CP Second Quarter 2025

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Iglesia

Iglesia

Igl.

Igl. Evangelica Filadelfia, Evanston 90.00 2.31

Igl. Misionera North Avenue, Chic. 1,000.00 15.87

Iglesia Nazaret, Berwyn 50.00 3.13

Iglesia Peniel, Chicago 400.00 12.50

Immanuel, Chicago 5,500.00 64.71

In the Upper Room Min., Lansing 0.00

Inter. Fellowship, Montgomery 0.00

Jesus is the Life, Matteson 65.00

Karen, Warrenville 674.20 20.43

Korean Bethel, Schaumburg

La Mision de Jesus, Summit 0.00

Love Fellowship, Romeoville 2,160.00 12.71 Metropolitan, Gary 0.00

Mission of Faith, Chicago 300.00 3.37

Mt Carmel Children of God, Chi. 300.00 7.69

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 100.00 16.67

Peoples Community, Glen Ellyn 300.00 1.71

Pilgrim Rest Missionary, Chicago 0.00

Primera Iglesia de La Villita, Chi. 733.00 91.63 Real, Chicago 300.00 7.89

Reborn Community, Chicago 500.00 10.00

Redemption Hour Min. Romeoville 0.00

Rehoboth Evangelistic, Matteson 150.00

Resurrection House, Dolton 0.00

Schaumburg, Schaumburg 850.00 3.95

Soul Reviving Missionary, Chicago 282.75 20.20

Springbrook Community, Plainfield 15,446.00 112.74

St James Community of Broadview 0.00

St John Baptist Temple, Chicago 0.00

St Mark Missionary, Harvey 500.00 1.30

Starting Point Community, Chicago 0.00

The Launching Pad, Bellwood

The Lord’s Church, Naperville 2,000.00 80.00

Tinley Park First, Tinley Park 3,841.45 93.69

True Fellowship Missionary, Chicago

Tyrannus Korean, Arlington Heights 420.00 8.08

Universal, Harvey 200.00 2.00

Uptown, Chicago 3,762.74 34.21

Vietnamese of Chicago, Chicago 1,650.00 27.50

Willow Springs First, Willow Springs 175.95 19.55

Beautiful, Evanston 242.45

Blu, Park Ridge

Harvest Worship Center, 100.00

Metro. Tab. Com. & Global Min.

The Connection Community, Chi. 500.00

Glenview First, Glenview 5,706.98

SUBTOTAL 103,601.48 10.93

CLEAR CREEK

Alto Pass First, Alto Pass 100.00 2.22

Anna First, Anna 3,342.59 10.78

Anna Heights, Anna 25,789.00 41.46

Beech Grove, Thebes 738.55 29.54

Bethany, Cypress 4,279.90 31.24

Bethel, Cobden 360.26 8.01

Big Creek, Anna 2,785.97 44.94

Caledonia Community, Olmsted 657.67 2.80

Dongola First, Dongola 474.94 1.12

Dutch Ridge Missionary, Carb.

East Cape, Mc Clure 738.43 19.43 Fellowship, Vienna 4,034.66 25.86

Grand Tower First, Grand Tower 625.00 2.66 Harbor, Marion 766.14 10.94

Harvest Church of S. IL, Anna 1,800.00 19.35

Imman. Praise & Worship, Cobden 181.94 1.38 Jonesboro First, Jonesboro 4,209.42 25.67

Limestone, Cobden 300.00 7.14

Lockard Chapel, Jonesboro 100.00 3.57

Makanda, Makanda 300.00 20.00 Maple Grove, Ullin 700.00 5.88 Mill Creek, Mill Creek

Mound City First, Mound City 100.00 2.00

Mounds First, Mounds 446.54 29.77

Mt Olive, Dongola 1,424.50 118.71

Mt Pleasant, Pulaski 564.00 15.67 New Hope, Buncombe 1,643.67 16.11 Pleasant Ridge, Cobden 1,806.59 18.82

