Your Invitation to New Starts Dinner
This year’s New Starts…New Believers benefit dinner is on Sunday, November 12, at the Marriott Hotel, 1200 Burr Ridge Parkway, in Burr Ridge, Illinois, and you are invited.
Reformation at 500: An Interdenominational Conversation
Monday, October 30, Concordia University Chicago is hosting a rare public conversation between denominational leaders on the divergence and convergence of three historic church bodies that emerged after the Reformation. The gathering is on campus in River Forest, Illinois.
Lutheran Families, Schools, Congregations Will Join in Historic Gathering
Hundreds of children’s voices singing praise to God; little kids interacting with 16th-century characters; parents and pastors learning and discussing timeless truths; trumpets blasting stirring hymns; falconry, armor and puppet shows on display; and 500 year-old documents to be viewed with awe and wonder…
The Northern Illinois District Responds to Devastation of Hurricane Harvey
In response to the massive destruction, the church and school families, as well as individual members of the LCMS Northern Illinois District, are coordinating equally proportional responses to provide mercy and compassion for those effected by the devastation.
Service Trip Eye Opener for 8th Graders
This Lutheran school eighth grade trip takes students out of the world they live in and helps them experience and serve in a completely new context.
Church Finds Its Joy: ‘We Do Feet’
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.
Lutheran Women Get Ready for Fall Gathering
August 2017 Fall Gathering Features Author of ‘Pew Sisters’ Women of the Northern Illinois District are invited to an LWML Fall Gathering at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Belvidere, Illinois, on Saturday, October 7, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The gathering theme is “Showing Mercy,” and the day will include a light breakfast, Bible study, a box lunch, worship […]
Networking Group for Moms Focuses on God’s Word for Mothers
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.
Nunes Pair Featured at Reformation 500 Regional Gathering
Rev. Dr. John and Monique Nunes will be guest speakers at a regional Reformation 500 kick-off event being held Saturday, October 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Belvidere, Illinois.
A Christian Response to Physician Assisted Suicide
In 1973, abortion on demand became the law of the land with the Supreme Court ruling, Roe v. Wade. With the devaluation of life at its earliest stages, it was only a matter of time before life would be devalued at its end stages. That time appears to be here.