Alton | Volunteers at Calvary Baptist Church started making cloth masks after a church member requested some for her co-workers at a local hospital. After the first batch, other people started asking about them, said Dave Zimmerman, as demand rose and masks became hard to find. Part of Illinois’ reopening plan requires people to wear […]
Casting off and putting on
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” (Colossians 3:1-2) With these words, Paul starts a section of his letter to the church at […]
Geography makes church reopening uneven, uneasy
As guidelines vary, some churches defy state orders In states that have relaxed social distancing guidelines, churches are re-launching in-person services, often with new precautions in place. While churches in Virginia can meet at 50% capacity, gatherings in Illinois are still limited to 10 people or fewer. After some churches in Chicago met May 17, […]
Most churches plan for slow reopening
Six pastors shared their congregations’ plans to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledging the road back to church will be a long one for most churchgoers. The Illinois Baptist State Association assembled the pastors for a virtual town hall meeting May 14 on how churches are preparing to return amid Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “Restore Illinois” […]
Disaster Relief adapts ministry amid pandemic
Springfield | Disaster Relief volunteers are used to running toward danger or its direct aftermath. “With this COVID-19 response, it’s very difficult to find ways that we can run to that danger,” said Butch Porter, state director for Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR). This season traditionally finds volunteers on the road, traveling throughout the state […]
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