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Chicago . an international mission field. Data provided by Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

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Chicago

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  1. Chicago an international mission field Data provided by Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  2. Chicago is one of only 10 Alpha Global World Cities as defined by Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC).  These cities are:  London, New York City, Paris, Tokyo, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Milan, Singapore. • An Alpha Global City is a city that has a direct and tangible effect on global affairs and more than just socio-economic means, with influence in terms of culture or politics.  Because of this direct connection to the world our prayer is that the gospel will “piggyback” through these conduits from Chicago back to countries and people groups around the world.  Chicago is a Global City

  3. Chicago has one of U.S.’s largest concentrations of Italian Americans as 500,000 live in the metropolitan area. The city also has the largest Bulgarian community in the world outside Bulgaria. Chicago: a Global Microcosm Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  4. Chicago has the largest Polish population outside of Poland. Chicago is also the second-largest Serbian city, the second largest Lithuanian city, and the third largest Greek city in the world!  Chicago: a Global Microcosm Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  5. Chicago has the largest population of Swedish-Americans, the second largest Mexican population, and the second largest Puerto Rican population of any city in the U.S. the World in Chicago Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  6. Chicago has the third-largest South Asian population in the United States after New York City and the San Francisco Bay area. Chicago is the second largest African American population for any city in the U.S. in its metropolitan area, behind only New York, City. the World in Chicago Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  7. Almost 300,000 students attend college on a campus within Chicago’s borders. • Over 500,000 college students call Chicagoland home.  • 52,000 college students live in Chicago’s downtown making it the largest concentration of residential student in any U.S. city’s downtown. Chicago’s College Students Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  8. DePaul is the country’s largest catholic university. University of Illinois Medical School is the world’s largest. Chicago’s Higher Learning Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  9. Columbia College is the world’s largest media arts school.  The University of Chicago ranks second after Cambridge University in Nobel Peace Prizes. Chicago’s Higher Learning Data based on the research of Lewie Clark, Icon Ministries.

  10. Moody Bible Institute 38 countries represented in the student body. Loyola University Nearly 14,000 students are enrolled in the university's nine schools and colleges. Students come to Loyola from 74 foreign countries. the World Studies in Chicago Information provided by each institution’s respective websites

  11. Northwestern University The University is home to more than 2,300 undergraduate and graduate international students from nearly 100 different countries. DePaul University More than 1,000 international students from more than 100 countries in addition to over 100 faculty and staff from around the world. The Princeton Review has name it among the most ethnically diverse. the World Studies in Chicago Information provided by each institution’s respective websites

  12. University of Chicago – 112 countries are represented by 3124 international students and 793 more who are permanent residents. University of Illinois – 121 countries represented by international students. the World Studies in Chicago Information provided by each institution’s respective websites

  13. With so many internationals coming to study at Chicago’s universities, pray with us that these students would come to love Jesus and then return to their homelands bearing the good news for their family, friends, and countrymen. Reach ChicagoReach the World

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