Getting un-stuck
There was about an hour of daylight left when I suggested to my wife, Beth, that we cut down a small tree next to our house that had been on our to-do list for a while. We were leaving town the next day, and I convinced her we could at least get the tree felled and pulled out of the way, and then dismember and stack it when we returned. As she knew, I was also eager to try out a new chainsaw that was barely out of the box.
Trees are often bigger than they look from the ground. And though I thought I knew something about cutting a tree, on a hill, to fall in the desired direction, apparently the weight of the tree exceeded the depth of my expertise. Before I knew it, the tree trunk had trapped my saw blade and was leaning toward our house rather than away from it. It was getting dark, and we were stuck.
Being stuck is a terrible feeling. Yet it describes how many church members, and even many pastors and church leaders, can feel about their church. Even if intentions are good, and workers are willing, and the tools and experience seem right for the task, the mission and ministry of any church can get stuck.
In my wife’s and my case, getting unstuck required a total reconsideration of our situation, a totally new approach to managing our problem, and the discovery of some new tools that we hadn’t even considered when we began the project. Having some extra workers could have helped too. Perhaps they could have given us some better ideas and easier options. But no one was around, and it was almost dark.
So, we ended up throwing a rope around a part of the tree, tying the rope to the back of our mini-van, and slowly pulling the tree away from the house. That made the tree fall across our driveway, where we worked well after dark to clear a path for us to leave town the next morning.
Many things could have gone terribly wrong with that plan. Getting that tree down was a lot harder than it should have been. Plus, I still have to relive this story with humility that my wife warned me about all this before we began.
I write about it today for the purpose of encouraging all of us who may feel our churches are in some way “stuck.” Here are three takeaways I learned as a lumberjack, that I think can help all of as church leaders.
First, both getting stuck and feeling stuck are common experiences. Lots of churches are stuck. We shouldn’t just wring our hands or feel inadequate or discouraged. It’s getting dark. Commit to getting unstuck. Find your next step of forward progress.
The daughter of missionaries in Czechia, Alexa Williams (center) makes friends at an English camp in Tlučna. Many of the families in IMB support services, like the Williams, use their English language as a tool to reach Czech families with the gospel.
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Giving by IBSA churches as of 11/05/21
$4,753,843
Budget Goal: $5,246,164
Received to date in 2020: $4,596,596
2021Goal: $6.2 Million
Second, we should ask for friendly, outside help as soon as we realize we’re stuck. Outside perspective, expertise, and elbow grease can make all the difference. For example, at IBSA, we have a new, “thrive” strategy we call Next Step consulting. All of our staff who work directly with churches in the field have been trained with specific tools for helping churches move from where they are to where they want to be. We’d love to help.
Third, start moving in a new direction, even if it’s uncomfortable or requires new approaches or resources. It will almost certainly look different than the way you started. That’s OK. The way you started eventually got you stuck. Churches are meant to adapt in order to stay healthy, to grow disciples and leaders, and to effectively deliver the gospel to a changing world.
Nate Adams is executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association. Respond at IllinoisBaptist@IBSA.org.
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This lesson involved an old plan, a new chainsaw, and a tree falling toward my house.
From the front: illinois responds to floyd departure
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Advocates of relinquishing attorney-client privilege, spearheaded by the Sex Abuse Task Force as ordered by messengers and appointed by incoming SBC President Ed Litton in July, said that would open the investigation to greater transparency in keeping with instructions by the messengers at the June SBC Annual Meeting.
The law firm that has represented the EC since 1966, Guenther, Jordon, and Price, resigned after the vote, saying they could not serve without attorney-client privilege. Slade has arranged for the firm to stay in place temporarily, until new legal counsel can be secured.
Two Illinois views
Both Illinois representatives were in the tense and prolonged meetings where multiple alternatives were argued. Trustee Sharon Carty of Carlinville voted to retain attorney-client privilege in the first two meetings, but voted to relinquish in the third meeting, while Adron Robinson of Country Club Hills voted to relinquish it from the beginning.
Now, after Floyd’s resignation, their estimations of the situation are similar. “I’m saddened, but I understand why he resigned,” said Robinson.
“I am very, very broken over this right now,” Carty said. “I think Dr. Floyd is a great man and I’m saddened that he has resigned, but now we must move forward with God’s plans. We need to get back on track and get back to the Great Commission.”
Robinson served on the search team that presented Floyd to the EC for approval in April 2019. Floyd was elected by 68 of 69 voting members at the time. “I had faith in his ability to lead the Committee in this next season of its life, and to see it go so badly is disheartening,” Robinson said. But Robinson says he understands why Floyd thought his leadership of the EC was untenable.
“The messengers stated clearly what they wanted as far as the investigation and the waiving of privilege,” Robinson said. “I believe it should have been the EC’s job from the very first meeting to figure out how to do what the messengers wanted.”
Floyd followed EC CEO Frank Page, who resigned after seven years in light of what he termed “an inappropriate relationship.” Floyd had recently led approval of Vision 2025, a five-point plan to increase baptisms, especially among children and teens, and to increase missions support. Messengers added a sixth item to his list, an amendment calling for elimination of sexual abuse and racial discrimination in all SBC churches.
Messengers also rejected Floyd’s proposals to give the EC additional powers to control Cooperative Program funding for SBC entities it deemed out of line with denominational intent. Presidents of the six SBC seminaries unanimously opposed the proposal, perceived by some observers as an overreach of EC responsibilities. The proposal was born, at least in part, from the escrowing of CP offerings by churches that objected to some public and political stances by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission under former President Russell Moore.
Stone sues Moore
Georgia pastor and failed SBC presidential candidate Mike Stone has filed suit against Russell Moore, former head of the ERLC. Stone says Moore disseminated two letters that cost him the election.
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee follows earlier charges that Moore leaked letters at the time of the June convention that criticized Southern Baptist leaders for mishandling sexual abuse claims in the denomination.
Stone serves on the steering committee for the Conservative Baptist Network. He lost the SBC presidency to Ed Litton.
– with reporting from Illinois Baptist staff, The Baptist Paper, and The Tennessean
Winston, Ga. | Robert “Bob” Wiley, 80, IBSA’s ninth Executive Director, died Nov. 6. Wiley’s departure is memorable in part because his resignation came on Sept. 11, 2001, at about the same time as the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. His tenure is being remembered for accomplishments in evangelism and missions support.
During his five-year tenure, baptisms in the state increased by more than 13% to 7,740 and contributions to the Cooperative Program rose by nearly 23%. Bob Dickerson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Marion and an IBSA Board member at the time, said Wiley “was very good at promoting evangelism and personally sharing Christ with others.” Dickerson said Wiley didn’t only talk about evangelism, but “he was an evangelist at heart and in practice. I admired that about him.”
