Church in the Loop

Specialties

Our mission is to reach people for Christ, teach them how to grow in the Christian faith, and help them evangelize to others. We long to touch the hearts of Chicago and the world with the heart of God’s love.

History

Established in 2013.

Church in the Loop is a new and growing Evangelical Bible church in the heart of Chicago’s downtown. In 2010, God led Brian Evans and his family to Chicago from Columbia, Missouri to start a church planting movement. The vision was to plant churches all along the ‘L’ of the Chicago subway system.

The first church was established in 2013 and is located in downtown Chicago on the south side of the Loop at 24 E. Congress Parkway (Hostelling International, 2^nd Floor) near the Jackson Red Line stop.

Meet the Business Owner

Pastor Brian E.

Business Owner

Pastor Brian Evans was born in South Carolina and grew up in Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri and California. Brian was raised in a very devout Roman Catholic family. His great-​uncle was a Priest, and there was a feeling that perhaps Brian would be one to follow in his example.

After a faith-​encounter with Christ in high school, Brian made the decision to start attending Calvary Baptist Church (Columbia, Missouri) to help him to learn more about his new personal faith in Christ. Years later, Brian would serve as the Senior Pastor of this very same church before coming to Chicago to be a Church Planter.



Over a period of 20 years, Brian was a pastor at several churches located in Missouri and his ministry experiences include working with youth as well as adults with mission trips to Sudan, Brazil, Mexico, Colorado, and Illinois. During this time, Brian earned his MA in Biblical Languages and a Doctorate in Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.