{"id":1498,"date":"2024-06-25T15:47:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:26:49","slug":"1498","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/2024\/06\/25\/1498\/","title":{"rendered":"7,765 church congregations received more than $314M in support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<section class=\"story__gallery-section\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-main swiper-block story__gallery-section--container full-slider-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper__preload is-visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper__preload__animation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\" data-swiper-count=\"1\" data-swiper-loop=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-2.png 882w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-2-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-2-570x357.png 570w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-2-640x401.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button swiper-button--prev\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 5 9\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M4.8 7.8c0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0 1 -0.2 0.3-0.6 0.3-0.9 0L0.2 5c-0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7 0-1l3.7-3.8c0.2-0.3 0.6-0.3 0.9 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0 1l-3 3.3L4.8 7.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button swiper-button--next\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 5 9\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M3.2 4.5l-3-3.3c-0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7 0-1 0.3-0.3 0.7-0.3 0.9 0L4.8 4c0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0 1L1.1 8.8c-0.3 0.3-0.7 0.3-0.9 0 -0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7 0-1L3.2 4.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<p><strong>An entrepreneur redefines apartment living and invites others to join him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/07\/Apartment-Ministry-Photo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/07\/Apartment-Ministry-Photo.png 320w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/07\/Apartment-Ministry-Photo-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, Atlanta property manager Clayton Edwards felt compelled to integrate his faith and work. 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