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Numbers mean people
We all want to see the gospel spread as it did in the Book of Acts—like wildfire. The accounts recorded there are still amazing, with salvations daily in the thousands from the very birth of the church. “The word of the Lord spread through the whole region,” Luke wrote (Acts 13:49).
Considering that world population was up to 300 million at the time Jesus instructed his disciples to go into all the world (about the same as the U.S. pooulation today), global evangelism starting in provincial Jerusalem seemed like a tall order. When we realize that there are now more than 8 billion people on the planet, the Great Commission seems even more challenging.
But the command is still the same. And the mission still motivates us, starting in the local church. It’s amazing today how a congregation that gets motivated by this mission finds itself healthy and growing, and energized to go farther with the gospel, starting from its own street.
A commitment to missions often begins with a commitment to global impact through the Cooperative Program. Southern Baptists’ unified giving plan draws on the strength of thousands of churches. The generosity of these churches giving together means that far more can be done together than any church could do on its own. And churches large and small can participate in trusted missions work with a unified strategy that is sharing the gospel and changing lives in Illinois and around the world.
Just look at the numbers. Just look at the people.
O’Fallon First, O Fallon 76,475.00
Maryville First, Maryville 34,267.05
Marion Second, Marion 27,090.67
Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville 25,505.00
Woodland, Peoria 25,354.11
Logan Street, Mount Vernon 24,813.22
Marion First, Marion 24,500.00
Immanuel, Benton 23,750.01
Metro Community, Edwardsville 22,506.24
Pinckneyville First, Pinckneyville 21,332.72
Tabernacle, Decatur 20,948.03
Calvary, Monticello 19,793.41
Harrisburg First, Harrisburg 19,319.22
Heights Community, Collinsville 19,000.00
Casey First, Casey 17,165.58
Columbia First, Columbia 15,843.26
Du Quoin First, Du Quoin 13,710.04
Chicago West Bible, Chicago 13,696.49
Effingham First, Effingham 13,086.85
Anna Heights, Anna 12,357.00
Western Oaks, Springfield 12,328.00
Beaucoup, Pinckneyville 12,027.00
Marshall, Marshall 11,925.70
Elm Street, Murphysboro 11,250.00
Metropolis First, Metropolis 11,038.36
Salem First, Salem 11,029.03
Dorrisville, Harrisburg 10,906.05
Calvary, Elgin 10,878.08
Bethel, Vandalia 10,691.06
Chatham, Chatham 10,312.94
Bethalto First, Bethalto 10,276.29
Carmi First, Carmi 9,000.00
Springbrook Community, Plainfield 8,874.00 Delta, Springfield 8,670.50
Waterloo First, Waterloo 8,666.60
Rochester First, Rochester 8,553.35
Northside Missionary, Grayville 8,465.69
Carterville First, Carterville 8,295.24
Friendship, Plainfield
Agape
Hope
Household of Faith Christ. Assem.,
Iglesia Biblica, Chicago
Iglesia Ciudad de Gracia, Chicago
Igl. Crist. El Camino, Des Plaines 0.00
Iglesia El Mesias, Summit 0.00
Igl. Evangelica Filadelfia, Evanston 0.00
Igl. Misionera North Avenue, Chi. 0.00
Iglesia Nazaret, Berwyn 0.00
Iglesia Peniel, Chicago 200.00 6.25
Immanuel, Chicago 2,200.00 25.88
Upper Room Ministries, Lansing 0.00
Int. Fellowship, Montgomery 0.00
Jesus is the Life, Matteson
Karen, Wheaton 258.80 7.84
