Jacksonville | Tie-dye, popcorn, friendship bracelets, pizza, karaoke, ice cream, sardines (the game, not the food), and of course, solid Bible teaching. Oh, and no sleep. In this year of social-distance, it was essential. And it was definitely AWSOM. This was my first year as a chaperone for the teen girls’ conference IBSA hosts each […]
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Messengers approve 4 resolutions
Messengers to the 114th IBSA Annual Meeting passed four resolutions as brought by the Resolutions and Christian Life Committee Nov. 4 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Decatur. Topics included support for Baptist Children’s Home and Family Service’s new pregnancy resource clinic, parental rights, appreciation to the host church, and unity in the church, community, and […]
BFI launches new stewardship study
Reporting to messengers in Decatur, the Baptist Foundation of Illinois announced it has earned accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The Foundation also has produced a new biblical stewardship study, Executive Director Doug Morrow said in his report at the IBSA Annual Meeting. Morrow (pictured above) said the ECFA membership “recognizes BFI’s […]
Meeting sermons offer hope amid pandemic challenges
As a pastor who has experienced first-hand the uncertainty of 2020, Jacob Gray (pictured above) preached to encourage his fellow IBSA leaders. “This was supposed to be the most special year in our church’s history,” said Gray, pastor of Ten Mile Baptist Church in McLeansboro. The congregation celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2020, and was […]
GraceHaven clinic highlights BCHFS report
Illinois Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS) is committed to restore a positive direction for everyone they minister to, said Executive Director Denny Hydrick. Starting in 2020, that mission includes clients at the agency’s new pregnancy resource clinic in Mt. Vernon. GraceHaven opened in November to offer testing, ultrasounds, and prenatal and parenting education. […]
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