Children’s and Youth Ministries: Action and Truth
The community at Zion Lutheran Church and School in Marengo collectively embodies their directive verse, 1 John 3:18, though their school, outside of traditional school hours, in partnership with other schools, and while students are in college.
Children’s and Youth Ministries: Backpack Bash
Immanuel, Richton Park strives to be the “share Christ and build hope” with their community. One day this summer, they gave away nearly 400 backpacks full of supplies to equip students well for the school year. This month, they’ll provide brand-new winter coats to many students in their community. Most significantly, they build relationships with hundreds of families in their community and have become the people to whom community members know they can turn, if they’re in need of help.
Joy:fully Lutheran: Vivit by Pastor William Yonker
The synodical theme this year is “Joy:fully Lutheran.” Pastor William “Bill” Yonker shares what it means to him to be “joy:fully Lutheran:” to vivit. Because Jesus lives, we will too.
Children’s and Youth Ministry: Family Matins
Learn how a community of home-school families from several congregations worship together twice per school-year month
Children’s and Youth Ministry: Pastor Chats
One unique after-school ministry welcomes children into the Church, prepares them for confirmation, and teaches them the Church is just as much theirs as it is their parents and grandparents
Essential Family Life Ministry
Is the current American family structure more like a pole bean or a bush bean?
Yesterday and Today: St. John, Darien Annual Cemetery Walk
St. John, Darien celebrates the Joyfully Lutheran lives of congregation members who lived in the 1800s during their annual cemetery walk. Watch our short video to see and hear for yourself.
Dwelling in the Light of God’s Grace: Stateville
For 32 years, Deaconess Lori Wilbert has served in a chaplaincy role at Stateville Correctional Center. As she teaches classes and builds community there she continues to see God’s grace and hope permeate the environment. Prison is a place in which God’s spirit dwells and is found in the mundane, obscene, and obscure.
Each of Us: Chosen, Equipped, Sent
The heart of the word “enviando” and its like-named initiative is to equip, encourage, and send Hispanic missionaries to serve the Lord in northern Illinois. Many congregations have begun or will be beginning ministries to share God’s precious message of salvation with Spanish speaking members of our community.
It begins with “Hello”
It is estimated that a majority of the deaf community in the United States do not know Jesus. A group of individuals in the Northern Illinois District are on a mission to change that.