The Chicago Golden Light Chinese Baptist Church honored the pioneering work of Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon with an online conference reaching more than 1,000 churches and homes worldwide. The conference in late September recognized Moon’s contribution in catalyzing missions to China. Evan Liu, pastor of Chicago Golden Light and Asian Studies professor at Midwestern […]
BCHFS employee sentenced
A former staff member of the Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services was sentenced to 22 years in prison Nov. 3 in White County Circuit Court. Daniel W. Lanning pled guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault of a minor ages 13-17. He was arrested in April on four counts involving a teenager in […]
Illinois aids hurricane recovery
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepared more than 700,000 meals in the first three weeks after Hurricane Ian slammed the Florida coastline with category 4 winds and water. With no electricity or potable water around Fort Myers, the situation grew desperate for people trapped there. And Southern Baptists responded quickly. Eleven churches immediately opened their […]
Annual Meeting Mission Project: Filling the buckets
“Baptists like to collect things,” one missionary said, “because we’re good at it.” A special mission project leading up to the Annual Meeting will be an opportunity to prove it. Buckets of Blessings will provide special supplies and food items for four ministries dear to Illinois Baptists. “Often our churches desire to help, but are […]
Pastors Conference promises joy
Just a few minutes in Belafae Johnson’s presence is an encounter with joy. The church planter from Mascoutah is excited about his church in the Metro East community. He finds joy in the work of the pastor. And he wants his brothers in ministry to have the same opportunity. “I’m truly excited about having the […]
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