Prior to coming to Illinois, Wiley worked 16 years at the Home Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board), spending the last 10 years as Director of Associational Missions. After leaving IBSA, he returned to NAMB and retired from there after serving 58 years in ministry. Wiley’s career also included service as pastor and worship director.
“I appreciate Bob’s service to both the North American Mission Board and to IBSA over the years, and especially his heart for church planting and evangelism,” said IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams.
“When I first met Bob, he came as IBSA’s Executive Director to meet with our local association’s leaders in the western suburbs of Chicago. I remember him speaking about the importance of balancing both church strengthening and church planting,” Adams said. “After the meeting he spoke an encouraging word to me personally, and I remember feeling affirmed as a young bi-vocational church planter.”
Pat Pajak, former IBSA director of evangelism and pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Decatur during Wiley’s tenure, described Wiley as gregarious. “He loved spending time with pastors,” Pajak said. “He would often call and invite groups of pastors to play golf and go to lunch together. He enjoyed getting out of the office and sharing oneon-one time with the guys.”
Wiley is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara; daughter, Robin; son, Paul; and four grandchildren.
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Southern Seminary sues over vaccine requirement
Two seminaries are challenging the Biden administration over its rule that employers of more than 100 workers must require their staffs to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Asbury Seminary, a Methodist school, filed suit Nov. 5 in the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Both seminaries ate represented by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), an IBSA ministry partner.
ADF counsel Ryan Bangert said the vaccine mandate interferes with the core mission of the seminaries, which is to train ministers. ADF has filed similar lawsuits for other Christian employers.
Pritzker outlaws religious exemptions on vaccines
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a new law designed to prevent people from claiming religious exemptions to avoid complying with vaccine mandates.
Senate Bill 1169 said the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act can’t be used to challenge vaccination requirements or other actions taken by employers or businesses to “prevent contraction or transmission of COVID-19.”
Pritzker described “masks, vaccines, and testing requirements” as “lifesaving measures that keep our workplaces and communities safe.” He praised the General Assembly for “ensuring that the Health Care Right of Conscience Act is no longer wrongly used against institutions who are putting safety and science first.”
The new law takes effect June 1.
State conventions’ votes on abuse task forces mixed
Five Baptist state conventions approved motions for some type of sex abuse task force during their annual meetings, and at least one more is pending. Two states, however, voted down the motions prompted in part by the investigation of the SBC Executive Committee’s handling of abuse claims in the denomination. Messengers in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina approved their states’ version of a task force. The head of Kentucky Baptists is planning to bring a similar motion at their annual meeting. Messengers in Missouri and Mississippi voted down establishing a state task force.
No such motion materialized at the IBSA Annual Meeting. One Twitter user alerted his followers to the possibility with a link to the IBSA livestream, but also commended IBSA for a wealth of resources online to train churches in screening and abuse prevention.
– with info from Baptist Press, The Tennessean, and Baptist Standard
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right to life Assembly repeals parent notification
Springfield | The Illinois General Assembly removed what was essentially the last effective means of regulating abortion when it repealed the Parental Notice Act. Proponents had failed to repeal the requirement in the spring legislative session, but brought it back on short notice in the fall veto session. House Bill 370 (HB 370), the Youth Health and Safety Act, passed in the House by a vote of 62-51 Oct. 27 after being approved in the Senate by 32-22 the day before. Gov. J.B. Pritzker supported the repeal and expressed his intentions to sign it into law.
Current state law, passed in 1995, required women under the age of 18 to notify a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent at least 48 hours prior to an abortion. It does not require permission, only notification. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 37 other states still have some type of parental notice law in place.
Illinois Right to Life hosted a rally outside the State Capitol Oct. 26, hoping to persuade members of the General Assembly to vote against HB 370. They held placards reading “Hands Off Parental Notice.”
Gov. Pritzker released a written statement of support following the bill’s passage. “At a time when reproductive rights are under attack across the country, Illinois is protecting those critical reproductive rights,” Pritzker said. “This repeal was essential, because it was the most vulnerable pregnant minors who were being hurt most by this law: victims of rape, incest and physical abuse.”
Opponents of the bill say it will do the opposite by enabling abuse. Amy Gehrke, spokesperson for Illinois Right to Life Action, expressed concern for the “rights of parents or the health and safety of minor girls” including those “at the mercy of human traffickers and sexual predators.”
Illinois Parents for the Protection of Girls hosted a virtual gathering last spring with
human trafficking survivor Brooke Bello and expert Laura Lederer. Nine-in-ten trafficking survivors reported having contact with healthcare provider, according to Lederer, with 71% saying they got pregnant at least once while being trafficked. In addition, 55% reported having at least one abortion with 30% undergoing multiple abortions.
Bello testified she was raped at the age of 11, trafficked at 15, and forced to undergo multiple abortions by her trafficker. “Had my parents been notified, my mother would have [known] what city I was near.” She believes law enforcement could have been alerted, and she may have been rescued sooner.
Gehrke condemned the bill’s passage. “In Illinois, minor girls cannot get a body piercing, a tattoo, or even receive an aspirin without parental consent. Enabling children to have abortions without their parents’ involvement is simply appalling.”
Once signed, the repeal will take effect June 1.
Nationally, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Nov. 1 against the new Texas law limiting abortions to the first six weeks of pregnancy. The high court will hear arguments in December on a Mississippi case that some believe could overturn Roe v. Wade. Decisions in both cases will be released by the summer.
Pastor charged with grooming
Decatur | Joseph M. Krol was arrested by the Macon County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 15 on a single charge of grooming a minor. Krol was booked on the Class 4 felony at the Macon County jail and was arraigned Oct. 16 with bail set at $75,000. He was released on bond.
Krol had served as pastor at Galilee Baptist Church in Decatur, which is in Macon County. In July, he accepted a call to serve as pastor of Rochester First Baptist Church. Krol was suspended from his position at the Rochester church immediately after his
arrest. Church members met Oct. 27 and voted to terminate his employment.
Senior leadership at both churches reported they were cooperating with the investigation by law enforcement, and were seeking to minister in the situation. Galilee Church offered professional counseling to the victim and family.
Krol’s wife is an IBSA employee. IBSA ministry staff assisted leaders in both churches with their reporting information to the congregations and in communications with their communities.
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This report includes contributions received by the Illinois Baptist State Association through the third quarter of 2021. For questions about this report, contact the IBSA Church Operations Team at (217) 391-3106, e-mail JeffDeasy@IBSA.org, or write to P.O. Box 19247, Springfield, IL 62794-9247.
$20 Billion
is a lot of money. That’s how much Southern Baptists have given to missions through the Cooperative Program since it was founded in 1925.
