Around the District

The ‘Hearts for Jesus’ mission project for the 2021-2022 school year will be the Belize Mission Society Scholarship Program.

The Board of Directors for the LCMS Northern Illinois District at their June 21, 2021 meeting, approved a matching of donations up to $10,000 for Voice of Hope Behind the Wall.

Pam Meyer, a lay person and life-long member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago Heights, emphasizes the importance of in person worship.

A freshman in the Lutheran Teachers Education Program at Concordia University Chicago shares the love of Jesus with children.

For over a year now, the Northern Illinois District has hosted a podcast bringing devotions to listeners on a weekly basis. The NID is pleased to offer more content in podcast format in the coming months.

For Giving Tuesday this year, the Northern Illinois District supported congregations helping the needy by providing God’s Word through Arch Books.

In October, The LCMS Northern Illinois District hosted a gathering for wives and widows of pastors who have served or are currently serving in the District.

At St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange, members have found joy serving their neighbors in ways they might not have expected at the beginning of the year.

Board of Directors of The Northern Illinois District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod authorized and directed the President and Secretary to sell the building and property at 2301 S. Wolf Road, Hillside, Illinois.

Rev. Elstner Lewis’s address is shared here that the perspective of a fellow brother in Christ might edify and enlighten all believers in the Northern Illinois District as they follow Christ, loving and serving their neighbor in their vocation.