Decatur, IL | Light rain and gray skies didn’t put a damper on the start of Priority. Smiling women waving signs reading, “Hooray, you’re here,” greeted the registrants as they arrived in the parking lot of Tabernacle Baptist Church. The setting for this year’s Priority may have been different than planned, but the scene was […]
Chatham Baptist ministers to community following tragedy
Chatham | The church just across the street stepped up to minister to families when an SUV drove through the site of an afterschool program Monday afternoon, first through a fence, then through the building. Four children were killed, and six others were injured in the village of Chatham at the YNOT Outdoor Kids Camp. […]
ReFocus experience helps churches look to future
Carlinville | “Our future looks better that it did,” said Pastor John Shelton. “Time will tell what happens, but I think we have a sense of excitement.” The Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Piasa pastor was expressing his feelings about participating in a ReFocus Discovery Cohort at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carlinville on February 22. […]
IBDR on alert for major flooding in S. Illinois
Southern Illinois | Recent heavy rains have drenched southern Illinois causing rivers to swell, threatening to overflow their banks. Now, the National Weather Service is forecasting major flooding along the Ohio and Big Muddy Rivers affecting Shawneetown, Murphysboro, and Cairo, with moderate flooding expected in Carmi. The forecast caused Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) State […]
Camps plan for ‘Good Life’
Each summer IBSA partners with local Baptist associations to host camps for children and youth to enjoy high-energy games and activities along with Bible study and worship. And many will make professions of faith in Christ. This year’s theme is “The Good Life,” based on Matthew 5:1-11. Michael Awbrey, IBSA Leadership Development Director, explained the […]
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