Korean Bethel, Schaumburg
La Mision de Jesus, Summit 0.00
Love Fellowship, Romeoville 1,104.00 6.49
Metropolitan, Gary 0.00
Mission of Faith, Chicago 200.00 2.25
Mt Carmel Children of God, Chicago 0.00
New Beginnings of Chicago
New Life Bilingual, West Chicago 0.00
New Lords Church, Mt Prospect 400.00 18.18
Northfield Korean, Northfield 0.00
Peaceful, Rolling Mdws 0.00
Peoples Community, Glen Ellyn 0.00
Pilgrim Rest Missionary, Chicago 0.00
Primera Iglesia de La Villita, Chi. 407.80 50.98
Real, Chicago 150.00 3.95
Reborn Community, Chicago 0.00
Redemption Hour Min., Romeoville 0.00
Rehoboth Evangelistic, Matteson
Resurrection House, Dolton 0.00
Schaumburg, Schaumburg 450.00 2.09
Soul Reviving Missionary, Chicago 141.50 10.11
Springbrook Community, Plainfield 8,874.00 64.77
St James Comm. of Broadview 0.00
St John Baptist Temple, Chicago 0.00
St Mark Missionary, Harvey 300.00 0.78
Starting Point Community, Chicago 0.00
Launching Pad World., Bellwood
The Lord’s Church, Naperville 2,000.00 80.00
Tinley Park First, Tinley Park 1,945.85 47.46
True Fellowship Miss., Chicago
Tyrannus Korean, Arlington Heights 140.00 2.69
Universal, Harvey 200.00 2.00
Uptown, Chicago 2,352.45 21.39
Vietnamese of Chicago, Chicago 0.00
Willow Springs First, Willow Springs 175.95 19.55
Beautiful, Evanston 242.45
Blu, Park Ridge
Harvest Worship Center, Chicago
Metro. Tab. Com. & Global Min.
The Connection Community, Chi. 500.00
Glenview First, Glenview 2,853.49
SUBTOTAL 54,494.93 5.75
CLEAR CREEK
Alto Pass First, Alto Pass 100.00 2.22
Anna First, Anna 1,325.97 4.28
Anna Heights, Anna 12,357.00 19.87
Beech Grove, Thebes 331.57 13.26
Bethany, Cypress 1,201.50 8.77
Bethel, Cobden 0.00
Big Creek, Anna 1,307.16 21.08
Caledonia Community, Olmsted 119.80 0.51
Dongola First, Dongola 244.60 0.58
Dutch Ridge Missionary, Carbondale
East Cape, Mc Clure 355.00 9.34
Fellowship, Vienna 1,125.94 7.22
Grand Tower First, Grand Tower 0.00 Harbor, Marion 431.44 6.16
Harvest Ch. of Southern IL, Anna 600.00 6.45
Imman. Praise & Worship, Cobden 77.79 0.59
Jonesboro First, Jonesboro 2,205.15 13.45 Limestone, Cobden 0.00 Lockard Chapel, Jonesboro 100.00 3.57
Makanda, Makanda 150.00 10.00 Maple Grove, Ullin 400.00 3.36 Mill Creek, Mill Creek
Mound City First, Mound City 40.00 0.80
Mounds First, Mounds 178.50 11.90
Mt Olive, Dongola 497.50 41.46
Mt Pleasant, Pulaski 216.00 6.00 New Hope, Buncombe 711.90 6.98
Pleasant Ridge, Cobden 759.03 7.91 Reynoldsville, Jonesboro 344.00 10.75
S I Country, Makanda 0.00
Sandy Creek, Tamms 1,273.00 23.57
Shiloh, Villa Ridge 125.00 1.79
Tamms First, Tamms 413.00 5.16
Thebes First, Thebes 482.00 40.17
Ullin First, Ullin 5,299.00 23.14
United Missionary, Buncombe 3,528.44 18.97 Tamms Community, Tamms Water Valley Country, Cobden
SUBTOTAL 36,300.29 9.08
EAST CENTRAL
Bement, Bement 136.80 3.04
Bethel, Danville 824.50 5.06
Calvary, Monticello 19,793.41 104.18
Church of the Cross, Mahomet 3,084.55 106.36 College Avenue, Normal Cornerstone, Savoy 4,401.00 54.33 Farmer City First, Farmer City 304.80 5.44 Gibson City First, Gibson City 1,630.88 32.62 Journey, Le Roy First, Le Roy 0.00 Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 2,433.27 32.44
Champaign 84.13 2.40 Tolono First, Tolono 150.00 2.59
Weldon 178.08 14.84
Korean, Savoy 200.00
Iglesia
Berwyn
Iglesia Bethania, Elgin
Iglesia El Calvario, Elgin
Iglesia Emanuel, Aurora
Iglesia Piedra Angular, West Chi.
