A Chicago Renaissance Story

This is the story of how an historic but almost-empty building in an abandoned Chicago neighborhood became the unlikely birthplace of a spiritual and urban renaissance.

Against all odds, Old St Patrick’s, Chicago’s oldest church, transformed itself from a church with only four members into a vital and vibrant hub that’s inspiring a new generation of membership and invigorating the city. Emmy-award winning reporter Mike Leonard and Picture Show Films present the inside story of how this thriving landmark re-imagined what it truly means to be church.