Reynoldsville, Jonesboro 344.00 10.75

S I Country, Makanda 0.00

Sandy Creek, Tamms 2,387.00 44.20

Shiloh, Villa Ridge 125.00 1.79

Tamms First, Tamms 835.00 10.44

Thebes First, Thebes 1,016.00 84.67

Ullin First, Ullin 10,447.00 45.62

United Missionary, Buncombe 6,293.93 33.84 Tamms Community, Tamms Water Valley Country, Cobden

SUBTOTAL 79,717.70 19.94

EAST CENTRAL

Bement, Bement 222.30 4.94

Bethel, Danville 1,630.85 10.01

Calvary, Monticello 35,278.63 185.68

Church of the Cross, Mahomet 6,341.98 218.69

College Avenue, Normal 560.00 Cornerstone, Savoy 9,691.70 119.65

Farmer City First, Farmer City 723.25 12.92 Gibson City First, Gibson City 3,219.36 64.39 Journey, Le Roy First, Le Roy 0.00 Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 5,438.25 72.51 Salt, Normal 1,164.00 26.45

Champaign 170.70 4.88 Tolono First, Tolono 300.00 5.17 Weldon, Weldon 388.54 32.38 Cornerstone Korean, Savoy 400.00 50.00 Korean Church of Cham-Bana 100.00 50.00 River of Life Church, Urbana 1,019.16 63.70