10 IBSA. org Illinois Baptist ANTIOCH Brownfield, Golconda 356.50 14.26 Calvary Missionary, Brookport 22.80 2.53 Cave in Rock First, Cave in Rock 1,125.00 112.50 Elizabethtown First, Elizabethtown 3,971.52 60.17 Golconda First, Golconda 4,716.09 27.91 Homberg, Golconda 708.75 44.30 Mt Olivet, Golconda 898.48 99.83 Peter’s Creek, Elizabethtown 1,383.90 17.52 Rosiclare First, Rosiclare 1,531.76 8.51 Sulphur Springs, Golconda 103.00 5.42 SUBTOTAL 14,817.80 25.46 BAY CREEK Calvary, Pittsfield 11,162.00 96.22 Nebo, Nebo 200.00 1.77 Payson Southern, Payson 900.00 56.25 Pleasant Hill First, Pleasant Hill 14,230.39 46.20 Quincy First Southern, Quincy 7,178.21 43.24 Quincy, Quincy 1,925.11 213.90 SUBTOTAL 35,595.71 48.90 BIG SALINE Eddyville Missionary, Eddyville 0.00 Highview Missionary, Harrisburg 202.28 7.78 Macedonia Missionary, Harrisburg 2,808.00 82.59 Saline Ridge Missionary, Harrisburg 3,530.00 75.11 Walnut Grove, Harrisburg 1,194.00 7.86 SUBTOTAL 7,734.28 27.04 CENTRAL Argenta, Argenta 2,654.77 58.99 Arthur Southern, Arthur 11,405.00 52.32 Atwood First, Atwood 8,000.00 50.31 Calvary, Decatur 305.98 4.13 Emmanuel, Decatur 3,122.00 74.33 Fellowship, Shelbyville 976.00 17.75 Findlay First Southern, Findlay 258.00 19.85 Forsyth, Forsyth 617.98 18.73 Galilee, Decatur 2,698.37 24.53 Hammond Missionary, Hammond 788.82 28.17 Heyworth First, Heyworth 1,974.69 53.37 Lincoln Southern, Lincoln 692.55 13.85 Lovington First, Lovington 3,057.00 169.83 Mt Zion First, Mt Zion 23,061.04 141.48 Sullivan Southern, Sullivan 3,654.00 17.40 Summit Avenue, Decatur 1,585.84 9.79 Tabernacle, Decatur 73,169.24 117.26 Tri-Valley, Bloomington 0.00 SUBTOTAL 138,021.28 62.14 CHICAGO METRO Agape Bible, Park Forest 5,233.36 74.76 Agape Korean, Northbrook 0.00 Alpha, Bolingbrook 4,050.00 18.66 Anew Life Ministry Missionary, Gary 100.00 2.70 Another Chance, Country Club Hills Armitage, Chicago 0.00 Beacon Hill Missionary, Chicago Hgts. 0.00 Brainard Avenue, Countryside 11,755.04 189.60 Bread of Life, Chicago 2,000.00 3.33 Broadview Missionary, Broadview 2,425.00 1.70 Centennial Missionary, Chicago 0.00 Central Grace, Streamwood 450.00 12.86 Chicago Japanese, Arlington Hgts. 900.00 Chicagoland Community, Chicago 150.00 5.77 Chinese NW Suburb, Rolling Mdws 0.00 Christ Transformed Lives, Hoffman Est. 0.00 Cornelia Avenue, Chicago 300.00 Crossroads Comm., Carol Stream 11,250.00 16.94 Evanston, Evanston 0.00 Evening Star Missionary, Chicago 200.00 Faith Tabernacle, Chicago 1,800.00 9.84 First New Bethlehem, Chicago 0.00 First New Mt Olive Miss., Chicago 100.00 14.29 Gabaon, Chicago 300.00 2.44 Garden of Peace, Park Forest Glenview First, Glenview 5,689.80 Golf Road, Des Plaines 9,509.00 118.86 Good Hope Missionary, Chicago 175.00 4.38 Grace Missionary, Markham 0.00 Greater Tabernacle Miss., Chicago 0.00 Harmony Community, Chicago 240.00 1.20 Hillcrest, Country Club Hills 13,800.00 34.50 Hinsdale Chinese, Clarendon Hills 0.00 Holy Bible Missionary, Harvey 20.00 0.19 Hope Korean Com., Park Ridge 0.00 Household of Faith, Markham 400.00 4.49 Iglesia Biblica, Chicago 500.00 15.63 Iglesia Cristiana, Des Plaines 135.00 1.13 Iglesia Evangelica, Evanston 0.00 Iglesia Misionera N Ave., Chicago 0.00 Immanuel Korean, Chicago 60.00 4.00 Immanuel, Chicago 5,200.00 72.22 In the Upper Room, Lansing 0.00 Intern. Fellowship, Montgomery 15.00 0.79 Jesus is the Life, Park Forest 0.00 Karen, Wheaton 864.80 18.02 Korean Bethel, Schaumburg 0.00 Lighthouse Fellowship, Frankfort 1,968.90 39.38 Love Fellowship, Romeoville 2,610.00 16.84 Mars Hill, Chicago Metropolitan, Gary 0.00 Mission of Faith, Chicago 0.00 Morning Star Bible, Chicago 0.00 Mt Calvary, Robbins 0.00 Mt Carmel Children of God, Chicago 1,800.00 56.25 Mt Joy, Chicago 0.00 New Faith International, Matteson 0.00 New Life Bilingual, West Chicago 1,080.00 67.50 New Lords Church, Mt Prospect 0.00 New Seasons Chicago, Chicago New Tabernacle of Faith, Chicago 100.00 2.78 Northfield Korean, Northfield 200.00 6.67 Nuevo Pacto, Countryside 150.00 10.00 Original Wings of Faith, Chicago Peoples Community, Glen Ellyn 2,300.00 12.43 Pilgrim Rest Missionary, Chicago 500.00 3.33 Practical Word Ministries, Chicago 0.00 Primera Igl. de La Villita, Chicago 657.70 82.21 Progressive, Chicago 3,000.00 1.36 Proviso Missionary, Maywood 0.00 Real, Chicago 450.00 8.82 Reborn Community, Chicago 0.00 Redemption Hour, Romeoville 0.00 Rehoboth Evang., Olympia Fields 150.00 4.05 Resurrection House, Gary 0.00 Resurrection House, Dolton 50.00 2.00 Ridge House of Praise, Chicago River of Life, Clarendon Hls 300.00 12.00 Romanian - Metro Chicago, Des Plaines Rose of Light, Chicago 400.00 10.00 Schaumburg, Schaumburg 450.00 2.50 Soul Reviving Missionary, Chicago 300.00 33.33 Springbrook Community, Plainfield 13,282.00 35.32 St James Community of Broadview 0.00 St John Baptist Temple, Chicago 0.00 