Faithfulness the key to fruitful Illinois summer camp partnership
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For Pastor David Van Bebber this summer was all about investing in the lives of young people, then watching as God prepared the harvest
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Taking a stand: Chicago man hits the streets to pray for community
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Phillip Griffin had an idea — or what some might call more of an inspiration. The Men’s Sunday School teacher felt led by God to
Chicago church, association serves refugees, because ‘it’s a good thing’
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The lines of migrants streaming across the Rio Grande River into El Paso seem far away, until they begin arriving by bus and plane. More
Messengers sustain removal of 3 churches not in ‘friendly cooperation’
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Despite emotional appeals to overturn their dismissal from the Southern Baptist Convention, messengers voted to sustain the removal of three churches ruled not in “friendly
New EC chair elected, Sons declines new term
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SBC Executive Committee Chair David Sons seemed relieved to announce he would not seek reelection to the post, but the ensuing vote to choose a
Illinois church holds community barbeque event for law enforcement
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“One question that was asked repeatedly was ‘Why?’” pastor Scott Nichols reported. Law enforcement officers from DuPage County who attended a community barbeque in their
Illinois Disaster Relief volunteer remembered by friends as caring, kind
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It was a sea of yellow shirts at the funeral for Wayne Laechelt as Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers recently gathered at Crosspointe Church in
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An Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer working at Streator Baptist Camp Tuesday (May 9) was killed when a tree he was cutting down fell on
After the storm: Canceled Easter event leads to ‘greater opportunity to serve community’
April 4, 2023
Living Faith Baptist Church had planned to host its annual Easter Palooza outreach event on April 1 in Sherman, illinois. Thousands of plastic Easter eggs
More deadly tornadoes prompt swift response from Southern Baptist DR volunteers
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Another wave of deadly tornadoes over the weekend kept Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams in the South and the Midwest on the move after 11
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