Advancing His Kingdom

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.