Meet Lois Stewart, Mission Facilitator for Schools for the LCMS Northern Illinois District!

Meet Sue Green, District Services Coordinator for the LCMS Northern Illinois District!

Meet Michelle La Velle, District President Administrative Assistant (DPAA) for the LCMS Northern Illinois District!

Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center in DeKalb is present for campus and community.

First Saint Paul's in Chicago serves neighbors with the Gospel in Word and Deed.

Family in Faith in Glendale Heights meet neighbors where they are.

St. John's Lutheran Church in Lena serves faithfully with bold witness, trusting in the Spirit's work.

This year's Hearts for Jesus focus is on developing a new Vacation Bible School curriculum.

Our January 2026 Ministry Theme is Sanctity of Life!

A story from St. John's, Union.

A story from Messiah, Chicago.

A story from Immanuel, Crystal Lake

A story from St. Paul's, Bourbonnais.

A story from Messiah, Sterling.

Read about thankfulness and gratitude from both an LCMS Northern Illinois District layperson and one of our pastors!

Professional church workers in the District are encourage to utilize the service of the Church Worker Care Team!

Our October 2025 Ministry Theme is Urban Ministry in the LCMS Northern Illinois District!

Our September 2025 Ministry Theme is all about available Network Groups in the LCMS Northern Illinois District!

Part II of our August Ministry theme is all about DCEs!

Learn more about the impact of Mission Target Grant funds at Trinity, Galewood!

Churches from Circuit 6W come together for a new mission collaboration!

Read more about the NID July Ministry Theme: Missions in our Part II about Belize!

Learn more about LWML Mission Grants and the history of Lutheran Women in Mission!

We reflect on the work completed and fellowship strengthened through our time in convention. We look forward to moving forward in mission together furthering the Kingdom of God, because we are Stronger Together!

Every congregation has a voice in shaping our shared future!

Read more about the convention experience and how our District is moving forward, Stronger Together!

The 2025 Illinois Pro-Life March unites pro-life advocates together.

Learn more about the Kingdom Expansion Together Grant!

Read about the blessing the Hearts for Jesus program has been for both those in Belize and those in the NID.

We are grateful to be able to support both current and future church workers.

Read about specific insights gained by three lay leaders at the 2024 Lay Leadership Summit and learn they're moving forward to implement new ideas.

We serve together. We are sent together. We are stronger together.

Take a few moments to reflect with thankfulness and gratitude on all of the blessings received from the Lord!

Read more about a newly awarded Mission Target Grant!

Mission & Ministry: What Does the District Do?

From the President's Office: What Does the District Do?

Lay leaders from all parts of the District gathered to worship our Lord, build one another up in our given roles, and provide best practices in order to be better equipped to effectively fulfill their service to our Lord and His people.

Pro-life advocates from across Illinois gathered to worship, pray, and show united support at the 2024 March for Life!

Every believer has unique gifts and talents which can be used for the greater good, and the contributions of all members of the church community are valued.

Rite of Blessing for Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries' new maternity home in East Dundee!

There is an abundant opportunity to share the Good News of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is opening doors to do just that.

Three requests for funding through the District's Mission Target Grant were approved at the March 13, 2023 LCMS Northern Illinois Board of Directors meeting.

The Belize Mission Society has established a new building, Mercy House, in the village of Seine Bight.

Assisting and strengthening our churches in their confessional witness and mission

NID approves funding for three initiatives under the new Mission Target Grants.

Compassionate leaders that serve as the hands, feet and heart of Jesus.

With celebration and thankfulness to God, Crosspoint Lutheran Church in the Village of Lakewood, Illinois, was welcomed as an official and independent congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Join NID congregations and their members as we explore these matters of faith which impact our world today.

May God use gatherings such as the NYG to encourage and lead our LCMS youth into professional church work as their life vocation.

Affirming that the LCMS Northern Illinois District is about the Mission.