St Joseph Missionary, Chicago 150.00 0.80 St Mark Missionary, Harvey 1,200.00 3.07 Starting Point Community, Chicago 750.00 34.09 Tensae, Wheaton The Lord’s Church, Naperville 1,500.00 68.18 Tinley Park First, Tinley Park 4,120.70 64.39 Trinity International, Aurora 413.04 59.01 Truth Foundation, Bolingbrook 0.00 Tyrannus, Arlington Heights 560.00 11.20 Universal, Harvey 0.00 Uptown, Chicago 9,215.68 92.16 Vietnamese of Chicago, Chicago 400.00 4.00 Willow Springs First, Willow Springs 834.57 12.10 World Deliverance, Bellwood 0.00 168, Oakbrook 4,392.10 Bethel SBC, Mount Prospect 750.00 19.74 Blu, Park Ridge 0.00 Bulgarian, Chicago Chicago Emmanuel Mission, Wheaton 0.00 Chicago West Bible, Chicago Church of the Beloved-Wicker Park, Chicago 0.00 Crossroads Village, Carol Stream Empowerment, Melrose Park Grace Community, Villa Park 0.00 Hope Christian, Chicago Iglesia Ciudad de Gracia, Chicago 0.00 Iglesia Cristo El Redentor, Chicago Iglesia Cristo Rompe Las Cadenas, Chicago Hgts. Kingdom Pathway, Chicago Peniel Multi-Ethnic, Chicago 1,709.46 65.75 Ransom City, Evanston 0.00 Sow Chicago, Chicago 400.48 28.61 The Community in Maywood 0.00 The Connection Comm., Chicago 1,000.00 Urban Voice Community, Chicago 1,000.00 9.80 Walking in Grace, Plainfield White Stone 500.00 SUBTOTAL 136,266.63 7.53 CLEAR CREEK Alto Pass First, Alto Pass 200.00 4.44 Anna First, Anna 6,128.37 10.83 Anna Heights, Anna 32,783.00 50.75 Beech Grove, Thebes 657.55 21.92 Bethany, Cypress 5,929.70 31.54 Bethel, Cobden 485.23 12.44 Big Creek, Anna 4,216.46 37.65 Caledonia Community, Olmsted 862.21 4.23 Cobden First, Cobden 6,000.00 18.18 Dongola First, Dongola 979.16 2.25 Dutch Ridge Mission., Carbondale 2,014.76 15.99 East Cape, Mc Clure 395.41 12.76 Fellowship, Vienna 5,398.43 39.40 Friendship, Dongola 0.00 Galilee, Wolf Lake Grand Tower First, Grand Tower 727.00 3.07 Harbor, Marion 1,592.32 28.43 Harvest Church of So. IL, Anna 2,800.00 22.05 Immanuel Praise/Worship, Cobden 256.32 1.90 Jonesboro First, Jonesboro 5,345.54 39.02 Limestone, Cobden 250.00 5.68 Lockard Chapel, Jonesboro 1,205.35 9.96 Makanda, Makanda 800.00 11.43 Maple Grove, Ullin 900.00 5.26 Mill Creek, Mill Creek 1,419.87 14.20 Mound City First, Mound City 180.00 3.60 Mounds First, Mounds 647.34 21.58 Mt Olive, Dongola 1,851.60 185.16 Mt Pleasant, Pulaski 525.00 9.38 New Hope, Buncombe 1,834.29 14.11 Pleasant Ridge, Cobden 2,230.48 25.06 Reynoldsville, Jonesboro 407.00 12.33 S I Country, Makanda 1,000.00 28.57 Sandy Creek, Tamms 4,526.00 80.82 Shiloh, Villa Ridge 500.00 5.56 Tamms First, Tamms 1,995.00 25.58 Thebes First, Thebes 1,364.00 8.22 Ullin First, Ullin 13,499.00 72.97 United Missionary, Buncombe 6,332.39 33.86 Grace Community, Cairo 0.00 Tamms Community, Tamms Water Valley Country, Cobden 0.00 SUBTOTAL 118,238.78 22.10 EAST CENTRAL Bement, Bement 195.37 4.25 Bethel, Danville 2,258.38 13.86 Calvary, Monticello 30,574.17 199.83 Church of the Cross, Mahomet 6,076.93 Cornerstone, Savoy 13,203.00 141.97 Farmer City First, Farmer City 1,352.09 37.56 Gibson City First, Gibson City 3,656.13 83.09 Journey, Normal 4,036.06 53.81 Le Roy First, Le Roy 349.01 6.71 Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 8,961.40 46.19 Temple, Champaign 239.52 6.84 Tolono First, Tolono 450.00 8.82 Vale, Bloomington 60,000.00 30.00 Weldon, Weldon 677.25 33.86 Korean - Cham-Bana, Urbana 60.00 River of Life, Champaign-Urbana 781.64 SUBTOTAL 132,870.95 44.86 FOX VALLEY Bethel, Saint Charles 99.00 6.60 Calvary, Elgin 5,730.57 45.84 Calvary, Montgomery 2,310.77 256.75 Crystal Lake First, Crystal Lake 542.20 7.23 Eden, Woodstock 500.00 62.50 Elk Grove Village First 3,285.00 82.13 Families of Faith, Channahon 840.00 2.15 Gospel Life Bible, Genoa 1,686.00 44.37 Grace Hill, Medinah Harvard First, Harvard 1,509.62 23.59 Iglesia Alfa y Omega, Aurora 100.00 4.55 Iglesia Betel, Berwyn 0.00 Iglesia Bethania, Elgin 300.00 3.85 Iglesia El Calvario, Elgin 0.00 Iglesia Emanuel, Aurora 666.64 2.30 Iglesia Getsemani, Aurora 540.00 41.54 Iglesia Piedra Angular, W Chicago 0.00 Iglesia Vida Nueva, Elgin 1,200.00 27.27 Larkin Avenue, Elgin 653.95 32.70 McHenry First, McHenry 1,500.00 40.54 Meadowdale First, Carpentersville 1,700.00 121.43 New Hope, Aurora 1,125.00 45.00 Orchard Valley, Aurora 0.00 Sycamore, Sycamore 512.26 32.02 Twin Oaks, Sleepy Hollow 2,581.68 161.36 Victory Rock Fellowship, Marengo 75.00 1.97 Victory, Mendota 0.00 Wood Dale First, Wood Dale 74.97 2.14 Emmaus Genoa, Genoa 340.00 Gospel Grace, Woodstock 2,149.44 119.41 Hanbit Korean, Elgin 700.00 100.00 SUBTOTAL 30,722.10 18.20 FRANKLIN Caldwell, Benton 300.00 2.73 Calvary, West Frankfort 800.00 5.67 Christopher First, Christopher 581.56 9.69 Cleburne, Mulkeytown 113.00 5.65 Ewing First, Ewing 1,111.50 39.70 Faith Missionary, Christopher 111.00 6.53 Forest, Benton 40.00 1.60 Freedom Mission., Mc