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 […]
Illinois Churches
Church serves community hard-hit by Coronavirus
Chicago | “What can we do?” After Starting Point Community Church had to scrap more than one plan to help their community due to COVID-19 restrictions, Pastor Jonathan de la O said his congregation started back at square one with that simple question. The answer: Fill as many boxes as possible with purchased and donated […]
Illinois churches respond as more seek meals
With people unable to meet in large groups, the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shut down a Harrisburg church’s weekly community meal. But faced with the question of whether to continue, organizers Joe and Stacey Thompson said the answer wasn’t if, but how. The Harrisburg couple has continued the ministry of First Baptist Church, adapting their […]
Planting in a pandemic: New churches adapt plans for a new normal
Gospel Grace Church has been renovating a building (pictured above) in Woodstock, Ill., since last year, preparing for their official launch this spring. A statewide stay-at-home order March 21 halted in-person gatherings for the new church, and most across Illinois, until further notice. “Everything’s on hold,” said Pastor Nate Praytor, “but we also realize this […]
Kids adopt grandparents during pandemic
Children in Nashville, Ill., are helping ease anxiety during the Coronavirus pandemic with a simple outreach organized by Lighthouse Community Church. Through a temporary adopt-a-grandparent initiative, kids are sending letters, cards, and handmade gifts to 63 seniors at two local nursing facilities. The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on seniors, who are more likely […]
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