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“Adese embraces the idea that whatever ignites faith, eliminates poverty and redeems creation is what the mission of the church is all about.”

Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan
Executive Director, UCC Church Building & Loan Fund

The Adese Fellowship seeks to bring about transformation in the world through ventures that eliminate poverty, transform denominational focus to seed new ways of advancing the mission, vision, and values of the United Church of Christ and enhance interfaith collaboration through engaging program partners and spiritual entrepreneurs from many faith traditions.


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Partner with us by making a financial gift.

Adese is a living, breathing example of how faith in action can create a just world for all. In its unprecedented approach to leadership development, Adese embraces the idea that whatever ignites faith, eliminates poverty, and redeems creation is what the mission of the church is all about.


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Since the inception of the Adese Fellowship, our fellows have reported they served a total of 1311 people in the following industries:

498 - Youth Served - Entrepreneurship Training, Economic Development Chicago, IL and Charlotte NC

281 - Jobs Created thru Venture - Food, Workforce, Retail Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL and Mansfield, TX

532 - Individuals Completed Job Training – Retail, Food, Workforce Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI and Mansfield, TX


Your financial support will enable future Adese Fellows to expand the impact of the church in the world.


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Help the Adese Fellowship continue to live out its vision to dramatically improve the economic, social, environmental, and spiritual vitality of communities across the United States, especially those with a preponderance of poverty.

This groundbreaking fellowship maximizes the business acumen and entrepreneurial capacity of participants to launch scalable, sustainable ventures that counter systemic poverty. In creating a just world for all, the Adese Fellowship strives to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #8, to “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.”

Give today and help the Adese Fellowship continue to transform the world.