Leansboro 1,200.00 10.26 Grace Fellowship, Benton 900.00 4.09 Immanuel, Benton 60,000.03 77.92 Ina Missionary, Ina 3,690.80 42.42 Jackson Grove, Benton 0.00 Liberty, Ewing 50.00 0.53 New Hope Missionary, Benton 600.00 25.00 North Benton, Benton 3,825.00 11.95 Old Du Quoin, Du Quoin 4,486.90 31.16 Pleasant Hill, Thompsonville 416.39 8.50 Pleasant Valley, Thompsonville 1,952.00 43.38 Rend, Benton 270.00 16.88 Royalton First, Royalton 10,046.67 77.28 Sesser First, Sesser 2,700.00 6.54 Steel City, Benton 5,143.20 48.98 Thompsonville First, Thompsonville 3,322.30 15.82 Valier First, Valier 4,844.23 26.91 Valier Second, Valier 95.00 1.19 West City, Benton 60.00 2.40 West Frankfort First, W Frankfort 14,320.44 32.47 West Frankfort Third, W Frankfort 1,222.47 30.56 Whittington, Whittington 3,000.00 5.60 Zeigler First, Zeigler 4,526.00 29.39 SUBTOTAL 129,728.49 27.67 GATEWAY Bethalto First, Bethalto 80,539.22 116.72 Bethel, Troy 0.00 Bethesda, Granite City 2,873.00 31.92 Calvary, Alton 11,273.26 8.31 Calvary, Edwardsville 7,896.01 39.09 Calvary, Granite City 1,356.04 15.24 Christway, Godfrey 500.00 3.38 Crosspoint, Edwardsville 933.75 12.29 Crossroads Community, Brighton 9,754.86 44.34 Dow Southern, Dow 3,750.03 27.78 Emmanuel, Granite City 0.00 Faith, Highland 555.00 10.47 Grace, Granite City 9,307.26 62.46 Granite City Second, Granite City 4,050.00 14.46 Greater St James, Alton 0.00 Heartland, Alton 12,611.62 53.44 Heights Community, Collinsville 4,908.29 46.75 Highland Southern, Highland 500.00 12.50 Holiday Shores, Edwardsville 2,527.04 28.39 Iglesia Maranatha, Collinsville 0.00 Maryville First, Maryville 152,793.12 66.35 Meadowbrook First, Moro 1,364.46 21.32 Metro Community, Edwardsville 114,904.65 134.39 Mitchell First, Granite City 2,495.40 83.18 Mosaic, Highland 3,989.98 11.84 New Douglas, New Douglas 1,935.00 32.80 New Hope, Worden 1,560.59 19.75 New Life Christian Fel., Hamel 662.76 22.09 North Alton, Alton 2,310.50 24.58 Pleasant Ridge, Collinsville 3,916.90 59.35 Pontoon, Granite City 5,630.46 144.37 Red Hill Church, Edwardsville 3,222.36 44.76 Temple, Madison 145.94 1.31 Unity, Granite City 2,700.00 7.50 Victory, Alton 0.00 West 22nd Street, Granite City 3,217.53 28.99 Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River 14,122.42 43.06 The Bridge, Alton SUBTOTAL 468,307.45 44.82 GOSHEN TRAIL Antioch, Macedonia 665.02 26.60 Blooming Grove, Mc Leansboro 6,664.32 56.00 Dahlgren, Dahlgren 2,292.56 20.47 Delafield, Mc Leansboro 25.00 1.39 Ditney Ridge, Norris City 22,337.22 87.94 Hickory Hill Missionary 0.00 Hopewell Mission., Mc Leansboro 646.00 19.00 Kingdom, Carmi 0.00 Macedonia, Norris City 133.00 6.65 Mc Leansboro First, Mc Leansboro 1,407.45 10.05 New Prospect, Broughton 4,319.73 102.85 New Salem, Mc Leansboro 3,015.00 100.50 Norris City First Southern 6,511.20 49.33 Sugar Camp, Mount Vernon 0.00 Ten Mile, Mc Leansboro 23,422.77 86.43 Union Missionary, Dahlgren 450.00 26.47 SUBTOTAL 71,889.27 54.13 GREATER WABASH Albion First, Albion 8,557.44 32.54 Arrington Prairie, Sims 393.86 15.15 Carmi First, Carmi 30,000.00 95.85 Crossville Missionary, Crossville 1,350.00 6.25 Ellis Mound, Wayne City 1,281.00 16.64 Elm River, Fairfield 0.00 Fairfield First, Fairfield 27,825.38 131.25 Grayville First, Grayville 9,642.32 37.09 Jasper, Fairfield 208.09 5.48 Keenes Missionary, Keenes 1,808.00 14.94 Liberty, Burnt Prairie 2,369.00 23.23 Mill Shoals, Mill Shoals 0.00 Mt Carmel First, Mount Carmel 11,545.28 20.51 North Side, Fairfield 2,807.97 36.47 Northside Missionary, Grayville 10,032.93 41.63 Olive Branch Mission., Wayne City 1,716.50 17.00 Pleasant Grove Mission., Fairfield 1,125.00 15.63 Pleasant Hill The Brick, Geff 637.53 18.22 Samaria Missionary, Albion 10,707.00 63.73 Sims Missionary, Sims 1,491.90 18.19 Stewart Street, Carmi 2,619.85 28.48 Temple, Mc Leansboro 0.00 Ten Post Oak, Keenes 884.00 12.28 Wayne City, Wayne City 15,256.91 78.64 SUBTOTAL 142,259.96 41.31 HEARTLAND Chatham, Chatham 47,257.53 148.14 Delta, Springfield 17,824.27 266.03 Eastview, Springfield 14,958.00 49.86 Edinburg First, Edinburg 0.00 Greenview First, Greenview 1,697.14 32.02 Havana Southern, Havana 1,475.00 26.82 Kincaid, Kincaid 0.00 Living Faith, Sherman 10,214.00 27.68 Meadowbrook, Auburn 400.00 2.92 Mt Zion Southern, Kilbourne 3,080.00 27.02 New Horizons Southern, Pawnee 342.07 34.21 New Lebanon, Kilbourne 295.74 4.00 New Life, Athens 250.00 3.68 New Life, Waverly 677.15 30.78 Pasfield Southern, Springfield 6,827.81 32.51 Petersburg First, Petersburg 8,869.73 29.97
ASSOCIATIONS Total Per Churches CP Capita
– Willie McLaurin, VP, SBC Executive Committee
“This historic moment is a testament to the faithfulness of local churches trusting God weekly, monthly, and annually to advance the gospel at home and around the world.... The heartbeat of SBC churches is evangelism and missions.”