Iglesia El Calvario, Elgin

Iglesia Emanuel, Aurora

Iglesia Piedra Angular, W. Chicago

Iglesia Vida Nueva, Elgin

Mendota

Rock Fellowship, Marengo

Grace, Woodstock

FRANKLIN Caldwell, Benton

West Frankfort

Christopher First, Christopher

Cleburne, Mulkeytown

Ewing First, Ewing

Faith Missionary, Christopher

Freedom Missionary, Mc Leansboro

Grace Fellowship, Benton

Godfrey

Crosspoint, Edwardsville

Granite City Second, Granite City

Heartland, Alton

Highland Southern, Highland

Holiday 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

Granite City

Victory, Alton

West 22nd Street, Granite City

Breese Community, Breese

The Bridge, Alton

SUBTOTAL

GOSHEN TRAIL Antioch, Macedonia

Blooming Grove, Mc Leansboro

Dahlgren, Dahlgren

Ditney

Pleasant

Wayne City, Wayne City 10,975.83 52.52

SUBTOTAL 87,531.32 32.52

HEARTLAND

Chatham, Chatham 32,340.54 97.12

Delta, Springfield 12,909.59 198.61

Eastview, Springfield 9,000.00 35.02

Greenview First, Greenview 1,079.96 23.48

Havana Southern, Havana 0.00

Kincaid, Kincaid 0.00

Living Faith, Sherman 6,140.72 16.38

Meadowbrook, Auburn 500.00 3.27

Mt Zion Southern, Kilbourne 3,026.00 25.43

New Lebanon, Kilbourne 264.60 8.82

New Life, Athens 0.00

New Life, Waverly 0.00

Pasfield Southern, Springfield 2,960.33 56.93

Petersburg First, Petersburg 7,203.00 51.45

Riverton First, Riverton 1,031.70 33.28

Roanoke, Springfield 0.00

Rochester First, Rochester 15,037.67 98.93

Sandridge New Hope, Petersburg 1,000.00 83.33

Southtower Community, Dawson 3,205.50 20.95

Springfield First, Springfield 1,118.04 18.95

Tallula, Tallula 200.00 15.38

Taylorville Southern, Taylorville 0.00

Together on N. Grand, Springfield 11,559.46 25.80

Western Oaks, Springfield 24,012.00 149.14

Iglesia Principe de Paz, Springfield 0.00

SUBTOTAL 132,589.11 47.59

KASKASKIA

Bethel, Odin 1,033.91 5.74

Calvary, Effingham 833.32 13.66

Carlyle First, Carlyle 3,866.93 15.22

Central City, Centralia 5,122.14 150.65

Crossroads of Centralia, Centralia 1,862.00 8.06

Diamond Springs, Shattuc 868.00 86.80

Emmanuel, Salem 1,092.35 57.49

Eternity, Centralia 633.89 4.59

Fairman, Sandoval 193.35 10.18

Faith, Breese 1,026.00 102.60

Flora First Southern, Flora 4,183.10 26.48

Iglesia Latina, Effingham

Marshall Creek, Odin 1,315.00 27.98

Mulberry Grove First 4,115.80 39.20

New Hope, Effingham 1,500.00 2.08

Odin, Odin 1,113.33 12.80

Patoka First, Patoka 2,224.10 28.51

Pocahontas First, Pocahontas

Salem First, Salem 22,255.43 98.04

Sandoval, Sandoval 320.46 9.43

Wamac Missionary, Centralia 433.87 4.43

West Gate, Trenton 1,500.00 7.50

Wisetown, Greenville 5,845.30 89.93

Zion Hill, Centralia 3,240.00 30.57

SUBTOTAL 64,578.28 22.41

LAKE COUNTY

Crossroads Comm., Port Barrington 400.00 6.15

Family Bible International, Gurnee 150.00 2.88

Iglesia Gran Comision, Waukegan 1,916.14

Iglesia Renacer, North Chicago 0.00

Light and Grace, Waukegan 300.00 12.00

Lighthouse Church of Antioch 10.00 1.00

Meadowridge, Zion 6,587.00 75.71

Mundelein First, Mundelein 60.00 5.00

New Song Ministries, Zion 200.00 6.06

Pleasant Grove Miss., Waukegan 0.00

Sanctuary Messianic, Lindenhurst 150.00 7.14

The Gathering, Gurnee 3,095.50 386.94

Winthrop Harbor First 4,480.22 70.00

Iglesia El Camino, Round Lk Hts

Southwest, Chicago

SUBTOTAL 17,348.86 38.99

LOUISVILLE

Bloom Southern Missionary, Flora 1,429.38 31.76

Community Southern, Clay City 491.83 3.64

Farina First Southern, Farina 4,669.54 93.39

Iola Missionary, Iola 0.00

Jackson Township Comm., Altamont Louisville, Louisville 4,643.45 103.19

Meacham, Kinmundy 300.00 4.69

Strong Tower, Flora 0.00 Wabash, Louisville 115.00 3.97

Watson, Watson 400.00 5.06

SUBTOTAL 12,049.20 24.95

MACOUPIN

Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill 556.00 19.17

