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Illinois teams serve in La. flood zone

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Three teams of Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers served in flood-ravaged southern Louisiana this month, and three more teams are set to go. More than 65,000 homes and 60 churches were damaged or destroyed. IBSA has over 1,600 trained volunteers who serve as part of the SBC’s Disaster Relief ministry. Read…

IBSA board meeting Achievements, aspirations reported

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IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams encouraged the board to invite their fellow church members to attend the IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors’ Conference November 1-3 in Broadview, a suburb of Chicago. The theme of this year’s conference is “Cross Culture,” which will explore the multitude of cultures and gospel opportunities available not only in Chicagoland, but also the rest of Illinois. Read…

Summer campers dive deep: 34 students start ‘journey of faith’

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Camp Director Scott Slone came upon a conversation between two junior-highers during a devotional time at Sallateeska, IBSA’s camp facility in southern Illinois. One of the students looked up and said, “Man, this is intense,” Slone remembered. “It was a defining moment for me as I watched this young man process what it truly means to be a disciple of Christ,” said Scott Slone, who pastors First Baptist Church, Elkville. Read…

Believing athletes credit Christ at Rio Olympic Games

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Mackenzie Brown, the fourth-ranked archer in the world, was upset in the round of 16 on August 8, ending her hopes for a medal and bringing her first Olympic competition to a close. Despite the disappointing outcome, Brown’s Olympic journey was made with the support of her family and home church, Flint Baptist Church in Flint, Texas. “She really walks the walk,” Senior Pastor Sam DeVille said of Brown. “She really is a true disciple of Jesus Christ.” Read…