Iglesia Vida Nueva, Elgin
Living Word Chapel, Wood Dale McHenry First, McHenry
Sycamore, Sycamore
Twin Oaks, Sleepy Hollow
Victory, Mendota
Victory Rock Fellowship, Marengo
Gospel Grace, Woodstock
SUBTOTAL
FRANKLIN
Caldwell, Benton
Calvary, West Frankfort
Christopher First, Christopher
Cleburne, Mulkeytown
Ewing First, Ewing
Faith Missionary, Christopher
Freedom Missionary, Mc Leansboro
Grace Fellowship, Benton
Immanuel, Benton
Ina Missionary, Ina
Jackson Grove, Benton
Liberty, Macedonia
New Hope Missionary, Benton
North Benton, Benton
Old Du Quoin, Du Quoin
Pleasant Hill, Thompsonville
Pleasant Val. Miss., Thompsonville
Rend, Benton
Heartland, Alton
Shores, Edwardsville
Iglesia Maranatha, Collinsville
Maryville First, Maryville
Meadowbrook First, Moro
Metro Community, Edwardsville
Mitchell First, Granite City
Mosaic, Highland
New Douglas, New Douglas
New Hope, Worden
North Alton, Alton
Pleasant Ridge, Collinsville
Reformed, Granite City
Temple, Madison
Unity, Granite City
Victory, Alton
West 22nd Street, Granite City
Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River
Breese Community, Breese
The Bridge, Alton
SUBTOTAL
GOSHEN TRAIL Antioch, Macedonia
Delafield, Mc Leansboro
Ditney Ridge, Norris City
Sims Missionary, Sims 743.35 10.18
Stewart Street, Carmi 616.50 7.25
Ten Post Oak, Keenes 402.00 6.09
Wayne City, Wayne City 5,262.57 25.18
SUBTOTAL 44,154.24 16.40
HEARTLAND
Chatham, Chatham 10,312.94 30.97
Delta, Springfield 8,670.50 133.39
Eastview, Springfield 4,500.00 17.51
Greenview First, Greenview 552.56 12.01
Havana Southern, Havana 0.00
Kincaid, Kincaid 0.00
Living Faith, Sherman 2,979.84 7.95
Meadowbrook, Auburn 200.00 1.31
Mt Zion Southern, Kilbourne 2,072.00 17.41
New Lebanon, Kilbourne 131.64 4.39
New Life, Athens 0.00
New Life, Waverly 0.00
Pasfield Southern, Springfield 1,504.13 28.93
Petersburg First, Petersburg 3,718.00 26.56
Riverton First, Riverton 1,031.70 33.28
Roanoke, Springfield 0.00
Rochester First, Rochester 8,553.35 56.27
Sandridge New Hope, Petersburg 500.00 41.67
Southtower Community, Dawson 2,566.00 16.77
Springfield First, Springfield 390.00 6.61
Tallula, Tallula 200.00 15.38
Taylorville Southern, Taylorville 0.00
Together on N. Grand, Springfield 4,899.16 10.94
Western Oaks, Springfield 12,328.00 76.57
Iglesia Principe de Paz, Springfield 0.00
SUBTOTAL 65,109.82 23.37
KASKASKIA
Bethel, Odin 305.99 1.70
Calvary, Effingham 0.00
Carlyle First, Carlyle 2,119.79 8.35
Central City, Centralia 2,680.00 78.82
Crossroads of Centralia, Centralia 1,166.00 5.05
Diamond Springs, Shattuc 429.00 42.90
Emmanuel, Salem 538.50 28.34
Eternity, Centralia 0.00
Fairman, Sandoval 131.49 6.92
Faith, Breese 573.00 57.30
Flora First Southern, Flora 2,111.09 13.36
Iglesia Latina, Effingham
