IBSA’s new camp managers moved to Illinois when many COVID-19 restrictions were still in place, limiting to a very small number the people they met in their first months at Lake Sallateeska and Streator. But they’ve used the last few months to prepare for a camp comeback this summer. At Lake Sallateeska, Manager Brock Vandever […]
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IBSA Board adopts new statements, budget
The Board of Directors of the Illinois Baptist State Association approved new mission and values statements for the organization during a virtual meeting March 30. The newly adopted statements resulted from a multi-year vision process that gives new direction and language to IBSA’s goals and strategies. The mission, values, strategies, and measures are parts of […]
IBSA President accepts role with North American Mission Board
Sammy Simmons, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Benton and current president of the Illinois Baptist State Association, announced March 21 he will relocate to Georgia to serve as Send Relief National Project Director for the North American Mission Board. Simmons has served 10 years at Immanuel and is in his second one-year term as […]
Religious liberty concerns expressed as Equality Act moves forward
Christian leaders continued to express concern over the Equality Act as the Senate Judiciary Committee met to hear testimony from the bill’s supporters and opponents. The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention submitted written testimony expressing concern the bill would contradict the “fundamental liberties” guaranteed in the Bill of Rights […]
Chicago pastor gets creative to change his community
Corey Brooks plans to clean up Chicago, one neighborhood at a time, and he started in one of the worst: Woodlawn. Creative thinking led to some notoriety for the Southern Baptist pastor, but it’s his innate acceptance of all people—the poor, the better-off, gang members and released felons—that has garnered Brooks a multi-faceted ministry. “It […]
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