Just before tornados swept across central Illinois, Disaster Relief volunteers from the state completed a long season of hurricane relief in Florida and North Carolina. Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers put thousands of miles on the road traveling south and east in the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael. “Illinois saw key partnerships develop […]
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Service begins at home: Relief volunteers aid Illinois town hit hard by tornadoes
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers were in Taylorville the morning after an EF-3 tornado damaged hundreds of structures in the town 30 miles southeast of Springfield. The Dec. 1 storms, rare this late in the year, spawned a record-high number of tornados in December—at least 26—and affected several central Illinois communities. The most severe […]
Disaster Relief responds after Taylorville tornado
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers were in Taylorville one day after an EF-3 tornado damaged 500 structures there. The Dec. 1 storms, rare this late in the year, affected several central Illinois communities. The most severe damage was in Christian County, where at least 26 people were injured. Disaster Relief teams mobilized to Taylorville […]
Every church, every nation: 2018 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Editor’s note: Charlotte Digges Moon was a teacher in the U.S. before joining her sister as a missionary in China, where she served 39 years. Through her letters home, Moon lobbied for more support for missionaries on the field. In 1918, six years after her death, Woman’s Missionary Union named the annual Christmas offering for […]
IBSA churches meet challenging mission field with ‘Pioneering Spirit’
A milestone anniversary for Illinois set the foundation for IBSA’s Annual Meeting Nov. 7-8 at First Baptist Church in Maryville. The state’s bicentennial—and a visit from its most famous resident—highlighted the 112th annual gathering of Southern Baptists in Illinois. The meeting also focused on four “Pioneering Spirit” challenges churches have embraced over the past year […]
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