Marshall Creek, Odin 556.00 11.83
Mulberry Grove First 1,982.10 18.88
New Hope, Effingham 750.00 1.04
Odin, Odin 700.29 8.05
Patoka First, Patoka 807.90 10.36
Pocahontas First, Pocahontas Salem First, Salem 11,029.03 48.59
Sandoval, Sandoval 182.30 5.36
Wamac Missionary, Centralia 433.87 4.43
West Gate, Trenton 1,000.00 5.00
Wisetown, Greenville 2,943.80 45.29
Zion Hill, Centralia 1,404.00 13.25
SUBTOTAL 31,844.15 11.05
LAKE COUNTY
Crossroads Comm., Port Barrington 0.00
Family Bible International, Gurnee 30.00 0.58
Igl. Gran Comision, WAUKEGAN
Iglesia Renacer, North Chicago 0.00
Light and Grace, Waukegan 150.00 6.00
Lighthouse Church of Antioch 0.00
Meadowridge, Zion 3,104.00 35.68
Mundelein First, Mundelein 20.00 1.67
New Song Ministries, Zion 0.00
Pleasant Grove Miss., Waukegan 0.00
Sanctuary Messianic, Lindenhurst 75.00 3.57
The Gathering, Gurnee 520.00 65.00
Winthrop Harbor First, Winthrop Hbr 1,539.71 24.06
Iglesia El Camino, Round Lk Hts Southwest, Chicago
SUBTOTAL 5,438.71 12.22
LOUISVILLE
Bloom Southern Missionary, Flora 782.68 17.39
Community Southern, Clay City 225.59 1.67
Farina First Southern, Farina 1,428.30 28.57
Iola Missionary, Iola 0.00
Jackson Township Comm., Altamont Louisville, Louisville 2,665.55 59.23
Meacham, Kinmundy 180.00 2.81
Strong Tower, Flora 0.00 Wabash, Louisville 0.00 Watson, Watson 0.00
SUBTOTAL 5,282.12 10.94
MACOUPIN Bethlehem, Shipman 0.00 Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill 166.00 5.72 Charity, Carlinville 4,476.14
REHOBOTH
Altamont First, Altamont 4,349.95 37.50 Bayle City, Ramsey 29.17 0.20
Bethel, Vandalia 10,691.06 53.46 Brownstown First, Brownstown 0.00 Calvary, Hillsboro 2,897.90 8.52
Celebration Community, Pana 0.00
Coalton, Nokomis 353.64 14.15
Effingham First, Effingham 13,086.85 56.90
Fillmore, Fillmore 512.35 3.20
Grace, Nokomis 526.16 4.58
Hagarstown, Vandalia 76.00 2.17
Herrick, Herrick 189.18 1.51
Hopewell, Pana 126.00 0.98
Life Community, Hillsboro 1,035.00 9.95
Mt Carmel, Ramsey 45.00 2.05
Mt Moriah, Coffeen 241.13 10.48
Mullen, Montrose 0.00
New Bethel, Ramsey 232.02 38.67
New Hope, Tower Hill 326.21 13.59
Oconee, Oconee 174.70 10.92
Overcup, Vandalia 455.88 6.08
Pleasant Mound, Smithboro 266.00 6.82
Ramsey First, Ramsey 4,648.42 17.09
Redeemer, Panama 403.69 57.67
Reno Southern, Greenville 180.81 6.95
Schram City, Hillsboro
Shiloh, Nokomis 75.00 0.53
Smith Grove, Greenville 2,268.00 12.13
Smithboro, Smithboro 0.00
Sorento Southern, Sorento 0.00
Taylor Springs First, Taylor Springs 155.56 1.41
Unity, Vandalia 5,517.73 7.72
Vera, Ramsey 573.98 17.94
Walshville, Walshville 335.40 7.62
Woburn, Greenville 193.00 4.29
SUBTOTAL 49,965.79 13.21
SALEM SOUTH
Antioch Missionary, Bonnie 40.00 1.43
Baker Street, Walnut Hill 108.00 18.00
