Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) is back in Taylorville to help with ongoing clean-up after an EF-3 tornado last December. Storms across central Illinois on Dec. 1, 2018, spawned a record high number of tornadoes, affecting several communities, including the city of Taylorville. Disaster Relief teams mobilized to Taylorville soon afterward, with assessors working to […]
Illinois abortion bill stalled
IL. abortion bill stalled A bill to expand abortion practices in Illinois is stalled in committee, due in part to a large pro-life rally at the Capitol rotunda. A March 20 pro-life rally and march at the Illinois Capitol protested The Reproductive Health Act, SB 1942 and HB 2495, which would repeal the 1975 Illinois Abortion Law, the […]
For kids, missions engagement starts now
Hundreds of young volunteers scattered across Illinois March 9 for a day of hands-on mission projects. IBSA’s annual Children’s Mission Day sent kids around the state to serve by baking cookies for first responders, visiting with residents at assisted living facilities, helping at local food banks, and dozens more projects. At Chatham Baptist Church, nearly […]
Illinois abortion bill called ‘more extreme’ than New York
IL bill ‘more extreme’ than NY While the state of New York approved in February the nation’s most liberal abortion legislation to date, Right to Life Action have called Illinois’s Reproductive Health Act “more extreme.” The House Bill 2495 will not only create a fundamental right to abortion throughout the nine months of pregnancy, but […]
The Briefing: IL churches celebrate increase in baptism, identify ministry needs in survey
IL churches celebrate increase in baptisms Illinois Baptist churches celebrated 3,676 baptisms in 2018, an increase of 6.8% over the previous year. The increase is one highlight of the Annual Church Profile (ACP) reports completed by 97% of IBSA churches, a new record high. “We were encouraged to see baptisms increase … after four years […]
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