When messengers meet at the IBSA Annual Meeting in November, they will be asked to vote on inclusion of over a dozen new congregations into the state association. A broad swath of Illinois geography and ethnicity is represented in churches seeking affiliation. Churches include Vietnamese, Romanian, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Mongolian congregations and come from eleven Illinois counties, plus one in bordering Indiana. The Credentials Committee will consider the following nominees at their Sept. 22 meeting and will bring the final recommendation to Annual Meeting messengers.
Agape International Ministries, Lynwood
Ashburn, Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake
Bethel Romanian Baptist Church, Park Ridge
Community Baptist Church of Montgomery, Montgomery
Cornerstone Church of Joliet, Joliet
Cross of Christ Fellowship, Naperville
Exodus Church of Carbondale, Carbondale
Harvest Worship Center Ministries, Chicago
H2O Terre Haute, Terra Haute, IN
Highpoint Church, Monmouth
Japanese Christ Church, Schaumburg
Living Water Christian Church, Franklin Grove
Messenger Mongolian Christian Church, Glenview
Mosaic Church, Joliet
Savoy Cornerstone Korean Church, Savoy
Shepherd’s Gate, Peoria
The Mission Church of Southern Illinois, Marion