Two teenage daughters of an Illinois Baptist pastor and the pastor’s sister were killed in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer near Breckenmeyer in Clinton County on Friday. The girls, 17-year-old Savanna Grace Broughton and 15-year-old Brooke-Lynn Kay Broughton, are the daughters of Scott and Amanda Broughton. He is the pastor of First Baptist Church […]
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How pro-choice is Illinois?
While Illinois Baptists celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, they were quickly reminded of the challenges ahead to making Illinois a pro-life state when Governor JB Pritzker announced plans to call the Illinois General Assembly back into session to “further enshrine our commitment to reproductive health rights.” Following the June […]
Medical ministry is part of global engagement for Metropolis church
When Randy Oliver saw news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the doctor from Southern Illinois knew he would be going to the region again. And when he received notice from the International Mission Board that Ukrainian refugees were flooding into nearby countries, the family physician quickly joined a five-person medical mission team that included […]
Abortion by the numbers
Opinions on abortion Of likely U.S. voters, 48% would approve of the Roe v. Wade ruling being overturned by the Supreme Court according to a new Rasmussen poll. However, 59% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to Pew Research. “Abortion should mostly be illegal” Pew Research polled U.S. adults in […]
BFI scholarships top $100,000
Scholarship recipients from as far south as Anna, up to Hoffman Estates, and communities in-between gathered in Springfield for the first Baptist Foundation of Illinois Scholarship Dinner. BFI awarded a record $101,750 to 49 college and seminary scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year. Reagan Webb, a member of Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, […]
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