REPEATING
Cooperative Program
followed the
That system of unified giving was devised to get SBC missions out of the hole financially and keep missionaries funded and on the field.
The $75 million campaign became the blueprint for today’s CP.
CP
reduced the frequent appeals by multiple teams of traveling missionaries who often spent more time fundraising in the stateside churches than on their mission fields.
Riverton First, Riverton 5,501.87 148.70 Roanoke, Springfield 0.00 Rochester First, Rochester 19,113.20 135.55 Sandridge New Hope, Petersburg 2,250.00 225.00 Southtower Community, Dawson 4,791.54 38.03 Springfield First, Springfield 1,380.00 34.50 Tallula, Tallula 1,033.00 93.91 Together on N Grand, Springfield 14,549.38 33.84 Western Oaks, Springfield 27,120.34 205.46 Congolese of Springfield, Springfield Iglesia Principe de Paz, Springfield SUBTOTAL 189,907.77 60.89 KASKASKIA Bethel, Odin 1,299.89 23.63 Calvary, Effingham 1,874.97 32.33 Carlyle First, Carlyle 5,246.13 22.42 Central City, Centralia 10,956.00 29.77 Crossroads of Centralia, Centralia 2,297.61 21.88 Diamond Springs, Shattuc 1,194.00 99.50 Emmanuel, Salem 1,910.86 76.43 Eternity, Centralia 925.97 6.13 Fairman, Sandoval 420.06 Faith, Breese 950.00 55.88 Flora First Southern, Flora 4,630.27 34.05 Glenridge First, Junction City 376.01 2.00 Iglesia Latina, Effingham 0.00 Marshall Creek, Odin 1,470.50 33.42 Mulberry Grove First 7,290.42 63.39 New Hope, Effingham 2,250.00 3.46 Odin, Odin 1,036.21 12.95 Patoka First, Patoka 4,100.75 34.75 Pocahontas First, Pocahontas 0.00 Salem First, Salem 36,229.71 92.42 Sandoval, Sandoval 214.98 6.32 Unity, Vandalia 26,291.42 35.77 Wamac Missionary, Centralia 886.30 10.68 West Gate, Trenton 5,400.00 31.40 Wisetown, Greenville 7,231.60 109.57 Zion Hill, Centralia 4,212.00 78.00 SUBTOTAL 128,695.66 32.36 LAKE COUNTY Abba Korean, Des Plaines 0.00 Crossroads Comm., Port Barrington 800.00 10.67 Family Bible, Gurnee 350.00 6.36 Iglesia Gran Comision, Waukegan 2,051.71 41.03 Iglesia Renacer, North Chicago 400.00 26.67 Light and Grace, Waukegan 400.00 5.71 Lighthouse Church of Antioch 300.00 6.98 Meadowridge, Zion 10,839.31 96.78 Mundelein First, Mundelein 80.00 8.00 New Song Ministries, Zion 2,226.52 53.01 Pleasant Grove Mission., Waukegan 0.00 Restoration Miss., Arlington Heights Sanctuary Messianic, Lindenhurst 225.00 10.23 Winthrop Harbor First 3,242.67 22.21 Iglesia El Camino, Round Lk Hts Southwest, Chicago Wilderness Gathering SUBTOTAL 20,915.21 29.25 LOUISVILLE Bloom Southern Missionary, Flora 1,831.06 45.78 Community Southern, Clay City 3,610.77 27.35 Farina First Southern, Farina 4,626.47 64.26 Iola Missionary, Iola 536.39 13.75 Jackson Township, Effingham 440.43 29.36 Louisville, Louisville 8,970.53 74.75 Meacham, Kinmundy 540.00 13.50 Strasburg, Strasburg 345.66 57.61 Strong Tower, Flora 246.48 8.22 Wabash, Louisville 249.00 7.55 Watson, Watson 2,100.00 26.25 SUBTOTAL 23,496.79 38.71 MACOUPIN Bethlehem, Shipman 1,549.38 77.47 Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill 1,234.00 36.29 Charity, Carlinville 8,094.00 88.95 Cross, Carlinville 2,800.00 3.71 Emmanuel, Carlinville 23,202.56 58.15 Grace Southern, Virden 8,100.00 27.84 Litchfield First, Litchfield 17,020.30 68.08 Litchfield Southern, Litchfield 1,004.43 21.84 Modesto, Modesto 0.00 Mt Olive First, Mount Olive 120.00 1.25 Mt Pleasant, Medora 8,047.40 58.31 Mt Zion, Piasa 10,027.34 116.60 Net Community, Staunton 8,974.38 43.99 New Beginnings, Girard 2,250.00 45.00 New Hope, Litchfield 4,292.49 52.35 Nilwood, Nilwood 0.00 Paradise Southern, Jerseyville 105.42 4.39 Plainview, Plainview 180.00 3.27 Pleasant Dale, Girard 5,781.13 192.70 Raymond, Raymond 3,566.00 62.56 St James, Hillsboro 0.00 Trinity, Gillespie 6,295.46 62.33 SUBTOTAL 112,644.29 38.38 METRO EAST Calvary East St Louis, Cahokia 0.00 Calvary, Sparta 4,941.55 16.81 Columbia First, Columbia 63,292.84 126.84 Dupo First, Dupo 7,030.13 18.70 East Carondelet First Eastview, Belleville 8,624.33 88.00 Fairmont, E Saint Louis 1,074.16 5.90 Fairview Heights First 49,997.03 155.27 Faith, Freeburg 4,285.26 109.88 Faith, Marissa 697.43 24.91 Fifteenth Street, E Saint Louis 225.00 Iglesia Agape, Collinsville 0.00 Jerome Lane, Cahokia 0.00 Mascoutah First, Mascoutah 9,102.81 66.44 Meadow Heights, Collinsville 3,752.39 12.14 New Antioch Missionary, Belleville 400.00 4.00 New Athens First, New Athens New Baden First, New Baden 0.00 New Bethel Missionary, E St. Louis 800.00 2.29 New Christian Fel., Fairview Hgts. 300.00 3.09 New Life Community, E St. Louis 0.00 New Visions World Min., E St. Louis 300.00 2.50 O’Fallon First, O Fallon 279,225.06 157.13 Perfecting Faith Ministry, Swansea Pleasant Valley, Belleville 5,336.00 86.06 Prairie Du Rocher First 6,103.74 81.38 Red Bud First, Red Bud 7,223.83 48.16 Smithton First, Smithton 328.90 