IBSA President Heath Tibbetts’ statement offers encouragement and hope to Baptists discouraged by the ongoing discussion of controversies leading up to the June 15-16 Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville. A video version of the message is available on Tibbett’s Facebook page. As President of IBSA, I’m encouraged by weekly conversations with church leaders around our […]
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Grayville church honors vets with clean-up project
When Pastor David Smith found a way to express his respect for veterans of the U.S. military, he invited members of his church and community to join the effort. Smith, who leads First Baptist Church in Grayville, recently launched an initiative to clean the headstones of veterans buried in his town. Smith got the mayor’s […]
Pray for peace of Jerusalem, Messianic leader urges Southern Baptists
Illinois Baptist Messianic Jewish believer Ric Worshill is receiving prayer requests from those in danger as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas. “Some of our friends and SBC missionaries over there actually had to leave,” Worshill said. “One of them left, with the neighbors upstairs, and just as they left the rockets started coming again. […]
IDPH seeks churches as vaccination sites
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has asked churches in the state to serve as locations for distributing COVID-19 vaccinations. That includes IBSA churches, according to IBSA missions director Brad Lovin. “For churches that choose serve as vaccine sites, this is an opportunity for community outreach that may open doors for missions later on,” […]
Lake Sallateeska, Streator managers ready to welcome visitors
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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