Charity,

SUBTOTAL

PALESTINE

SUBTOTAL

Brownstown First, Brownstown 3,352.52 23.78

Calvary, Hillsboro 6,402.48 18.83

Celebration Community, Pana 1,000.00 12.82 Coalton, Nokomis 707.34 28.29

Effingham First, Effingham 24,519.04 106.60

Fillmore, Fillmore 1,291.69 8.07

Grace, Nokomis 1,377.78 11.98

Hagarstown, Vandalia 203.00 5.80

Herrick, Herrick 420.41 3.36

1.63

Mullen, Montrose 2,417.30 57.55

New Bethel, Ramsey 487.98 81.33

New Hope, Tower Hill 326.21 13.59

Oconee, Oconee 288.70 18.04

Overcup, Vandalia 1,256.66 16.76

Pleasant Mound, Smithboro 631.00 16.18

Ramsey First, Ramsey 14,009.61 51.51

Redeemer, Panama 605.96 86.57

Reno Southern, Greenville 415.66 15.99

Schram City, Hillsboro

Shiloh, Nokomis 175.00 1.23

Smith Grove, Greenville 4,697.00 25.12

Smithboro, Smithboro 0.00

Sorento Southern, Sorento 0.00

Taylor Springs First, Taylor Springs 155.56 1.41

Unity, Vandalia 18,160.67 25.40

Vera, Ramsey 1,720.91 53.78

Walshville, Walshville 1,029.06 23.39

Woburn, Greenville 410.00 9.11

SUBTOTAL 120,212.17 31.79

SALEM SOUTH

Antioch Missionary, Bonnie 60.00 2.14

Baker Street, Walnut Hill 249.35 41.56

Belle Rive Missionary, Belle Rive 6,827.65 33.63 Bethel, Mount Vernon 0.00

Bethlehem, Salem 0.00

Blaze Chapel, Centralia 0.00

Camp Ground, Mount Vernon 523.78 8.73

Casey Avenue, Mount Vernon 816.00 6.18

East Hickory Hill Miss., Bluford 100.00 2.38

East Salem, Mount Vernon 13,105.50 33.35

First Bonnie Missionary, Bonnie 170.00 2.18

Harmony Miss., Mount Vernon 1,400.00 53.85

Kell, Kell 863.27 43.16

Lebanon Missionary, Mount Vernon 6,137.24 18.94

Logan Street, Mount Vernon 49,183.20 94.95

Mt Vernon Second, Mount Vernon 880.00 8.15

New Hope, Mount Vernon 1,200.00 32.43

Old Union Miss., Mount Vernon 1,159.77 19.01

Opdyke, Opdyke 1,528.00 9.92

Panther Fork Missionary, Texico 3,422.50 22.22

Park Avenue, Mount Vernon 1,500.86 7.08

Pleasant Grove, Iuka 2,620.00 8.82

Pleasant Hill, Mount Vernon 7,129.57 14.67

South Side, Mount Vernon 120.00 0.82

Summersville, Mount Vernon 351.22 2.81

West Side Miss., Mount Vernon 300.00 1.55

Woodlawn First, Woodlawn 2,250.00 26.47

SUBTOTAL 101,897.91 24.97

SALINE

Bankston Fork, Harrisburg 0.00

Carrier Mills First, Carrier Mills 5,904.00 34.73

College Heights, Eldorado 916.41 32.73

Dorrisville, Harrisburg 32,402.35 60.91

Eldorado First, Eldorado 16,295.22 38.16

Galatia First, Galatia 2,047.00 13.65

Gaskins City Missionary, Harrisburg 0.00

Harco, Galatia 2,675.69 13.72

Harrisburg First, Harrisburg 40,315.15 41.56

Herod Springs, Herod 1,246.12 32.79

Junction First, Junction 0.00

Land Street Missionary, Harrisburg 230.00 19.17

Ledford, Harrisburg 1,395.00 12.46

Liberty, Harrisburg 13,575.79 82.28

Long Branch, Galatia 894.92 12.43

McKinley Avenue, Harrisburg 9,001.90 31.81

Muddy First, Muddy 0.00

New Burnside, New Burnside 903.00 30.10

New Castle, Harrisburg 343.49 13.21

North America, Galatia 1,186.20 21.97 North Williford, Harrisburg 203.00 2.94 Ozark, Ozark 7,469.91 82.09

Pankeyville, Harrisburg 1,000.00 25.00 Raleigh, Raleigh 1,482.10 10.15

Ridgway First, Ridgway 1,975.97 14.22

Scott Street, Eldorado 2,286.00 84.67

Shawneetown First, Shawneetown 4,365.28 29.30 Stonefort Missionary, Stonefort 1,904.01 47.60 Union Grove, Eldorado 2,674.27 33.02 Wasson Missionary, Harrisburg

SUBTOTAL 152,692.78 0.00

Winchester

Coal City First, Mazon

Cristo Es Rey, Bolingbrook

Crosspointe, Oswego

Crosswinds Church, Plainfield

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 Ch. of Kankakee County

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 0.00

Unity Korean, Romeoville

SUBTOTAL

UNION

Cypress First, Cypress 0.00 Dixon Springs, Golconda 0.00 Grace, Metropolis 0.00 Hillerman Miss., Grand Chain 5,745.41

