Soul City Church - Chicago, IL

All of Scripture, and the entire Christmas story, culminates in one simple truth: God gave us Himself. In Jesus, we receive the fullness of God’s love, grace, and presence. He is Emmanuel (God with us) not just once in Bethlehem, but now and forever. This message centers the Christmas season back on the person of Christ, inviting us to reflect His character, embody His love, and offer His presence...

At Christmas, we celebrate the generosity of the God who so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son. The incarnation is the ultimate act of divine generosity, and it invites us to live open-handed lives in return. In a season where consumerism and scarcity mindsets often dominate, we’re reminded that giving isn’t about how much we have but how much we trust the One who provides. Check ou...

The night Jesus was born, heaven declared “peace on earth.” But this peace wasn’t merely the absence of conflict. It was the presence of wholeness, reconciliation, and rest for weary souls. In a season often marked by chaos and hurry, Jesus offers us a peace that the world can’t give and circumstances can’t take away. This teaching explores how receiving God’s peace allows us to become people who...

We don’t choose to walk away from God — we drift. In this message, Pastor Jon reframes repentance not as guilt or punishment, but as a loving invitation to return home. If you feel far from God, this one’s for you.

Soul City Church celebrates 15 years of transformation in the heart of Chicago! What began as a prayer and a dream has become a movement of people saying “yes” to Jesus — seeing lives, families, and our city transformed by His love.

We explore the “Paradox of Power” — Jesus’ upside-down teaching that true greatness isn’t found in control, status, or being in charge, but in choosing to serve others. Through Matthew 20 and real-life examples, we’re challenged to lay down our power, resist the world’s pursuit of control, and follow Jesus’ way of humility, service, and love. When the world goes high, we go low — not so with you....

Constant notifications, endless scrolling, and digital noise have become modern idols—things we reach for more often than we reach for God. This week’s teaching invites us to reclaim silence, turn down the noise, and make room for the voice of God to bring peace, clarity, and renewal in a distracted world. Taught by Pastor Jon Jorgenson.

We live in a “You can do it”, “Believe in yourself” culture. While these positive messages can be inspiring and helpful to a point, they can also lead us to depend on our self, rather than depend on God. This week, we will confront the ways that we have come to rely on our own strength, smarts, and abilities, and instead choose to rely on God first and foremost for all of it. Check out this powerf...

The Bible tells us that to be “in Christ” is to be a new creation. But what most people don’t realize is that being a new creation comes with a new calling. That calling is to join with God in the work of “reconciling” the world to God. This week, we will learn what it looks like to take the message that has transformed us and share it with others so that they can experience that same transformati...

Check out the new episode of Transformation Conversation: Latino Heritage Month Edition on our YouTube and podcast channel! Our hope is simple: to celebrate stories, honor voices, and learn together as a church. Latino Heritage Month invites us to honor the richness and diversity of Latino culture while also acknowledging the adversity facing the community today. You’ll hear stories of beauty, res...

Even in seasons that feel heavy with despair, the people of God are not called to deny the darkness but to overflow with hope in the midst of it. This hope is not rooted in the circumstances, but in the unshakable promise of a Jesus who has overcome the world. Join us this weekend to discover a hope that overflows in the midst of hopelessness.

This Sunday we look at God's justice. A lot of us view justice as “an eye for an eye” or someone “getting what they deserve“. What in the Bible, we see God embodying a very different vision of what it means to do justice. A vision that is far less about retribution against others, and more about restoration for and with others.

Faith was never meant to end with us. In this four-week series, we’ll discover how following Jesus leads to a life that pours out into the world around us. We’ll explore how God has uniquely gifted each of us to serve, how sharing our story can lead others to hope, how biblical justice is a vital expression of God’s heart, and how generosity reflects the abundance of God’s love. This series invite...

We watched 75 people publicly declare YES to Jesus during Baptism Sunday! Soul City Church exists to lead people into a transforming relationship with Jesus. We’re a local church with a global vision. We want to lead an “Only God” movement that transforms the soul, the city, and the world. We’re glad that you’re here. We hope you’ll SUBSCRIBE to our channel and join us for our weekly worship gathe...

Get ready for another story in the Bible you never skip, because every time, they deliver.

Judgment, both external and internal, affects us. Learn how we can move from judgment to grace, using good judgment while leaving condemnation behind. Don’t miss this thought-provoking message on mercy, freedom, and the transformative love of Jesus. Message brought by Pastor Kelly Skiles.

Everyone loves the story of the walls of Jericho tumbling down on the seventh day. But we don’t love the story as much when in our lives, we feel like we’re on the fourth day, or the sixth day. When we’ve been walking and waiting, but God hasn’t moved yet. This week, we will be encouraged to stay obedient, even when it might not make sense. Taught by Jon Jorgenson

VOICES concludes today with Dave Gibbons. Pastor, author, global advisor—and a voice for the misfits, creatives, and outsiders. This is a Sunday you don’t want to miss!

Today, we continue our VOICES series with Latasha Morrison—author, speaker, and founder of Be the Bridge. Latasha is a trusted voice on unity, reconciliation, and cultural intelligence, helping people and churches grow in racial literacy and the way of Jesus. If you care about building bridges, loving your neighbor, or leading with empathy—this is a Sunday you don’t want to miss!

We’re kicking off our VOICES series today with Jamie Kern Lima—founder of IT Cosmetics, bestselling author, and a voice of faith and resilience. She built a billion-dollar brand from the ground up—and discovered her true worth in God along the way. Entrepreneurs, leaders, and dreamers—don’t miss this powerful start to VOICES.

Sometimes it looks like anger. Sometimes it looks like stress. Sometimes it looks like hurting others, hiding from others, or numbing ourselves out. Overwhelm has many disguises. But when it lives in us, it always finds a way to come out. This week, we will hear God’s invitation reaching through our overwhelm and inviting us to rest.

What if God actually has a different perspective on our grief, and even a different plan for it? Today, we will take time to grieve what has been lost, and also receive what God has for us.

As a bridge-building church, we take time to remember—and to listen. This Juneteenth, we’re sharing a conversation about freedom, faith, and what it means to keep moving forward together. Hosted by Brandon Henderson, Transformation Pastor at Soul City, with guests: Tamara Dervin Taylor Howard Carl Wilson, MA, LPC Jarrett Stevens, Founding Lead Pastor at Soul City Church Watch the full conversation...