“Everyone agreed—it was worth the time and effort to make Bibles available to anyone who needed or wanted one,” Pastor Brian Fuller said. Fuller spent much of the 1980’s and 90’s as a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist. Now as pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodlawn, Fuller recently picked up a mic again for […]
Green arrested on grooming charge
Keith D. Green, a substitute teacher from Ashmore, was arrested May 17 by Mattoon Police on a charge of grooming. Green briefly served as pastor at two Illinois churches more than four years ago. Mattoon Community School District #2 notified police of the allegation that Green had contacted a female under age 17 using an […]
‘Priority’ calls women to be transformed by grace
Almost 500 women gathered for the opening workshop sessions at the annual Priority Women’s Conference at the Bank of Springfield Center April 29-30. In addition, women in 28 churches attended online streaming of the general sessions Friday night and Saturday. “There’s a wonderful spirit from the women who are here,” said lead organizer Carmen Halsey. […]
Chatham Baptist reaching out to students
Sometimes progress looks like a sanctuary overflowing with worshippers. Other times it looks like a rock concert on school bleachers filled with hundreds of screaming students. When the long-range planning committee at Chatham Baptist Church engaged IBSA’s Scott Foshie in a recent consultation, one clear area of progress that surfaced was in engaging younger families […]
Illinois Baptists named to SBC committee
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton announced the appointment of 68 members to the 2022 Committee on Committees in April. Two of those appointed are Illinois Baptists – Cheryl Dorsey, Beacon Hill Missionary Baptist, Chicago Heights, and Burnette Hughes, Hillcrest Baptist, Country Club Hills. Dorsey is prayer coordinator for Beacon Hill Missionary Baptist and Chicago […]
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