Belle Rive Missionary, Belle Rive 5,107.84 25.16
Bethel, Mount Vernon 0.00
Bethlehem, Salem 0.00
Blaze Chapel, Centralia 0.00
Camp Ground, Mount Vernon 275.64 4.59
Casey Avenue, Mount Vernon 576.00 4.36
E. Hickory Hill Missionary, Bluford 100.00 2.38
East Salem, Mount Vernon 6,284.00 15.99
First Bonnie Missionary, Bonnie 65.00 0.83
Harmony Missionary, Mt. Vernon 600.00 23.08
Kell, Kell 245.63 12.28
Lebanon Missionary, Mt. Vernon 3,024.03 9.33
Logan Street, Mount Vernon 24,813.22 47.90
Mt Vernon Second, Mount Vernon 660.00 6.11
New Hope, Mount Vernon 600.00 16.22
Old Union Missionary, Mt. Vernon 778.71 12.77
Opdyke, Opdyke 623.00 4.05
Panther Fork Missionary, Texico 2,068.50 13.43
Park Avenue, Mount Vernon 942.84 4.45
Pleasant Grove, Iuka 1,740.00 5.86
Pleasant Hill, Mount Vernon 2,288.23 4.71
South Side, Mount Vernon 60.00 0.41
Summersville, Mount Vernon 212.10 1.70
West Side Missionary, Mt. Vernon 150.00 0.78
Woodlawn First, Woodlawn 750.00 8.82
SUBTOTAL 52,112.74 12.77
SALINE
Bankston Fork, Harrisburg 0.00
Carrier Mills First, Carrier Mills 2,037.00 11.98
College Heights, Eldorado 528.22 18.87
Dorrisville, Harrisburg 10,906.05 20.50
Eldorado First, Eldorado 7,667.39 17.96
Galatia First, Galatia 884.00 5.89
Gaskins City Missionary, Harrisburg 0.00
Harco, Galatia 1,277.29 6.55
Harrisburg First, Harrisburg 19,319.22 19.92
Herod Springs, Herod 338.44 8.91
Junction First, Junction 0.00
Land Street Missionary, Harrisburg 80.00 6.67
Ledford, Harrisburg 870.00 7.77
Liberty, Harrisburg 6,050.42 36.67
Long Branch, Galatia 430.92 5.99
McKinley Avenue, Harrisburg 5,191.42 18.34
Muddy First, Muddy 0.00
New Burnside, New Burnside 357.00 11.90
New Castle, Harrisburg 175.37 6.75 North America, Galatia 665.70 12.33 North Williford, Harrisburg 63.00 0.91
Ozark, Ozark 3,233.50 35.53 Pankeyville, Harrisburg 400.00 10.00 Raleigh, Raleigh 419.80 2.88
Ridgway First, Ridgway 619.21 4.45 Scott Street, Eldorado 1,868.00 69.19
Shawneetown First, Shawneetown 2,185.64 14.67
Stonefort Missionary, Stonefort 600.98 15.02
Union Grove, Eldorado 1,382.25 17.06 Wasson Missionary, Harrisburg 0.00
SUBTOTAL
SANDY CREEK
Athensville, Roodhouse 773.46 22.10
Beardstown First Southern
Bloomfield, Winchester
Bluffs, Bluffs
Calvary, Jacksonville
Calvary, White Hall
Charity Southern, Greenfield 1,132.37
Central, Olympia Fields
Christ the King, Plainfield
Clifton, Clifton
Coal City First, Mazon
Cristo Es Rey, Bolingbrook
Crosspointe, Oswego
Crosswinds Church, Plainfield
Emmanuel, Sandwich
Emmanuel, Lemont
Erven Avenue, Streator
Fellowship, S Chicago Heights
Friendship, Plainfield
Higher Ground, Midlothian
Iglesia Camino Al Cielo, Joliet
Island City, Wilmington
Jackson Creek Fellowship, Monee
Journey Church of Kankakee Cnty.
