Springfield | The Illinois Baptist State Association Board of Directors held its fall meeting September 12 in preparation for the network’s upcoming Annual Meeting. Executive Director Nate Adams introduced a new initiative, “For the Pastor,” designed to support and encourage pastors serving throughout the IBSA’s approximately 900 member churches. The board also passed a proposed […]
Summer camp brings in harvest at Auburn church
Auburn | For Pastor David Van Bebber this summer was all about investing in the lives of young people in his community and then watching as God prepared the harvest. His church sent 22 students to summer camp in late June, and by mid-August saw nine students accept Christ and baptized six of them. Van […]
Pleasant Hill church wins Governor’s Cup for food program
Springfield | They faced some big competition. Pleasant Hill First Baptist Church’s summer food program was one of four finalists for the Governor’s Hometown Awards awarded annually at the Illinois State Fair. The church, with an average attendance up to 150, faced three other volunteer organizations from Chicagoland—Flossmoor, Joliet, and Plainfield. In the Illinois Building […]
Illinois one-year after the Dobbs decision
This summer marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. To mark it, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s Brent Leatherwood told Baptist Press, “A new and vibrant culture of life is being established in our nation after decades of death caused by Roe v. Wade. That is […]
Serve Tour Chicago is underway
Chicago | About 700 Southern Baptists from 11 states, including Illinois, pre-registered to serve through 47 projects with the North American Mission Board’s Serve Tour Chicago on August 4-5. A couple hundred more walk-up participants are expected to join them. Together they are joining with local Illinois Baptist churches in doing community service projects and […]
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