Extreme cold and water pipes can be a bad combination. That was case Thursday (January 22) at Streator Baptist Camp in Streator, Illinois, when a water pipe in the kitchen ceiling froze and then burst creating a cold, wet and costly mess for the camp.
With less than two weeks remaining before Christmas and two days before the start of Hanukkah, there was no big announcement or splashy public signing.
Scott Foshie’s tenure as IBSA executive director officially begins April 1. But as of Jan. 1, he has a plan for his first 100 days. “In my apprenticeship season with Nate (Adams), which I am grateful for, I am also going to be in a deep listening season.”
The Church has been discussing topics like abortion, embryo adoption, in vitro fertilization and vaccines for many years.
Every year in Mount Vernon, Illinois, new “Senior Saints” are nominated. I am delighted that our community honors their service and citizenship. I’m also for
Messengers to the Nov. 4-5 Illinois Baptist State Association annual meeting were presented with five resolutions by the Resolutions and Christian Life Committee which were overwhelmingly approved.
It was a celebration of tears and laughter, as messengers at the IBSA Annual Meeting honored Executive Director Nate Adams ahead of his planned retirement. Two moments stand out.
“Moody Bible Institute should not be forced to choose between our faith and helping students advance in their educational opportunities,” Moody President Mark Jobe said in a statement to World magazine.
After 66 years in operation in suburban Chicago, Trinity Christian College will close at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. The school’s final commencement will be May 8, 2026.
Pastor Phil Nelson and a few volunteers from Lakeland Baptist Church, Carbondale, would like to pay you $5 and then you can ask two questions about anything and they will answer.
