CITIES

All communities welcome!

TARGET METRO AREAS BY EASTER, 2027

NEW YORK LOS ANGELES CHICAGO DALLAS HOUSTON ATLANTA WASHINGTON MIAMI PHILADELPHIA PHOENIX BOSTON RIVERSIDE SAN FRANCISCO DETROIT SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS TAMPA SAN DIEGO DENVER ORLANDO CHARLOTTE BALTIMORE ST. LOUIS SAN ANTONIO AUSTIN PORTLAND SACRAMENTO PITTSBURGH LAS VEGAS CINCINNATI KANSAS CITY COLUMBUS INDIANAPOLIS NASHVILLE CLEVELAND SAN JOSE VIRGINIA BEACH JACKSONVILLE PROVIDENCE RALEIGH MILWAUKEE OKLAHOMA CITY LOUISVILLE RICHMOND MEMPHIS SALT LAKE CITY FRESNO BIRMINGHAM GRAND RAPIDS HARTFORD-WEST

Cities are the central building block of a national strategy. The relational unity Jesus commanded (John 13) and then prayed (John 17) must be lived out practically in community. Each community is unique and will develop their plans in unity as a citywide Body of Christ.

“National organizations (denominations, nonprofits, sectors, etc.) can open doors and encourage local participation, but ‘top down’ without ‘bottom up’ doesn’t transform lives.”
— Dave Drum, US Coordinator

Three Primary Purposes of a Cities’ Team:
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  • Embrace the core values of JC2033 international: the broader and deeper our unity, the stronger will be our witness, and the larger the celebration.

  • Hold an annual city-wide celebration, ideally in the Easter-Pentecost window, that functions as a unity barometer, identifying the work still needed during the next year. (In the largest cities, this eventually needs to be broken into smaller communities.)

  • Partner, don’t compete! Find existing networks and collaborate extensively. Encourage each part of the Body of Christ in every sector and demographic to carry out their mission… with an eye toward the unprecedented opportunity of 2033.

UPCOMING EVENTS

National vision and training calls will be added in coming months.

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Flyer for a city leader vision call on November 6, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The flyer has a backdrop of a city skyline at sunset and includes a message encouraging attendees to discover ways cities can be catalysts for unity, collaboration, evangelism, and addressing city challenges. It features contact details, website URLs, and QR codes for registration and more information.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Goals of the call:

  • Learn how 2033 is an unprecedented catalyst for cities in terms of unity and collaboration, evangelism, maturing of the City Church, and cross-sector partnership that addresses city challenges

  • Discover the roles of a 2033 city champion and leadership team, a template for that team, and the do’s and don’ts for creation and maintenance at a city level

  • Q and A as we learn from one another

Active city champions and teams will be listed and enabled to collaborate with one another as desired.