Main Street, Braidwood
Manteno First, Manteno
Momence First, Momence
New Beginnings, Streator
Parkview, Marseilles
Peru First, Peru
Somonauk, Somonauk
Transformation, S Chicago Heights
Cornerstone Ministries, Woodland
Shepherd Reformed, Shorewood
The Hill, Homer Glen
Unity Korean, Romeoville
SUBTOTAL
Mt Zion, Piasa
Mt Olive, Dongola
Macedonia
UNION Brookport First, Brookport 1,784.37 4.81
Calvary Missionary, Brookport
County Line Missionary, Simpson
Cypress First, Cypress 0.00
Dixon Springs, Golconda 0.00
Grace, Metropolis 0.00
Hillerman Missionary, Grand Chain 2,757.87 49.25
Immanuel, Metropolis 636.46 2.84
Joppa Missionary, Joppa 1,536.42 8.54
Karnak First, Karnak 1,493.58 8.63
Metropolis First, Metropolis 11,038.36 12.29
Mt Zion Missionary, Buncombe 780.00 12.00
New Beginnings, Metropolis 554.20 30.79
New Hope, Belknap 0.00
New Salem Miss., Creal Springs 0.00
Revelation Road, Buncombe 0.00
Seven Mile, Metropolis 0.00
Simpson Missionary, Simpson 180.00 0.59
Vienna First, Vienna 925.11 2.36
Waldo Missionary, Metropolis 1,249.98 1.99
Legacy, Metropolis
SUBTOTAL 23,933.91 6.23
WESTFIELD
Ashmore First, Ashmore 300.00 8.11
Casey First, Casey 17,165.58 42.91
Charleston, Charleston 0.00
Clarksville, Marshall 4,131.09 34.43
Enon Missionary, Ashmore 187.10 3.60
Faith Southern, Neoga 244.00 5.95
Friendship, Charleston 125.00 3.91
Greenup First Southern, Greenup 0.00
Macedonia, Casey 465.80 6.65
Marshall, Marshall 11,925.70 18.90
Martinsville First, Martinsville 2,109.04 10.65
Mattoon First Southern, Mattoon 1,480.94 3.33
Mt Zion, Neoga 25.00 0.96
Tuscola First, Tuscola 0.00
Westfield, Westfield 2,595.00 28.83
SUBTOTAL 40,754.25 16.79
WILLIAMSON
Adams Street, Herrin 0.00
Bryan Street, Herrin 70.00 2.06
Cana, Creal Springs 1,203.65 19.41
Carterville First, Carterville 8,295.24 20.84
Coal Bank Springs, Marion 0.00
Cornerstone, Marion 0.00
Creal Springs First, Creal Springs 150.00 6.82
Davis Prairie, Marion 355.50 9.36
Energy First, Energy 0.00
Fairview, Creal Springs 268.10 9.58
Goreville First, Goreville 2,099.60 5.53
Herrin First, Herrin 200.00 0.67
Herrin Second, Herrin 1,061.50 11.93
Hurricane Memorial, Herrin 50.00 0.37
Indian Camp, Stonefort 1,116.69 25.38
Lake Creek, Marion 78.85 0.67
LivingStone Community, Marion 0.00
Marion First, Marion 24,500.00 29.70
Marion Second, Marion 27,090.67 20.11
Marion Third, Marion 313.00 0.54
Redemption, Johnston City 0.00
Springhill, 195.96 15.07
The Cross Community, Marion 0.00
The Word in Marion, Marion 565.98 11.32
SUBTOTAL 67,614.74 11.38
MISCELLANEOUS
Akin Missionary, Akin 0.00
Bethany Road Bible, Dekalb 0.00
Charis Community, Bloomington 250.00 1.67
Chicago Chin, Chicago
City of Joy, Carpentersvle 0.00
CityLine Bible, Niles 1,500.00
Columbus Southern, Keyesport 0.00
Connexion, Mount Vernon 1,535.55 7.14
Cornerstone, Normal 300.00 7.69
Destiny, Hoffman Estates 100.00 4.00
Evanston, Evanston 0.00 Freedom, Martinsville 0.00
Gateway, Mount Vernon 290.70 10.38
Good Shepherd, Chicago 0.00
Grace Community, Yorkville 0.00
