“About 60% of our missionaries currently serve in closed countries, where they can’t get a missionary visa,” IMB President Paul Chitwood recently shared. “We anticipate that will continue to grow. So that’s a huge issue…Access is very difficult.” But in God’s sovereignty, the growing worldwide refugee crisis is presenting what Chitwood described as “a problem […]
Building beds for needy kids
The teacher’s aide pointed at the picture of pajamas on the flashcard and asked the boy to say the word. The boy had a puzzled look, so she asked again, “What do you sleep in, Ricky?” “The couch,” he responded. Some needs are evident, publicly visible to the community. But tucked away behind four walls […]
Church leaders ‘multiply’ in first planting confab
Leaders from 17 churches gathered March 1 in Champaign for the first Multiply Illinois Hub meeting. The 38 men and women who met at New City Church adjacent to the University of Illinois campus learned about opportunities and strategies to help create a church planting movement across the state. They also built connections with other […]
Ministry continues as Frankfort church becomes Ashburn’s third campus
“God always finishes what he starts.” That was a word of encouragement heard on a February evening in a south Suburban Chicago church. But just like a relay race, sometimes what looks like the finish line is instead a hand off: the baton is passed, and a new runner continues the same race with fresh […]
Annual report shows recovery continues
The 2022 Annual Church Profile (ACP) paints a picture of churches reclaiming some of the ground lost during the pandemic and fighting to weather the challenges of economic inflation. After two years of significant decreases in almost every church category, the 2022 ACP data showed that Illinois churches are experiencing renewed strength after the Covid-induced […]
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