6.33 Southern Mission, E Saint Louis 2,200.00 1.55 Spring Valley, Shiloh 200.00 Sterling, Fairview Heights 6,522.96 65.23 Straightway, E Saint Louis 0.00 Swansea, Swansea 4,451.00 105.98 The Body of Christ, E Saint Louis Towerview, Shiloh 18,761.00 54.38 True Worship, Caseyville 700.00 12.73 Villa Hills, Belleville 1,668.00 6.54 Waterloo First, Waterloo 12,111.37 23.03 Westview, Swansea 3,855.95 4.19 Winstanley, Fairview Heights 5,827.50 32.38 Light of Christ, E Saint Louis Mercy’s Door, Mascoutah 9,842.00 91.98 Millstadt, Millstadt 900.00 81.82 Purposed Church, Mascoutah 2,599.51 Redemption Community, Belleville 9,023.93 Redemption Downtown - Belleville 715.98 SUBTOTAL 532,419.66 44.16 METRO PEORIA Agape Missionary, Peoria 0.00 Bartonville, Bartonville 2,410.65 185.43 Elmridge So. Missionary, E Peoria 1,987.53 17.91 Faith, Galesburg 6,681.09 48.41 Galena Park, Peoria Heights 573.14 4.34 Grace, Peoria 300.00 1.80 Hamilton First, Hamilton 994.01 38.23 Harvard Hills, Washington 401.38 3.26 Laramie Street, Peoria 2,674.20 39.91 Liberty, Pekin 8,970.35 29.90 Lighthouse, Monmouth 0.00 Manito, Manito 0.00 McArthur Drive, North Pekin 1,040.00 11.18 Morton First, Morton 12,092.17 38.39 New Hope, South Pekin 50.00 Richland Southern, East Peoria 1,070.33 11.89 River Terrace Cowboy, Chillicothe 1,453.98 18.17 Road to Freedom, Galesburg 425.00 8.67 Roland Manor, Washington 4,364.67 20.88 Rome, Chillicothe 3,335.70 92.66 Temple, Canton 2,832.65 27.50 The Journey, East Peoria 4,092.50 34.98 Tremont, Tremont 1,000.00 5.32 Trinity, Galva 814.56 38.79 University, Macomb 4,799.97 63.16 Washington First, Washington 6,027.16 84.89 Woodland, Peoria 74,628.68 396.96 Capernaum, Peoria 1,031.59 30.34 SUBTOTAL 144,051.31 51.06 NINE MILE Ava Missionary, Ava 1,279.07 35.53 Beaucoup, Pinckneyville 30,408.00 80.44 Chester First, Chester 4,075.21 22.89 Christ Church, Carbondale 0.00 Clarmin First, Marissa 1,347.00 26.94 Concord, Pinckneyville 1,578.21 23.56 Coulterville First, Coulterville 349.14 15.87 Cutler First, Cutler 9,305.61 119.30 De Soto First, De Soto 0.00 Dowell First, Dowell 327.30 23.38 Du Quoin First, Du Quoin 33,898.00 52.80 Du Quoin Second, Du Quoin 4,126.39 20.33 Elkville, Elkville 2,778.60 30.53 Ellis Grove First, Ellis Grove 8,190.07 51.84 Elm Street, Murphysboro 29,999.97 38.76 Lakeland, Carbondale 14,818.29 141.13 Lighthouse Community, Nashville 4,435.00 33.60 Matthews, Pinckneyville Murdale, Carbondale 9,384.17 34.12 Nashville First, Nashville 12,000.00 109.09 New Heart Fellowship, Nashville 360.00 60.00 Nine Mile, Tamaroa 4,500.00 35.43 Oak Grove, Pinckneyville 3,049.00 21.94 Pinckneyville First, Pinckneyville 12,186.55 22.36 Rock Hill, Carbondale 750.00 12.10 Roe’s Dale, Pinckneyville 1,729.41 33.91 Sparta First, Sparta 200.00 Steeleville, Steeleville 27,667.25 68.82 Sunfield, Du Quoin 0.00 Tamaroa First, Tamaroa 240.00 5.22 The Ridge, Carbondale 0.00 Tilden First, Tilden 1,472.48 73.62 Unity, Makanda 0.00 University, Carbondale 2,025.00 49.39 Winkle, Coulterville 6,932.80 100.48 Grace Fellowship, Murphysboro 245.00 17.50 Lighthouse Community - Okawville SUBTOTAL 229,657.52 43.89 NORTH CENTRAL Bible Community, Freeport 165.00 4.71 Calvary, Rockford 0.00 Freedom, Rockford 0.00 Halsted Road, Rockford 3,854.19 55.06 Karen of Rockford, Mach. Park 255.49 2.61 Lincoln Wood, Rockford 1,398.00 14.72 Living Stones Fellowship, Rockford 990.00 22.00 Machesney Park First, Mach. Park 13,796.40 67.30 Pelley Road Christian, Rockford 2,611.00 60.72 South Beloit First, South Beloit 0.00 Grace, Rockford SUBTOTAL 23,070.08 25.16 OLNEY Bogota First, Newton 562.51 31.25 Clay City First, Clay City 1,530.50 27.83 Freedom, Noble 8,204.28 55.43 Hoosier Prairie, Louisville 8,272.90 67.26 Ingraham, Ingraham 1,476.00 54.67 Olney Southern, Olney 7,483.34 26.92 Zif, Clay City 3,220.83 58.56 SUBTOTAL 30,750.36 43.68 PALESTINE Duncanville Missionary, Robinson 980.35 57.67 Flat Rock First Missionary 5,842.24 92.73 Heartland, Hutsonville 1,500.00 31.25 Hidalgo, Hidalgo 450.00 18.75 Highland Avenue, Robinson 31,120.35 84.34 Island Grove, Martinsville 922.52 9.41 Lawrenceville First, Lawrenceville 1,526.70 152.67 Mt Olive, West York 4,204.03 38.22 New Hope, Robinson 1,147.85 30.21 Oblong First, Oblong 12,794.33 58.42 Olive Branch, Martinsville 9,744.19 82.58 Prairie Grove, Oblong 2,344.48 86.83 Prior Grove, Oblong 3,945.98 57.19 Shiloh, Bridgeport 11,418.72 63.79 West Union First, West Union 4,064.50 36.62 SUBTOTAL 92,006.24 61.34 QUAD CITIES AREA Colona First Southern, Colona 1,356.35 7.75 Destiny, Rock Island 600.00 12.77 Faith Fellowship, Milan 1,152.69 32.93 First Congregational, Kewanee 50.00 0.91 Joy First, Joy 20.00 New Hope, Coal Valley 3,733.21 33.33 Northcrest Calvary, Moline 1,451.47 18.61 Orion First, Orion 720.76 20.59 Peoples Missionary, Rock Island 300.00 3.00 Trail of