Wide search leads to Illinoisan Carmi | After a year-long search for a new leader for Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services, the Board of Trustees elected a man with deep Illinois roots as Executive Director. Kevin Carrothers is well known to Illinois Baptists as a pastor, Associational Mission Strategist, and leader in the state […]
Annual Meeting shines spotlight on missions, new projects
Messengers gathered in the Metro East welcomed 13 new churches to the Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA), heard about additional plans to prevent sexual abuse and the hidden movement of offenders, and on the subject of Covid, were told by the outgoing president to let it go and “start fresh.” Then the spotlight turned to […]
ERLC head pledges pro-life support in Illinois
The new head of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Brent Leatherwood, recognized the deep difficulties in fighting abortion in Illinois. In a live appearance at the IBSA Annual Meeting Nov. 3., Leatherwood said ERLC wants to partner with Illinois Baptists to encourage abortion alternatives. “Illinois is an abortion destination,” Leatherwood told messengers at […]
Mission takes spotlight at second session
The second session of the IBSA Annual Meeting turned the spotlight on missions. “Let’s do something big together,” Mission Director Paul Westbrook told the crowd at Metro Community Church, his former church. Westbrook joined the IBSA church planting team in early 2022 after 31 years as planter and pastor of the Edwardsville church. He had […]
Abuse actions, post-pandemic attitudes are focus as Annual Meeting opens
Messengers gathered in Metro East welcomed 13 new churches to the Illinois Baptist State Association, heard about additional plans to prevent sexual abuse and the hidden movement of offenders, and on the subject of Covid, were told by the outgoing President to let it go. These actions marked the first session of the 116th IBSA […]
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