BFI awards 42 scholarships

The Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI) awarded scholarships to 42 recipients for the upcoming academic year. The grants totaled $86,500, with $55,000 going to undergraduate students and $31,500 to seminary students.

BFI Board Chair Newlin Wollaston (top left) presented certificates at a banquet May 19 in Springfield.

Seminary students

Josiah Blan | Hurstbourne Baptist Church

Zach England | FBC O’Fallon

Clifford Gale II | Lincoln Southern Baptist Church

Andrew Kim | Korean Baptist, Schaumburg

Austin Lee | FBC O’Fallon

Jack Lucas | Western Oaks, Springfield

Bachelors students

Macy Alexander | Tabernacle Church, Decatur

Emily Ballard | Vale Church, Bloomington

Audrey Bosse | Calvary Baptist Church, Alton

Stefanie Byrd | Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville

Lilyanna Conkle | FBC Metropolis

Rachelle Cox | Joppa Missionary Baptist Church

Allison Dennison | Dorrisville Church, Harrisburg

Emma Eberhart | Lighthouse Church, Nashville IL

Rhett Ellis | Logan Street, Mt. Vernon

Toby Gallion | FBC Petersburg

Bryce Henry | Harvest Church, Anna

William Jones | Western Oaks, Springfield

Kiersten Kennedy | Pleasant Hill, Mt. Vernon

Sydney Klemish | Breese Community Church

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Andrei Marinho | Cornerstone Church, Marion

Emily Morgan | FBC Columbia

Marcus Schomburg | Red Hill, Edwardsville

Seungyeul Kim | Gospelife Church, Carol Stream

Joshua Steely | Chatham Baptist Church

Barb Troeger | Together Church, Springfield

Rachel Lands | First Baptist Church of Harrisburg

Alyssa Mann | First Baptist Church of Bethalto

Reid Martin | First Baptist Church of Metropolis

Colin McClure | Logan Street, Mt. Vernon

Caitlyn Ozee | Journey Church, Kankakee

Devan Powell | Together Church, Springfield

Addison Seidel | Northside Missionary, Grayville

Avery Seidel | Northside Missionary, Grayville

Andrea Sexton | FBC Petersburg

Reagan Webb | Logan Street, Mt. Vernon

Joseph Whiteside | Christway Church, Godfrey

Molly Wieigus | Unity Baptist Church, Granite City

Kimberly Williams | Anna Heights, Anna,

Samuel Winkleman | Rooted Comm., Lebanon

Sophia Winkleman | FBC Harrisburg

Irina Yeakley | Tabernacle, Decatur

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Together Church on North Grand in Springfield seeks a Music and Discipleship Pastor for a growing congregation in an economically challenged area. This is an elder position in a church that is congregationally governed and led by a plurality of elders. Staff experience is not required, so long as calling and gifting are evident. Job description is posted at Church Founders.org. Contact Joann Emerson, joann@tconng.org.

Living Faith Baptist Church seeks a full-time Senior Pastor to provide spiritual and administrative leadership and fulfill pastoral duties typical of a Southern Baptist church. Resumés will be accepted through June 30. Pastor Search Committee, P.O. Box 185, Sherman, IL 62684 or pastorsearch@ livingfaithbaptist.org.

New Life Baptist Church of Waverly seeks highly motivated bi-vocational preacher. Must have knowledge of the Bible and be willing to share it with others. Send resumé to 341 East Elm, Waverly, IL 62692.

Cornelia Avenue Baptist Church in Chicago is looking for a highly motivated, seminary-trained, growth-oriented, dynamic bi-vocational pastor to reach Lakeview community and beyond. Send resumé to corneliabaptistchicago21@yahoo.com or to Pastor Search Committee Chair, 1709 West Cornelia Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657.

Fellowship Baptist Church in Shelbyville is searching for a bi-vocational pastor. Call 217-273-3403, email marklash2324@gmail.com or send resumé to 411 West North Fifth Street, Shelbyville, IL 62565.

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Nic Cook joined the IBSA Communications team in May. He is the Communications Coordinator and specializes in graphic and web design. Cook is a graduate of Lincoln Christian University and has served in ministry roles in central Illinois for over 22 years. Cook said he looks forward to equipping IBSA and its churches through the digital and print resources the Communications Team provides. He is married to Susan and they have a son named Levi. The Cooks live in Auburn.

Bob Burton retired from the North American Mission Board in April. Burton has been a NAMB missionary since 2001. Burton served with his wife, Dana, in Illinois for the first seven years before multiple assignments across the nation. “I can break down anywhere in North America and call someone I know for help,” Burton said of the special relationships he’s developed. He concluded his NAMB service as Midwest Regional Equipper for the SEND Network. Burton continues to serve in Illinois as transitional pastor for Lighthouse Fellowship in Nashville/Okawville. On Easter Sunday, the church celebrated the baptism of seven new believers.

Marshall marks a century

Mt. Zion | Retired pastor Frank Marshall celebrated his 100th birthday on April 21. IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams visited with him at First Baptist Church in Mt. Zion on May 1 and presented a personalized newspaper page from his birth year to mark the occasion.

Marshall pastored his first church in 1948, Concord Baptist Church in rural Pinckneyville, where he earned $15 a week. He moved to Ft. Worth, Texas the following year where he attended seminary for four years. There he pastored a church 150 miles away and earned $15 a week to start, later receiving a $5 a week raise. It wasn’t until he returned to Illinois in 1952 that a pastorate at First Baptist Church in Golconda led to the “big money” paying $65 a week to start. Marshall served his most recent interim in 2011.

Before retiring, Marshall pastored or interim pastored for over 65 years in 25 congregations—one in Missouri, two in Texas, and 22 in Illinois. He performed 878 baptisms, 254 weddings, and 213 funerals. In the 1950s he wrote a regular column for the Illinois Baptist newspaper, “Minute Mes- sages.” He also served as interim Director of Missions for Central Baptist Association from 19931994.

He and his wife, Jeanne, have three children, Roger, David, and Valerie (Pafford). Both Roger and David followed their father into ministry. David pastors FBC Mt. Zion. Roger pastored at FBC Effingham before retiring, and also served as a zone consultant for IBSA.

IBSA nominations due soon

The Nominations Committee will draft a slate of candidates for 30+ elected positions in IBSA leadership. In addition to IBSA’s six committees, they recommend people to serve on the Association’s three boards: IBSA, the Baptist Foundation of Illinois, and Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services. The deadline to receive nominations is August 7, 2023. Instructions are posted at IBSA.org/nominations.