaging in Social Reformation
* Evangelism: Making Heaven real
* Spiritual formation: Enlisting an army that will impact
this community

We believe that Christianity is not rigid adherence to rules and regulations. It is not about compliance under duress nor is it about fear of eternal judgment. Christianity is about a man, Jesus Christ, who gave His life that we might live. Such is His love for us. Christianity is about a relationship that transcends any that human nature can ever be capable of Christianity is about a friend above all friends who will never leave us nor forsake us; so great is His faithfulness. Christianity is Jesus who waits patiently to be let into our hearts so that He may establish that perfect bond with us.

Our Pastor
Pastor Bayo Adewole is the Senior Pastor of Jesus House Chicago, a vibrant and dynamic church in Chicago where he is dedicated to a full time service of nurturing and challenging the Body of Christ to a life of holiness and submission to the Lord. His teaching is exemplified by his own lifestyle of humility and obedience.

Pastor Bayo is passionate about teachings on Godly marriages and families and also dedicated to helping people realize their potential and walking in the fullness of God’s purpose for their lives. He has been in ministry for over seventeen years and has served on assignments spanning three continents.

Pastor Adewole is the author of the book on leadership - Step Up: Insights for Impactful Leadership. He is happily married to Pastor Funmi and they are blessed with three wonderful children- Moyinoluwa, Ayooluwa and Inioluwa.

Our Story
Jesus House, Chicago (JHC) is one of the over 5,000 Parishes of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) under the leadership of Paster E. A. Adeboye, who is the General overseer. RCCG was established in Lagos, Nigeria in 1952 and has rapidly grown to the glory of God with thousands of parishes and over 5 million worshipers worldwide.

JHC started out as a house fellowship in July 1996 at an apartment on the southside of Chicago. The first meeting was attended by seven people and this was our humble beginning.

The fellowship rapidly grew to about 30 people within a couple of months. The inauguration of the Church took place at the Bismarck Hotel, Downtown Chicago on November 17th 1996 which became the temporary worship place until we moved to Garfield High School on the south side for a few weeks.

In January 1997, the Church had to move again and 1743 N Clybourn Avenue became our new worship place. Here the Lord increased us above and beyond all our expectations as we grew in leaps and bounds. We were at Clybourn until April 1999 when it became too small to accommodate us.

Then came Rehoboth House. In April 1999 by the special grace of God, we were able to buy a place of our own. As a ministry, we believe in growth and fruit bearing and to this date, to the glory of God, Jesus House has established several other churches.