Ira Acree

CTL-E-4230 · Person · clergy · 2020s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Co-chair of the Leaders Network, the Black-pastors organization behind the Leaders Network Credit Union in Chicago's Austin neighborhood; lead pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church, Chicago.

The record

• Also known as: Rev. Ira Acree, Ira J. Acree

Notes

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Relationships

• Leaders Network Credit Union — affiliated with
  Rev. Ira Acree is a co-chair of the Leaders Network, the organization behind the credit union.

Sources

• Black Enterprise, 'Chicago Leaders Hopeful That Black-Owned Credit Union Will Rectify Wealth Disparity For Black Residents' (2023-09-07). https://www.blackenterprise.com/chicago-leaders-hopeful-black-owned-credit-union-will-help-wealth-disparity/
• NPR/KWBU, 'Chicago Pastor Speaks Out About The City\'s Deadly Wave Of Violence' (2018-08-09) - identifies Acree as pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church. https://www.kwbu.org/2018-08-09/chicago-pastor-speaks-out-about-the-citys-deadly-wave-of-violence

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