Community of The Holy Trinity

The Community of the Holy Trinity is the founding House of the Order of Jesus Christ, Reconciler (OJCR).  As a house of the order we are committed to hospitality and reconciliation.

At this point in time, the main ministry of hospitality and reconciliation is the worship community we sponsor, called the Oratory of Jesus Christ, Reconciler. This worshiping community is a house church that rotates gathering for worship in members’ homes in the Roger’s Park neighborhood of Chicago. The purpose, of the oratories of OJCR, is to provide a space of worship and connection with the body of Christ without needing to define oneself as a particular member of a particular denomination or Christian group and without needing to, accept a particular theology or even know what one believes. Through Eucharistic worship, discipleship events, and fellowship we seek to offer an hospitable space for people to explore their faith in Christ and grow in love and knowledge of God in the life of the Spirit. Our current members have come through various denominations but do not feel that any one of them is entirely fitting of their full experience of faith in Christ. Some do also participate in other congregations, but feel most at home where historic orthodox Christianity is affirmed but no one way of practicing or believing is held exclusively.

The community itself is currently made up of 4 members, Rev. Jubi Dutcher, Zac Lowing, Kate Kamphausen and the Rev. Larry Kamphausen. Jubi and Larry co-pastor the oratory with Jubi currently serving as the lead pastor. Jubi is a member of the collective, the Women’s Health center in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago and is a comic book artist. Zac is a sexton at Grace Episcopal Church and is a photographer (of the unseen beauty of Chicago alleys) computer artist and videographer of Chicago’s buskers, and has experienced homelessness. Kate is a member of St John’s Episcopal Church in Old Irving Park in Chicago, and is a fashion and costume designer in Chicago. She is married to Larry, who is an iconographer and artist co-founder of the co-operative art gallery, Agitator.  He is  also a temporary worker and is Abba of the Order of Jesus Christ, Reconciler.

While we have sought and been able to support one another, community life and our ministries through our collective funds each of us is in a situation of fixed incomes.. In the past couple of years our incomes have remained the same or have declined, while the community’s expenses of rent, food, and utilities have increased. So, we are asking you to come along side us and partner with us in our work through one time or regular financial contribution.

At this time we are also, expanding our work of hospitality and reconciliation through pilot programs of fostering worker co-operatives (like Agitator gallery) and property cooperatives (still in the early idea stages of development) for the Order of Jesus Christ, Reconciler.

In choosing to support us financially we hope you will want to also participate in our life  and get to know us. For our supporters we will keep you up to date through a quarterly newsletter, keeping you appraised of how our pilot programs of fostering worker co-operatives, beginning a property cooperative and the ministry of the Oratory of Jesus Christ, Reconciler are going.

Whether or not you are able to financially support us at this time if you are in Chicago we invite you to receive our hospitality: We also invite you join us for our community meals to get to know us better on Monday evenings at 7:30 and for brunch on Saturday mornings at 10 am (this meal is followed by our weekly community meetings). We also invite you if you live near us in Albany park to come to our morning prayer Monday through Friday at 8:45 am, or night prayer at 9:30 pm. we simply ask that if you plan to join us for meals  that you let us know ahead of time so we can be sure to prepare enough food.

As a house of the Order of Jesus Christ, Reconciler we seek to foster reconciliation through collective and cooperative endeavors and creating spaces for people to grow in faith and seek faith without needing to identify with particular or singular denominational identity.  partner with us through your prayers and a one time or regular donation large or small. Together we can continue the work God has placed upon our hearts. Thank you for your support of our community and its work.

We have an immediate need to raise a minimum $2000 to cover back rent, this page has a funding request of $3500. The $3500 would provide a buffer in our immediate circumstances. We would also welcome either through this go fund me page or other means regular monthly support

Thank you for your support and partnering with us. 
 Community of the Holy Trinity, Order of Jesus Christ, Reconciler