Pastor Corey Brooks signs construction contract to build Woodlawn community center

CHICAGO - The rooftop pastor made it official Friday and signed a construction contract to build a community center in Woodlawn.

Pastor Corey Brooks spent almost a year on a rooftop, even through the Chicago winter, to raise money for the building.

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In February, Pastor Brooks received an $8 million donation from the McCormick Foundation, which brought his total amount raised to $28.5 million.

Project H.O.OD. plans to use the community center to teach job skills and entrepreneurship and to provide safe social gathering spaces.