the underground network

We are a network of friends, “on a mission with God” to see a vibrant family of Jesus Christ in close reach, culturally and geographically, of every person in Chicago.

This site is a hub for the activity in the underground. It houses our online social network, an easy way to connect with or start an organic church as well as resources and training for disciples, and a safe place for people to learn about who Jesus is and what we’re about.

The movement of God is moving past the shores of Lake Michigan and is pouring over the city neighborhoods.

We are here to love God and love people. Nothing else matters.

To learn more, read the extended invitation.

This is a reminder that we have our quarterly gathering this Sunday at my (Alan’s) place at 1pm. This time we will have a full meal (burgers and hotdogs). We ask that you bring a side, drink, or dessert to share. Weather permitting, we will be in the yard because our living room is small but our yard is big. Please let me know if you and/or your group are going to be able to come.

Alan

ralanboyle@gmail.com

Dear Underground Network Members,

I want to share this special training opportunity we received from Eric Lerew and Hannah Seppanen with FORGE Chicago. Like us, they have a similar interest to see vibrant families of Jesus all over the city, and they will be hosting an in-depth training based on Alan Hirsch’s The Forgotten Ways on June 2nd that you won’t want to miss!

Usually, FORGE hosts long term training (a semester, a year, etc.), but this event is an affordable, special one-day training!

This is one of the best books that Mark and I have read on the future of the Church!

We highly recommend this training! If you haven’t read The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church, borrow or buy the book and read it!

Here are the details for the one-day training:

ACTIVATE your inner-missionary!

At Forge Chicago we believe that in each person is the potential for a Jesus movement, so we create environments where the missional imagination of God’s people is awakened, activated, nurtured, and empowered.

At ACTIVATE, a one day interactive training, we’ll explain the mDNA that every Christian carries with them (based on The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch) and help you discover how it applies in your context. Not only will you learn this approach to movement that’s distinctive to Forge, but you’ll also connect with others who want to see the Kingdom of God announced and demonstrated where they live.

DETAILS:
Saturday, June 2nd, 9 am-3 pm
$29 (lunch included)
Tapestry Center
3824 W. Irving Park (A quick 9 min walk to the Irving Park Blue Line, street parking)
Chicago, IL 60618

REGISTER NOW!

Questions? Contact us at info@forgechicago.com or call Hannah Seppanen at 847.946.4861 or Eric Lerew at 847.476.2355.

GO!

Katrina Willis (West Town/Noble Square)

EVENT: REGISTER NOW!
BOOK: The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church
KINDLE (English Edition): The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church
KINDLE (Spanish Edition): Caminos Olvidados: Reactivemos la Iglesia Misional (Spanish Edition)

Hello everyone,

So that I don’t keep sending lots of emails to people who are not interested in information about our bike rides I am going to form a specific mailing list. So, if you are at all interested in our bike rides please send an email to ralanboyle@gmail.com. Our events will continue to be listed on the calender at UGNChicago.com (that calender is a GoogleCal and can be added to yours if you use GoogleCal) and on our meetup.com account. Mass broadcasts will no longer be sent concerning biking events so send me (Alan) and email if you want to continue to be in the loop.

Due to exceptional interest in our Botanic Gardens ride I’d like to plan a second trip up there. The ride this past Saturday was great but lots of people who wanted to go were unable. Lets talk about that and other rides on a new email thread.

ralanboyle@gmail.com

Alan

Our bike ride to the Botanic Gardens is this Saturday at 10am. So far I know that the following people are going:

Me Sara and Grace

Nate Jes and Nate’s folks.

Kara

Bill Lowe

If you are planning on going with us please let me (Alan Boyle) know ASAP. My email is ralanboyle@gmail.com

Alan

Come one, come all to the Underground Church Network worship gathering!

Tomorrow! Yay! Sunday, April 29th, 1:30pm-3:30pm

1015 W Polk St, Chicago IL 

Parking on the east side of the building.  Bring a side dish or appetizer.  

Hello Underground Network friends!

Two exciting updates!

1) Our 5th Sunday Network Worship Gathering is next Sunday!

Be sure to add the event to your calendar and invite those from your faith community to come too!  Sean Durbin and the church that meets at his house will be facilitating our time together.

Details for the event are:

When: Sunday April 29th, 1:30-3:30pm

Where: West Loop Bible House 1015, W Polk St. Chicago, IL

What: A Worship Gathering for all people and communities connected to the Underground Church Network! (That’s you!)

Bring a side dish or appetizer.

Parking and other details at our new calendar: http://ugnchicago.com/add-your-events-to-this-open-calendar-yay

2) A New Online Calendar for Network Events!

We’ve updated how we keep tabs on all the Underground Church Network does at a network level.  Now anyone can see all our events, and even add new ones, with ease:

Simply go to http://ugnchicago.com/add-your-events-to-this-open-calendar-yay

We have streamlined everything down to a Google Calendar – where we will put everything we do as a network.  (Keep in mind, each house church and faith community keeps their own calendar and won’t be present on the main calendar.  Talk to your house church to stay connected with them!)

If you use Google Calendar – add our calendar to yours and see it update right before your eyes!  Its Google-magic!

Thanks to Katrina for the great work on getting this up.

— Want to add an event?  Just go to our Calendar page and fill out the form below the calendar.  Help connect the Underground Network together!

Looks like we are going to get rained out tomorrow, there is a 60% chance of thunderstorms at noon and 50% at 3pm.  Interest was low for this event anyway and it had already been rescheduled once so rather than reschedule again, it is being canceled.

We hope to see you in May for the ride to the Botanic Gardens, on all bike paths and with a cool destination this tends to be the favorite ride. It is currently scheduled for the 5th but that date may change based on interest and availability. Let Alan know if you are interested in that ride, I will accommodate as many as possible.

Alan

Hey everyone,

This is just a friendly reminder that our bike ride was moved from last Saturday to this coming one (4/14). We will meet at 10am at Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park- It’ll be a 27 mile ride. RSVP on the event page of just let Alan know you plan to come. The weather looks good, lets do this.

Alan

The April bike ride has been rescheduled due to low availability. The new date is April 14th. I hope to see you there. Visit the event page of UGNChicago.com for more details.

Alan