The Illinois Baptist State Association is seeking recommendations to fill positions on its boards and committees. To submit a name, complete the Nominating Form found at IBSA.org/about/organization or click here to go directly to the form. IBSA’s Nominating Committee recommends people to serve on the Association’s three boards: IBSA, the Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI), and Baptist Children’s Home and […]
New regional consultant named
Springfield | Kevin Alvarez joins the IBSA staff as Central Region Consultant as of June 15. As a regional consultant, Alvarez will travel within his designated region to encourage local churches, provide resources, training, and support, and help churches discover and accomplish their next steps in sharing the Gospel. The Central Region includes Bay Creek, Central, […]
Two promoted in IBSA leadership
Springfield | In anticipation of the retirement of Jeff Deasy as head of operations, two IBSA team members were promoted January 1. Ashley Parsons was named Administrative Director of Operations. She has served IBSA as accountant since 2017. Parsons holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Old Dominion University, and a Master of […]
SBC ’26: What we’re watching
The question at the Illinois Baptist each spring is “What do you think will come up at the convention?” Some things are obvious, because they’re on the agenda—such as the presidential election. Pastors Josh Powell and Willy Rice are in the ring. There have been no surprise announcements so far, unlike 2024 when we had […]
Cloyd finishes as Wabash AMS
Brent Cloyd retired March 31 as Associational Mission Strategist for Greater Wabash Baptist Association. He served the local network of 22 churches since 2015. “When people have asked me… I have always bragged that we are the best association in Illinois,” Cloyd wrote in his final newsletter. “Our churches differ from one another in many […]
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