Letty Lynn Maloney
2004 Cookie and Jerry interned in the Order on the Westside in the "famous/infamous" class of 1966. Jerry and I were job hunting together. Cookie was a great asset to our group. ~~ Len Hockley The Maloney's were in the Order for a short time, I believe,...
Bill Mathews
January 1, 1934 - September 14, 2003 Rev. Dr. William "Bill" Mathews, 69, died Sept. 14, 2003 at home in West Newfield. Born in Lima, Ohio on Jan. 1, 1934, he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1956; Andover Newton Theological Seminary in 1960; and...
Memorials
The photos below celebrate the lives of Institute pioneers who died in 2025 and 2026. Clicking on a person’s name connects you to more information about their lives. Below the photos is an alphabetical listing of pioneers we celebrate from past years. GENE MARSHALL MARY...
Joseph Mathews
A glimpse of Joseph Wesley Mathews - the founding leader of the Institutes and Order: Ecumenical: His dissertation on John Wesley: One story is that H. Richard Neibuhr rejected the dissertation; and it was never rewritten: Chapter 1: The Human Constitution; Chapter 2: The Life...
The Mission Continues…
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersCFLCEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI ICA GreenRise. In recent decades, the Kemper Building, the home of the ICA, has itself been a beacon of sorts of modern issues and concerns. From the past...
Uptown
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersCFLCEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI The ICA began is community development in the 5th City pilot in East Garfield Park in 1964. After moving to Uptown in 1972, the Uptown community became a...
Global Center
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersCFLCEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI These developments were well in line with a major shift in emphasis for the ICA, the Ecumenical Institute, and the Order: Ecumenical. It was decided at this time...
Early History
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersCFLCEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI If the Ecumenical Institute constituted the spirit movement of revitalizing the church, the Institute of Cultural Affairs represents the engagement of the broader, secular society: that is, the...
Religious Houses
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersCFLCEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI Religious Houses played an important role in this experiment, as it sent out teams of priors, acting as the House leadership, to live and conduct programs in communities...