Chicago 2010, September 7-11
The Christian Community Development Association is hosting its CCDA National Conference and celebrating 20 years of restoring under-resourced communities.
The organization began 20 years ago when Dr. John Perkins, a Mississippi sharecropper's son, and Dr. Wayne "Coach" Gordon, an inner-city Chicago transplant from Iowa, invited 150 friends to Lawndale Community Church in Chicago for a time of fellowship with like-minded people and training around best practices. These friends were people like Mary Nelson, Bob Lupton and Glen Kehrein - individuals who had committed their lives to serving the poor, but who felt isolated in the midst of it. Every fall since that first conference in 1989, CCDA has held a National Conference, traveling to a different US city each year. What began as a group of friends gathering in a church has become a movement that draws conference attendees from around the globe!
Katie's Cup coffee-bar and bookstore is the perfect place to get a cup of coffee, talk with a friend, play one of our board games, or just catch up on your reading. Katie’s Cup has a full coffee menu, lunch menu, books, and a variety of gifts everyone will love. 
Lantow Lofts is a complete renovation of the historic Lantow Pharmacy building at 502 Seventh Street, in Rockford, Illinois, featuring seven upscale, urban condos located above a coffee bar/bookstore with a high-tech community meeting area. 