Relationships are how we get to know each other. And, knowing each other’s struggles and accomplishments is important if we are to have a positive impact in ministry.

A place where family members can learn, worship, serve and laugh together.

On Saturday, May 21, 2022, members of LCMS Northern Illinois District gathered at Concordia University Chicago to move ministry forward in NID by the grace of God.

Mission grants will assist mission starts, congregational plants, expansion of ministries.

The LCMS Northern Illinois District is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2021 Endowment Grants.

At Walcamp in Kingston, Illinois, Northern Illinois District grant funds have been put to use to purchase large tents to create outdoor “classrooms” for the camp’s E3 program.

Breakfast with Baby provides a community where families can come together to share the love of Jesus through devotions, prayer and children’s crafts.

Our physical distance from one another has been a kind of imposed fast, the result being deepened faith, redirected focus towards the essentials, and a blossoming of gratitude.

Reverend and Lt. Col. James Buckman, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Lake Forest, witnessed for Christ this past October through December in Antarctica, a place many would indeed call the ends of the earth.

Pastor Nick Price reflects on what it means to be Joy:fully Lutheran.

Through His Church, God brings new opportunities to a Chicago neighborhood.

Through Word, Wellness, and Witness, the Northern Illinois District will carry out its mission.

On Saturday, November 9, 2019, over 30 church leaders gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities of ethnic and intercultural ministry in the NID.

Won’t you partner with us in supporting Keep Your Kids in Shoes ministry, an outreach ministry of Friends in Christ Lutheran Church in Morris this GivingTuesday?

Filled with living hope in Christ, Confessing, Praising, and Advancing His Kingdom

"Make disciples of all nations" Matthew 28:19

NID Endowment Fund Grants were awarded to six congregations with a vision of seeing the Gospel in Action in the hearts and lives of the people serving and those served.

Nearly 125 members of St. Paul’s receive regular phone calls from Gabriel’s Callers at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School, Bourbonnais, who are calling simply to express love and care for them.

This year's project for #GivingTuesday - Voice of Hope Behind the Wall.

St. Paul, Mount Prospect celebrates 3 years of service for Breakfast With Baby .

There’s a door on the front, but no lock, so anyone can take what they need 24-7. It displays the sign, “Take what you need – leave what you can – be blessed today.”

Inspired by Swaddling Clothes, Channahon, a new co-op opens at Calvary, Elgin to serve new families in need.

Next time you see a pregnant woman or one with a tiny baby, think about the one in three who will have to choose between food and diapers. You can help. #GivingTuesday is November 28.

Sports programs through St. Paul, Aurora provide young adults in the community an opportunity to hear about Jesus and build relationships with members of a local congregation.

Hundreds gather each summer for a one week mission trip serving various locations and people groups in Chicago while simultaneously experiencing bountiful personal growth

Vacant space near sanctuaries provides unique opportunity to provide senior living centers in Hampshire and Rockton

Trinity, Galewood grows from a sanctuary with no people to the church the neighborhood wants and needs.

Girls (not so much a guy thing) in the junior high youth group at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Freeport, Illinois, have been using their shoes this summer to start conversations.

On shoe distribution day at Friends in Christ Lutheran Church, Morris, Illinois, a 7-year-old girl is admiring the sneakers she’s just put on her feet. The volunteer working with her asks how they feel, and the little girl smiles but then hesitates, looking up at the volunteer with wide eyes and a dubious expression.

A Weekly Bible study group is providing an opportunity for moms to network while gaining support, encouragement and equipping from God’s Word for their vocation as parent.

One of the latest New Starts...New Believers grants has been supplying district churches and schools with soccer balls that are an easy-to-use and easy-for-kids-to-remember witness tool.

Several Chicago congregations are trying an approach that's new for them to strengthen their motivation and capacity for connecting with and meeting new people in their communities.

Living Christ Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois, has wrapped up another successful year of Pause 2 Play and is keeping the momentum going with monthly summer events.