Brock Vandever will join the IBSA staff as camp manager at Lake Sallateeska, the state association’s camp facility in southern Illinois. He and his wife, Polly, previously served 10 years in West Africa, where they worked to plant churches among a people group that is less than 1% Christian. The Vandevers also helped equip local […]
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Southern Baptist leaders issue joint statement on the death of George Floyd
Southern Baptist leaders have published a statement grieving the recent death of George Floyd and calling for the end of “racial inequity in the distribution of justice in our country.” The statement, co-authored by SBC president J.D. Greear and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary president Jamie Dew was unanimously signed by all SBC officers, entity […]
Survey: Most IBSA churches plan to reopen this summer
The majority of IBSA pastors surveyed in May plan to reopen their church’s building for public worship this summer. The survey of 115 pastors found 55% plan to resume worship gatherings in June or July, while 10% said their churches started meeting in May. A smaller share—8%—said it may be fall or even next year […]
Ronnie Floyd, pastors urge prayer, Gospel outreach as outrage grows over George Floyd’s death
Minneapolis | Southern Baptist leaders are lamenting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer used a knee to pin his neck to the pavement for several minutes. Floyd had repeatedly said he could not breathe. “I am disturbed, brokenhearted, and deeply grieved when I see […]
Pro-life advocates protest new clinic
Waukegan | As non-essential businesses remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Planned Parenthood opened a new clinic in northern Illinois. The clinic is the organization’s 19th in Illinois and, like its predecessor in Fairview Heights, was built in secret. The Waukegan Health Center is located within a 1.5-mile radius of both a middle and […]
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