Illinois Baptist churches are discovering creative ways to reach their neighbors with the gospel.
First Baptist Church, Salem, Illinois, purchased apple pies, prayed over them in the Sunday service and sent members out with a pie and an outreach card for their neighbors.
Volunteers from Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Illinois, spent a day at a local laundromat, handing out enough quarters for a full day of laundry. In the process, they made connections with their neighbors.
Cru, the evangelical Christian organization that created the “Jesus” film four decades ago, is producing an animated version that is set to release in theaters around Christmas 2025.
A steady stream of red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue buckets recently flowed into the lobby at Cornerstone Church during the Illinois Baptist State Association Pastors Conference and Annual Meeting.
“While this tragedy has made us all heartsick, the Father has used it to knit the hearts of our two congregations together around this mission to not just build a home but to bring the gospel to those who need Christ,” —Pastor Brian McCoy
An Illinois church is grieving the loss of Randy Stover, a retired contractor who was killed in a one-car crash Nov. 9 in Phoenix, Arizona.