Immanuel, Metropolis 1,649.10 7.36

Joppa Missionary, Joppa 4,658.60 25.88

Karnak First, Karnak 4,830.52 27.92

Metropolis First, Metropolis 24,080.12 26.82

Mt Zion Missionary, Buncombe 3,241.36 49.87

New Beginnings, Metropolis 1,233.65 68.54

New Hope, Belknap 11,178.24 52.73

New Salem Miss., Creal Springs 0.00

Revelation Road, Buncombe 0.00 Seven Mile, Metropolis 67.05 0.89

Simpson Missionary, Simpson 360.00 1.18

Vienna First, Vienna 2,109.82 5.38

Waldo Missionary, Metropolis 2,499.96 3.97 Legacy, Metropolis

SUBTOTAL 68,581.55 17.85

WESTFIELD

Ashmore First, Ashmore 300.00 8.11

Casey First, Casey 29,745.39 74.36

Charleston, Charleston 5,857.51 91.52

Clarksville, Marshall 7,539.98 62.83

Enon Missionary, Ashmore 373.56 7.18

Faith Southern, Neoga 412.65 10.06

Friendship, Charleston 250.00 7.81

Greenup First Southern, Greenup 6,500.00 35.71

Macedonia, Casey 915.05 13.07

Marshall, Marshall 29,028.29 46.00

Martinsville First, Martinsville 5,092.79 25.72

Mattoon First Southern, Mattoon 3,866.60 8.69

Mt Zion, Neoga 25.00 0.96

Tuscola First, Tuscola 0.00

Westfield, Westfield 5,356.00 59.51

SUBTOTAL 95,262.82 39.25

WILLIAMSON

Adams Street, Herrin 0.00

Bryan Street, Herrin 199.00 5.85

Cana, Creal Springs 2,210.67 35.66

Carterville First, Carterville 25,343.43 63.68

Coal Bank Springs, Marion 0.00

Cornerstone, Marion 0.00 0.00

Creal Springs First, Creal Springs 250.00 11.36

Davis Prairie, Marion 753.90 19.84

Energy First, Energy 0.00

Fairview, Creal Springs 546.35 19.51

Goreville First, Goreville 4,516.40 11.89

Herrin First, Herrin 1,000.00 3.36

Herrin Second, Herrin 1,556.37 17.49

Hurricane Memorial, Herrin 50.00 0.37

Indian Camp, Stonefort 3,941.20 89.57

Lake Creek, Marion 246.45 2.09

LivingStone Community, Marion 0.00

Marion First, Marion 50,500.00 61.21

Marion Second, Marion 55,279.67 41.04

Marion Third, Marion 313.00 0.54

Redemption, Johnston City 0.00

Springhill, 524.19 40.32

The Cross Community, Marion 0.00

The Word in Marion, Marion 1,155.91 23.12

SUBTOTAL 148,386.54 24.99

MISCELLANEOUS

Akin Missionary, Akin 25.00 1.25

Bethany Road Bible, Dekalb 0.00

Charis Community, Bloomington 500.00 3.33

Chicago Chin, Chicago City of Joy, Carpentersvle 0.00

CityLine Bible, Niles 3,000.00

Columbus Southern, Keyesport 0.00

Connexion, Mount Vernon 3,117.93 14.50

Cornerstone, Normal 500.00 12.82

Destiny, Hoffman Estates 100.00 4.00 Evanston, Evanston 0.00

Freedom, Martinsville 0.00

Gateway, Mount Vernon 581.40 20.76

Good Shepherd, Chicago 0.00

Grace Community, Yorkville 0.00

Greater New Hope Miss., E St. Louis 0.00

Hopewell, Pana

Life Community, Hillsboro 2,107.00 20.26

Mt Carmel, Ramsey 124.62 5.66

Mt Moriah, Coffeen 396.26 17.23

The

Lovington First, Lovington

Church

Calvary, Monticello

New

SANDY CREEK Athensville, Roodhouse 1,569.71 44.85

Brookport First, Brookport

Calvary Missionary, Brookport

Greater Tab. Miss., Chicago

Heights Community, Collinsville 19,000.00 100.00

Iglesia Buen Samaritano, Aurora 0.00

Iglesia Cristiana Grace, Yorkville 0.00

Boldly going despite persecution

Illinois

church reaches South Asians in gospel partnership

All the small Illinois church wanted to do was be involved in missions. They prayed about it and prayed some more. Then, they sent two of their own to investigate partnerships with the International Mission Board. When God put this calling on the church three years ago, they never imagined the path they’d walk.

That first trip to South Asia felt so unfruitful for the Illinois mission team. Pastor Zach Canders and his youth minister spent time with IMB missionaries to learn how to map and research an area to know more about the community, beliefs and culture.

IMB missionary Kenneth Perdew directed the church team to minister in an area with no gospel presence. Bringing the gospel where it had not been was their desire, but the team met resistance when they shared. Men bearing sticks asked them to leave or suffer a beating.

“That was somewhat deflating,” Perdew admitted. “We’d prepared with the Illinois church to go into that community for months and before the work could even begin, it was stopped.”

