CIMIC Today

The Central Illinois Mosque & Islamic Center is, as the name states, more than a mosque. In addition to being a place to pray five times a day and hold weekly Friday Prayer services, the Islamic Center serves the additional diverse needs of our community.

Our structure includes a library, classrooms and a multi-purpose area. This space is used for Sunday school for children, Arabic school for people of all ages, and English classes for immigrants. This space is used for tae-kwon-do classes twice a week as well as ping-pong tournaments and youth group activities. The mosque provides a place for small weddings, eid celebrations and daily iftar meals in Ramadan.

The events organized by mosque volunteers serve the Muslim community of Central Illinois and the community of Champaign-Urbana at large. The mosque seeks to promote a nurturing educational environment, a family-friendly social environment, interfaith events with the community at large, and social activism.

As our community grows, so do the needs of our community. At the present time, our mosque does not fit our members for basic events such as weekly Friday Prayer services, Eid prayers and Sunday school.

Additionally, we want to focus on our youth, and making sure our youth grow-up in an environment that nurtures their growth as tomorrow's leaders.

In order to address these issues, CIMIC embarked on a project to build a major extension to the current building to meet the current and future needs of CIMIC's expanding Muslim community.