A student camp week was moved from Lake Sallateeska Baptist Camp to Streator Baptist Camp during the week of July 19, after Covid-19 cases were reported following a summer camp at IBSA’s southern Illinois facility near Pinckneyville the previous week. A local association that partnered with IBSA for their camp had confirmed cases of the […]
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Parents seek options ahead of new school year; number of homeschoolers doubles
Homeschooling saw a surge in growth while schools were closed for in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, U.S. Census data showed 5.4% of households homeschooled their children. By mid-October that number had doubled, increasing to 11.1%. Whether it’s due to COVID or Illinois’ new sex education bill for public schools, some […]
Litton names Executive Committee abuse investigation oversight
SBC President Ed Litton has named a seven-member task force to oversee a third-party review into the handling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC Executive Committee (EC). The task force was required by messengers at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, after it was reported that the EC had hired a firm on […]
Chicago pastors seek prayer to end violence
Pastors are calling for prayer after the long July 4th holiday weekend came to a violent end with at least 108 people shot in Chicago, 17 fatally. “These are difficult days in Chicagoland, but our God is able to work through all of our difficulties,” pastor Adron Robinson told the Illinois Baptist. Robinson is pastor […]
Christians pray and march around governor’s mansion
In the Bible, Joshua and the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they marched around the city’s walls seven times before letting out a great shout. Then the walls fell. In Springfield, a few hundred concerned Christians turned out July 1 for their own […]
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