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‘Rooftop Pastor’ Corey Brooks Gets $8M Donation

The South Side pastor has raised more than $28 million toward a Woodlawn community center.

02/02/2023 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

‘Rooftop Pastor’ Corey Brooks Gets $8M Donation

Clip: 2/2/2023 | 8m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

The South Side pastor has raised more than $28 million toward a Woodlawn community center.

Corey Brooks brought attention to his Woodlawn community — and his cause — when he camped out on a Chicago rooftop for almost a year to raise funds for a new community center.

02/02/2023 | Rating NR

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