At the Comboni Lay Mission Center, practicing Catholics who would like to live out their faith in another way can enter into a three-month training program, followed by a three-year missionary assignment in Africa or Latin America. The Comboni Missionaries in La Grange Park belongs to the 4,000-member congregation of Comboni Missionaries, an international religious organization.
Since 1953, St Michael's Lutheran Church has been located at this site. Two large pine trees flank the church's nameplate which displays church service times. Church offices are located in a seperate wing from the main chapel.
St. Louise De Marillac is a Catholic parish in La Grange Park located in a tree-lined neighborhood just blocks from the main thoroughfare of 31st Street.
It dates to 1955, when Father Cletus Lynch founded the parish to serve the La Grange Park and Brookfield communities.
The parish, along with the school of the same name, stands on the original property of the church built in 1957.
Ministry opportunities include choir, ushering, alter service, single Catholics group, senior friendship club and groups for youth, teens and young adults.
The Village Church United Church of Christ has sat at this location since 1958. The church has its own tree lined block, with a grassy area in the front of the church. Located a block north of East 31st Street, the church sits in a residential area of La Grange Park. The church offers youth programs that help kids understand the Bible through stories.