Build Chicago
future(faith): Chicago.
A one-day event for builders in Chicago — students, professionals, and founders — who want to use design, engineering, and AI to build real solutions for the city, and the doorway into the future(faith) fellowship.
The winner receives 3 months of Claude, design services from The Tentmakers, and spiritual formation from The Tent.
- Who
- Builders in Chicago
- Winner gets
- Claude · design · formation
- Date
- TBD
- Venue
- TBD
Address
Chicago · Venue TBD — likely Bronzeville
The program
Build for your city.
future(faith): Chicago is a one-day event for builders across the city — part of the Build Chicago initiative, rooted in Bronzeville. Chicago doesn’t need to wait for solutions to arrive from somewhere else. Some of them are already sitting in the minds of people who live and work here.
Students and graduates. Working engineers and designers. Founders and product people. Thinkers who want to ship. Gospel and skill in the same room. The day is the beginning, not the end: it leads into the future(faith) fellowship, where builders keep going together.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. If you see a problem in Chicago and want to build something about it, this room is for you. Apply below with your CV so we can see where you’ve been and what you bring.
Who should apply
Builders who care about Chicago.
Engineers
You write code — or want to — and you’d rather solve a real problem than build another demo.
Designers
You shape how things look and work. You care how a product feels to the people who use it.
Product managers
You turn problems into plans. You know what’s worth building and why.
Thinkers
You notice what’s broken, ask sharp questions, and want to turn ideas into things that exist.
Apply
Tell us what you’d build.
Show us how you think and what you want to solve, and attach your CV. Date and venue are TBD (likely Bronzeville). If you’re accepted, we’ll confirm details by email.