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Trinity Christian College to close at end of academic year

November 11, 2025

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.

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Phil Nelson has $5 to give you if you will ask him a question or two

November 11, 2025

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. 

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Florida missions team travels to Chicago ‘to see, to serve’

October 10, 2025

The simple act of offering a cup of cold water and lemonade on a hot summer day, served with a smile and a prayer, opened hundreds of hearts to the gospel recently in downtown Chicago.

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ERLC search: Who speaks for the SBC next?

September 3, 2025

Can anyone speak for Southern Baptists without making them mad? 

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First person: Working through seasons of change

July 18, 2025

Nothing is scarier than change. Well, maybe spiders are scarier, but I digress.

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Illinois Baptist summer camps set record with 2 camps remaining

July 18, 2025

This week, Michael Awbrey, Illinois Baptist State Association’s leadership development director, recently announced IBSA Summer Camps have set a record high attendance level — and the summer camp season isn’t even finished.

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Illinois missions leader, national Acteens pioneer honored by WMU Foundation

June 7, 2025

Evelyn Tully of Illinois was honored with the 2025 Rosalie Hunt Devoted Patron Award tonight (June 7) during the WMU Foundation’s 30th Anniversary celebration event.

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Deadly storms in Kentucky, Missouri: Baptist DR teams launch response

May 19, 2025

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams have mobilized across affected areas. In Kentucky, DR teams from the state — with support from Georgia Baptist teams — are helping residents in London, Somerset, Bowling Green and Benton …

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Lessons from an astronaut in church attendance

May 6, 2025

What does an astronaut do immediately after nine months in space? Go to church, of course.

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‘Chatham Strong’: When tragedy hits home

April 30, 2025

Three children and one teenager were killed April 2 in the village of Chatham, Illinois, when an SUV drove through the site of an afterschool program. Eric Reed, editor of the Illinois Baptist, reflects on the tragedy.

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