Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks broke ground for new Woodlawn community center on the city's South Side.
The Woodlawn neighborhood celebrated after hearing Pastor Corey Brooks finally raised enough money to start construction of his much anticipated community center.
The Chicago faith leader ended his months-long rooftop campaign. He started camping out on a makeshift roof in November of last year to raise money to replace an old motel that once occupied a lot across the street from his New Beginnings Church with a community center.'Rooftop Pastor' Corey Brooks raises $18M to begin demolition for new Woodlawn community center"We just decided it's a good time, that the city needs some hope, that it needs some inspiration," Brooks said.
Saturday's ceremonial groundbreaking came as at least 29 children and teens in the city have been shooting victims, and seven of them killed, just this month. Married and a father of an 11-year-old son, South Side native Michael Holmes hopes the center will make a difference.
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