Retired pastor Frank Marshall celebrated his 100th birthday on April 21. IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams visited with him at First Baptist Church in Mt. Zion on May 1 and presented a personalized newspaper page from his birth year to mark the occasion. Marshall pastored his first church in 1948, Concord Baptist Church in rural […]
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Tragic accident claims life of Disaster Relief volunteer
An Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteer working at Streator Baptist Camp Tuesday, May 9, was killed when a tree he was cutting down fell on him. Wayne Laechelt of Sugar Grove was working with a fellow IBDR volunteer to cut the tree when it fell across his path. Laechelt was treated on the scene […]
IBDR on standby for Mississippi River flood response
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) has been placed on standby to respond to Mississippi River flooding in the Quad Cities area and Scott County, Iowa. After initial communications between Red Cross representatives and Harold Booze, IBDR Northern Region Assistant State Director, Arnold Ramage, IBDR State Director, announced callouts could begin in one to two weeks, […]
Williamson Association calls two leaders
Williamson Baptist Association has called two pastors to serve as co-Associational Mission Strategists. In January, Mark Goldman, pastor of Herrin First Baptist Church, started as the Church Strengthening Strategist, focusing on building relationships with pastors. Goldman has served the Herrin church since 2017. He grew up in Southern Illinois, graduated from Pinckneyville High School and […]
‘Sobering reminder’: High winds, dust cause deadly pileup in Illinois
Six people were killed after a dust storm resulted in multiple car crashes along Interstate 55 south of Springfield, Illinois, Monday (May 1). Illinois State Police reported the accidents were caused by “zero visibility” conditions as strong winds blew dust from farm fields across the highway. A reported 72 vehicles were involved in the crash, […]
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