Brock Vandever will join the IBSA staff as camp manager at Lake Sallateeska, the state association’s camp facility in southern Illinois. He and his wife, Polly, previously served 10 years in West Africa, where they worked to plant churches among a people group that is less than 1% Christian. The Vandevers also helped equip local […]
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Survey: Most IBSA churches plan to reopen this summer
The majority of IBSA pastors surveyed in May plan to reopen their church’s building for public worship this summer. The survey of 115 pastors found 55% plan to resume worship gatherings in June or July, while 10% said their churches started meeting in May. A smaller share—8%—said it may be fall or even next year […]
Cleaning supplies ready for churches preparing to reopen
Illinois | Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief will provide disinfectant cleaning solution to churches and other facilities preparing to reopen as the state loosens COVID-19 restrictions. Churches, church school, day cares, senior living facilities, nursing homes, and families can pick up the cleaning product at one of 16 locations across the state. The bleach solution will […]
Pritzker seeks to extends emergency powers 150 days
A legislative committee meeting Wednesday will decide whether Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker can extend his authority to shut down non-essential businesses—including churches—for an additional 150 days. Late in the day Friday, May 15, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a new emergency rule by executive order allowing him to continue the forced closure of non-essential […]
Remaining summer camps cancelled
As IBSA facilities plan phased reopening Springfield | IBSA camps are following the guidelines presented in the “Reopen Illinois” plan. When regions 2 and 5 are allowed to enter phase 3 (presumably in June), the camps will be opened to groups no more than 10 with special restrictions, though larger June camps have already been […]
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