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.
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.
Can anyone speak for Southern Baptists without making them mad?
Nothing is scarier than change. Well, maybe spiders are scarier, but I digress.
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.
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.
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 …
What does an astronaut do immediately after nine months in space? Go to church, of course.
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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