FREE NEWSLETTERS Eastern Star Church Senior Pastor Jeffrey A. Johnson kicks off construction of a $9 million center for children and youth. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Star)
A rising ecosystem of affordable homes, small businesses and schools is flourishing around Eastern Star Church’s main campus, as the church embarks on its fourth year of a massive quality-of-life initiative in Arlington Woods.
But it’s what’s coming next to the neighborhood that has Rena Jackson really excited: a $9 million kids hub, dubbed the ROCK Community Center for Children & Youth, at 5750 E. 30th St.
Construction on the center isn’t set to wrap up until next year. But when its doors open, Jackson hopes her granddaughter, whom she is raising, will take advantage of its after-school programs when she gets out of class at the high school across the street.