What is City Pursuit Chicago?
We believe that finding your person shouldn't feel like a part-time job. It should feel natural, intentional, and rooted in shared values.
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
City Pursuit is a faith-based relationship network connecting Christians pursuing marriage within the historic Protestant tradition through curated, in-person experiences. More than matchmaking or speed-dating, we are building Chicagoland's premier ecosystem of like-minded believers seeking Christ-centered marriage, authentic community, and lifelong connection
City Pursuit is a faith-based relationship network connecting Christians pursuing marriage within the historic Protestant tradition through curated, in-person experiences. More than matchmaking or speed-dating, we are building Chicagoland's premier ecosystem of like-minded believers seeking Christ-centered marriage, authentic community, and lifelong connection
How It Works
Your journey to meaningful connection, step by step.
Apply
Complete a private application telling us about your faith, relationship goals, personality, and preferences. We take the time to understand who you are and what you're looking for in a spouse.
Get Vetted
Every member is reviewed to help ensure a shared commitment to the Christian faith and alignment with City Pursuit's values. Our goal is to create a trusted environment where meaningful connections can flourish.
Attend Curated Experiences
Based on compatibility, you'll be invited to small, in-person group experiences with other local Christian singles. These events are intentionally designed to be fun, interactive, and low-pressure—making it easy to get to know people naturally.
Share Feedback
After each experience, you'll provide feedback to help us better understand your preferences and improve future invitations. The more we learn, the better we can curate future experiences.
Build Meaningful Connections
Whether you meet a future spouse, make new friends, or expand your Christian community, every City Pursuit experience is designed to help you form authentic relationships with like-minded believers throughout Chicagoland.
How It Works
Your journey to meaningful connection, step by step.
Apply
Complete a private application telling us about your faith, relationship goals, personality, and preferences. We take the time to understand who you are and what you're looking for in a spouse.
Get Vetted
Every member is reviewed to help ensure a shared commitment to the Christian faith and alignment with City Pursuit's values. Our goal is to create a trusted environment where meaningful connections can flourish.
Attend Curated Experiences
Based on compatibility, you'll be invited to small, in-person group experiences with other local Christian singles. These events are intentionally designed to be fun, interactive, and low-pressure—making it easy to get to know people naturally.
Share Feedback
After each experience, you'll provide feedback to help us better understand your preferences and improve future invitations. The more we learn, the better we can curate future experiences.
Build Meaningful Connections
Whether you meet a future spouse, make new friends, or expand your Christian community, every City Pursuit experience is designed to help you form authentic relationships with like-minded believers throughout Chicagoland.
How It Works
Your journey to meaningful connection, step by step.
Apply
Complete a private application telling us about your faith, relationship goals, personality, and preferences. We take the time to understand who you are and what you're looking for in a spouse.
Get Vetted
Every member is reviewed to help ensure a shared commitment to the Christian faith and alignment with City Pursuit's values. Our goal is to create a trusted environment where meaningful connections can flourish.
Attend Curated Experiences
Based on compatibility, you'll be invited to small, in-person group experiences with other local Christian singles. These events are intentionally designed to be fun, interactive, and low-pressure—making it easy to get to know people naturally.
Share Feedback
After each experience, you'll provide feedback to help us better understand your preferences and improve future invitations. The more we learn, the better we can curate future experiences.
Build Meaningful Connections
Whether you meet a future spouse, make new friends, or expand your Christian community, every City Pursuit experience is designed to help you form authentic relationships with like-minded believers throughout Chicagoland.
Why City Pursuit?
Taking dating off the apps and back into real life.
Hyper-Local
Meet Christians who actually live in your area—not hours away.
Hyper-Local
Meet Christians who actually live in your area—not hours away.
Hyper-Local
Meet Christians who actually live in your area—not hours away.
Hyper-Local
Meet Christians who actually live in your area—not hours away.
Faith-Centered
Built specifically for believers seeking Christ-centered marriage within the historic Protestant tradition.
Faith-Centered
Built specifically for believers seeking Christ-centered marriage within the historic Protestant tradition.
Faith-Centered
Built specifically for believers seeking Christ-centered marriage within the historic Protestant tradition.
Faith-Centered
Built specifically for believers seeking Christ-centered marriage within the historic Protestant tradition.
In-Person First
Relationships begin face-to-face in a group setting, not through endless swiping and messaging. Low pressure, high connection.
In-Person First
Relationships begin face-to-face in a group setting, not through endless swiping and messaging. Low pressure, high connection.
In-Person First
Relationships begin face-to-face in a group setting, not through endless swiping and messaging. Low pressure, high connection.
In-Person First
Relationships begin face-to-face in a group setting, not through endless swiping and messaging. Low pressure, high connection.
