Storytelling Workshop: Swift Transitions: A Black Church Nears Its End

Elisa Williams explores how Black churches across the city of Chicago have been facing the same dilemma for years: to close, or to soldier on with the hope for a better, more stable tomorrow? And at the heart of the issue is the reality that these churches are disappearing before young people, like herself, even have the opportunity to figure out if or how they want religion to appear in their lives.

This segment was produced by Elisa Williams for Vocalo’s Winter 2023 Storytelling Workshop. Vocalo’s quarterly Storytelling Workshop took place this winter with eight segments produced by community storytellers, uplifting the voices of individuals who add to the rich cultural diversity of Chicago. It was edited by Ari Mejia. More information can be found at www.vocalo.org/storytelling-workshop.