Not for long, though. One of the teams met two Christian women who pointed them to a church where Shem was the pastor. The South Asian man couldn’t contain his excitement when Perdew visited. Shem, a brick layer by trade, moved to this community with the sole purpose of spreading the gospel. Perdew asked how he could best help the church of about 30 people.

“If you trained those foreigners to come to a hard place like this, can you train us too?” Shem asked the missionary.

Perdew did one better. He brought the church mission team to teach the evangelism training, providing both churches opportunity to learn and grow. Canders and his evangelism partner encouraged attendees to practice their Bible stories and testimonies with a neighbor or family member.

Several came to faith through these practice sessions. However, not all practices went as planned. “My American mind said it was time to quit,” the Illinois pastor said, “but Shem was celebrating because it meant the Holy Spirit was working.”

Two South Asian women from Shem’s church passed a temple on their way home from the training and decided to proclaim the gospel. It upset the community, and they roughed up the local Christians. They dragged the women to Shem’s house where they beat the pastor, too. Then, community leaders decided the entire church could no longer draw water at the community source. They also forbid the pastor from any more foreign visitors.

The Illinois team was eating dinner in another part of the city when Shem called with the news. Perdew wept for his friends. Canders sat shocked.

Shem asked the Americans not to be sad. Persecution was a good thing for his church members. They were excited to be sharing the gospel for the first time and emboldened like never before.

“That was my first example of a real-life Paul in Acts experience,” Canders recounted. “My American mind said it was time to quit, but Shem was celebrating because it meant the Holy Spirit was working.”

Canders returned to Illinois, committed to staying involved with the work in South Asia.

In cover of night

Meanwhile, Perdew was trying to figure out how to work with the ban of foreigners in Shem’s village. Perdew suggested he meet the South Asians for more training at a neutral site. Shem had a different plan. He suggested the missionary come see him after it got dark. He instructed Perdew to wear a long-sleeved jacket and gloves, and to keep his helmet shield down.

Perdew rode up to Shem’s home. Shem opened the door and motioned him to roll the scooter directly into the living room.

“There were 30 members of his church packed in there, waiting to be taught,” Perdew said. More showed up for this training than the previous one, despite the persecution and threats.

Perdew continued training the small South Asian group in the cover of night while the Illinois church prayed from the U.S. Within six months, the South Asians planted five new churches in areas that didn’t have a church.

MEETING HOUSE South Asians meet for a training session at night. Believers are excited and emboldened when they learn to share the gospel with others. --IMB Photo

When Perdew’s family had to unexpectedly spend time in the United States, the Illinois church stepped into a new role. They went from helping the missionary to mentoring the South Asian church.

Churches mentor churches

This was always the goal, Perdew admitted. In his decades as a missionary, he found most Southern Baptist churches want to be directly involved in ministry strategy. By the Illinois church taking on the task of mentoring this South Asian church, it allowed the Perdews to move their focus to a less developed area.

“American churches can help encourage boldness, especially in evangelism,” Perdew said about the need for mentors. “Seeing this in action really helps the South Asian believers, because they realize they can do the same thing.”

Canders’ church, which runs less than 200 people on a Sunday morning, has made nine trips so far to encourage, train and mentor the South Asian church. They also keep in touch through phone calls and texting. Knowing that persecution is likely in the region hasn’t stopped them.

In two and one-half years, the Illinois church has taught classes for their sister church on topics like evangelism, discipleship, starting new churches, doing ministry as a lay person and how to share the

gospel at work. Shem’s small church has grown and expanded their efforts. Close to 35 new churches have started in surrounding communities.

The mentoring partnership has worked both ways, though. The Illinois church uses the same evangelism and discipleship method as the South Asians. After praying for and celebrating the growth in South Asia, the Illinois congregation shared in their own community with the same conviction and excitement. They even have members who are in the IMB pipeline to become full-time missionaries.

“Connecting people on the field with churches has been extremely effective for us,” Canders said. “Missionaries aren’t faceless to us now. Missions is no longer a concept that someone else is doing. It’s now something we do,” the Illinois pastor said. “We own it.”

(*Some names have been changed for security reasons.)

—Sue Sprenkle for IMB

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