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IBSA releases response to SATF recommendations for Baptist State Conventions

June 9, 2022 By Illinois Baptist Staff

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The SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force released a list of recommendations for Baptist State Conventions June 1 and then revised them on June 8. The Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA) has released a statement in response to the recommendations which appears below. Illinois Baptist State Association Response to SBC Sex Abuse Task Force Recommendations for […]

Illinois couple to be commissioned by IMB at SBC

June 8, 2022 By Illinois Baptist Staff

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A couple from Illinois will be among 58 people commissioned by the International Mission Board (IMB) at next week’s Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Anaheim, California. The couple cannot be named because of the security level of the place where they will serve, but for public records they will be known as Lyle and Melody […]

These 2022 SBC presidential candidates are not the usual slate

June 7, 2022 By Illinois Baptist Staff

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When the pastor of a church in Florida withdrew his name from nomination for SBC president, the race shifted in an unexpected way. A three-man race emerged, and while the names may be somewhat familiar, none of the candidates were widely known pastors of megachurches. Related: Known 2022 SBC presidential candidates submit first-person style essays […]

IBSA leadership nominations sought

June 6, 2022 By Illinois Baptist Staff

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The Nominations Committee will soon draft a slate of candidates for at least 30 elected positions in IBSA leadership. Organizers emphasize the important role committee members play in IBSA. In addition to IBSA’s six committees, the Nominating Committee will recommend people to serve on the Association’s three boards: IBSA, the Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI), […]

HLGU to remain open this fall

June 6, 2022 By Illinois Baptist Staff

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Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) will remain open for the fall 2022 semester, Transitional President Rodney Harrison told faculty, staff, and students in early May. Gifts have surpassed $1 million, including a record $227,815 from HLGU’s 2022 Day of Giving, but the total is still short of the $2.2 million HLGU leadership said was needed. “On March […]

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