Curated & Intentional
We focus on quality introductions and meaningful experiences rather than maximizing matches.
Curated & Intentional
We focus on quality introductions and meaningful experiences rather than maximizing matches.
Curated & Intentional
We focus on quality introductions and meaningful experiences rather than maximizing matches.
Curated & Intentional
We focus on quality introductions and meaningful experiences rather than maximizing matches.
Our Core Values
These principles guide everything we do—from how we curate groups to how we choose venues.
Purity
We pursue purity of heart and seek Christ first in all things. We seek to honor one another and to treat others with dignity and the love of Jesus.
Purity
We pursue purity of heart and seek Christ first in all things. We seek to honor one another and to treat others with dignity and the love of Jesus.
Charity
We choose openness over perfectionism. We lean into curiosity and kindness and seek to give people a chance to be genuinely known.
Charity
We choose openness over perfectionism. We lean into curiosity and kindness and seek to give people a chance to be genuinely known.
Clarity
We believe honesty is kindness. We encourage communicating romantic intentions (or the lack thereof) with grace, care, and respectful clarity.
Clarity
We believe honesty is kindness. We encourage communicating romantic intentions (or the lack thereof) with grace, care, and respectful clarity.
Meet the Team Behind Your Pursuit
Austin Carr, Founder
Austin Carr is the founder of City Pursuit Chicago, a vision shaped by his conviction that meaningful Christian relationships flourish best in high-quality, intentional and faith-centered spaces. Long before launching CPC, Austin was already creating opportunities for people to connect—including organizing his first group blind date back in 2015. As it turns out, Austin and his future wife Erica were both part of that very first group.
When he’s not matchmaking friends or spending time with family, Austin serves as President of Intentional Sports, a Chicago-based nonprofit on the city’s West Side that uses athletics as a vehicle to improve outcomes for underserved youth. Prior to his role at IS, Austin spent four seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver with the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints from 2017-2021.
Austin earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Northwestern University (Go Cats), an M.S. in Management Studies from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, and most recently completed his Master of Divinity from Moody Theological Seminary in Spring 2025, with an emphasis in biblical languages. His work has been featured by the Gospel Coalition, where he writes on faith and culture.
He and Erica—his college sweetheart—are the proud parents of four boys and active members at Park Community Church. When he’s not investing in his family, church, or nonprofit work, Austin genuinely enjoys helping connect people and seeing meaningful relationships flourish.
Austin Carr, Founder
Austin Carr is the founder of City Pursuit Chicago, a vision shaped by his conviction that meaningful Christian relationships flourish best in high-quality, intentional and faith-centered spaces. Long before launching CPC, Austin was already creating opportunities for people to connect—including organizing his first group blind date back in 2015. As it turns out, Austin and his future wife Erica were both part of that very first group.
When he’s not matchmaking friends or spending time with family, Austin serves as President of Intentional Sports, a Chicago-based nonprofit on the city’s West Side that uses athletics as a vehicle to improve outcomes for underserved youth. Prior to his role at IS, Austin spent four seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver with the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints from 2017-2021.
Austin earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Northwestern University (Go Cats), an M.S. in Management Studies from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, and most recently completed his Master of Divinity from Moody Theological Seminary in Spring 2025, with an emphasis in biblical languages. His work has been featured by the Gospel Coalition, where he writes on faith and culture.
He and Erica—his college sweetheart—are the proud parents of four boys and active members at Park Community Church. When he’s not investing in his family, church, or nonprofit work, Austin genuinely enjoys helping connect people and seeing meaningful relationships flourish.
Austin Carr, Founder
Austin Carr is the founder of City Pursuit Chicago, a vision shaped by his conviction that meaningful Christian relationships flourish best in high-quality, intentional and faith-centered spaces. Long before launching CPC, Austin was already creating opportunities for people to connect—including organizing his first group blind date back in 2015. As it turns out, Austin and his future wife Erica were both part of that very first group.
When he’s not matchmaking friends or spending time with family, Austin serves as President of Intentional Sports, a Chicago-based nonprofit on the city’s West Side that uses athletics as a vehicle to improve outcomes for underserved youth. Prior to his role at IS, Austin spent four seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver with the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints from 2017-2021.
Austin earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Northwestern University (Go Cats), an M.S. in Management Studies from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, and most recently completed his Master of Divinity from Moody Theological Seminary in Spring 2025, with an emphasis in biblical languages. His work has been featured by the Gospel Coalition, where he writes on faith and culture.
He and Erica—his college sweetheart—are the proud parents of four boys and active members at Park Community Church. When he’s not investing in his family, church, or nonprofit work, Austin genuinely enjoys helping connect people and seeing meaningful relationships flourish.
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