Together We're Building a Better Tomorrow
BICC exists to unite churches, along with other community organizations, to address the root/systemic causes of the social, economic and cultural issues in Cleveland/Bradley County, Tennessee.
Mission Statement
BICC -2007 Commitment Award
The Listening Process
BICC listens to the community and then moves the community to take action. Listening and building relationships provides the structure for the ministry of BICC in the community.
The one-to-one- listening interview is a very simple questionnaire, with open ended questions of their views concerning our community.
Open community forums and focus groups are also utilized to expand the listening scope. Information gathered in the process is used to identify the greatest concerns in our community.
The listening has served as the entrance point for many people in the community to become involved in the work at BICC, and in developing long term viable solutions to the concerns they voiced in the listening interviews.
WHAT BICC DOES
What is BICC?
The Bradley Initiative for Church and Community (BICC) is a non-profit, Christian Community development organization that began in 1998 located in Cleveland, Tennessee that holds a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status
THE RESULT
The follow projects are a result of the listening process in our community.
Financial Projects
- Community Foundation
BICC-Overview
BICC uses the methodology developed by Rev. David Ostendorf and Rev. Paul
Peters at the Center for New Community, Chicago.
About the Center for New Community
The Center for New Community is a national organization committed to
building community, justice, and equality. The Center is grounded in many
faith traditions, and builds community where the dignity and value of all
humanity is manifest.