Hope Cowboy, Sherrard 0.00 Race of the Elect of Christ, Moline SUBTOTAL 9,384.48 14.07 REHOBOTH Altamont First, Altamont 6,945.54 83.68 Bayle City, Ramsey 65.66 0.46 Bethel, Vandalia 26,008.50 104.03 Brownstown First, Brownstown 0.00 Calvary, Hillsboro 7,790.20 14.37 Celebration Community, Pana 4,840.00 124.10 Coalton, Nokomis 1,007.51 37.32 Columbus Southern, Keyesport 1,866.98 41.49 Effingham First, Effingham 55,763.47 81.29 Fillmore, Fillmore 2,679.03 35.72 Grace, Nokomis 2,089.49 17.13 Hagarstown, Vandalia 680.00 35.79 Herrick, Herrick 880.03 5.24 Hopewell, Pana 378.00 2.89 Mt Carmel, Ramsey 379.44 9.49 Mt Moriah, Coffeen 980.01 6.49 New Beginnings, Greenville 0.00 New Bethel, Ramsey 747.22 57.48 New Hope, Tower Hill 414.76 7.54 Oconee, Oconee 305.96 10.20 Overcup, Vandalia 1,524.77 16.22 Pleasant Mound, Smithboro 1,713.55 43.94 Ramsey First, Ramsey 20,788.78 75.87 Redeemer, Panama 930.82 155.14 Reno Southern, Greenville 357.94 5.51 Schram City, Hillsboro 872.76 43.64 Shiloh, Nokomis 225.00 1.62 Smith Grove, Greenville 6,650.00 31.52 Smithboro, Smithboro 50.00 6.25 Sorento Southern, Sorento 237.14 8.47 Taylor Springs First, Taylor Springs 995.00 8.58 Vera, Ramsey 2,318.03 96.58 Walshville, Walshville 1,546.69 37.72 Woburn, Greenville 548.89 15.68 Grace Community Fel., Vandalia 984.80 123.10 SUBTOTAL 153,565.97 39.86 SALEM SOUTH Antioch Missionary, Bonnie 111.00 5.05 Baker Street, Walnut Hill 386.00 21.44 Belle Rive Missionary, Belle Rive 9,598.39 45.28 Bethel, Mount Vernon 456.32 2.68 Bethlehem, Salem 0.00 Blaze Chapel, Centralia 100.00 16.67 Bluford First, Bluford 303.61 3.34 Camp Ground, Mount Vernon 770.02 9.28 Casey Avenue, Mount Vernon 861.00 6.78 E Hickory Hill Missionary, Bluford 100.00 2.04 East Salem, Mount Vernon 21,564.00 66.15 First Bonnie Missionary, Bonnie 159.00 1.92 Harmony Missionary, Mount Vernon 1,800.00 48.65 Kell, Kell 846.36 22.27 Lebanon Missionary, Mount Vernon 7,787.96 25.29 Logan Street, Mount Vernon 74,227.25 142.20 Long Prairie, Belle Rive 350.00 13.46 Mt Vernon Second, Mount Vernon 0.00 New Hope, Mount Vernon 3,328.00 27.06 New Life, Bluford 0.00 Old Union Miss., Mount Vernon 1,385.24 9.89 Opdyke, Opdyke 2,348.00 15.97 Panther Fork Missionary, Texico 5,585.50 42.00 Park Avenue, Mount Vernon 2,745.62 10.98 Pleasant Grove, Iuka 3,222.00 10.07 Pleasant Hill, Mount Vernon 11,083.13 22.85 Pleasant View Miss., Mount Vernon 78.00 4.33 South Side, Mount Vernon 20.00 0.14 Summersville, Mount Vernon 2,202.42 17.62 West Side Mission., Mount Vernon 450.00 1.88 Woodlawn First, Woodlawn 4,737.00 45.11 SUBTOTAL 156,605.82 35.03 SALINE Bankston Fork, Harrisburg 7,794.27 66.05 Carrier Mills First, Carrier Mills 8,727.00 54.20 College Heights, Eldorado 1,460.42 20.01 Dorrisville, Harrisburg 52,056.61 59.02 Eldorado First, Eldorado 23,844.55 56.24 Galatia First, Galatia 6,600.64 18.81 Gaskins City Missionary, Harrisburg 0.00 Harco, Galatia 3,164.25 15.66 Harrisburg First, Harrisburg 48,050.76 50.11 Herod Springs, Herod 652.52 7.77 Junction First, Junction 0.00 Land Street Missionary, Harrisburg 0.00 Ledford, Harrisburg 2,169.00 19.90 Liberty, Harrisburg 12,473.68 82.06 Long Branch, Galatia 1,553.84 28.25 McKinley Avenue, Harrisburg 15,483.01 22.94 Muddy First, Muddy 0.00 New Burnside, New Burnside 927.36 26.50 New Castle, Harrisburg 798.88 38.04 North America, Galatia 1,756.85 18.30 North Williford, Harrisburg 1,374.00 20.21 Ozark, Ozark 8,042.48 138.66 Pankeyville, Harrisburg 5,458.58 58.69 Raleigh, Raleigh 1,900.63 13.02 Ridgway First, Ridgway 3,756.04 27.62 Scott Street, Eldorado 2,355.01 98.13 Shawneetown First, Shawneetown 6,289.08 42.21 Stonefort Missionary, Stonefort 2,624.27 64.01 Union Grove, Eldorado 7,824.93 96.60 Wasson Missionary, Harrisburg 0.00 SUBTOTAL 227,138.66 42.41 SANDY CREEK Athensville, Roodhouse 2,382.41 76.85 Beardstown First Southern 3,990.17 19.75 Bloomfield, Winchester 200.00 18.18 Bluffs, Bluffs 2,027.12 28.96 Calvary, Jacksonville 1,236.04 42.62 Calvary, White Hall 400.00 11.43 Charity Southern, Greenfield 3,807.97 18.22 Community Worship, Murrayville 239.80 4.89 Cornerstone, Winchester 2,208.60 11.04 East Union, Manchester 0.00 Emmanuel, Roodhouse 1,540.73 12.13 Faith, Carrollton 4,376.07 29.57 Fieldon First, Fieldon 0.00 Franklin, Franklin 816.72 48.04 Glasgow, Winchester 236.12 5.37 Grace, Palmyra 1,441.30 17.16 Grace, Winchester 1,057.99 40.69 Hillview, Hillview 2,164.01 15.35 Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville 68,829.00 226.41 New Beginnings Christian, Ashland 1,877.35 78.22 New Hope, Waverly 199.80 14.27 Otterville Southern, Otterville 680.80 26.18 Panther Crk N Beg., Chandlerville 1,380.32 1380.32 Pleasant Hill, Roodhouse 1,100.00 19.30 Rushville First Southern, Rushville 1,579.00 18.58 Sandridge, Winchester 0.00 Walkerville, Jacksonville 225.00 4.33 Wilmington, Patterson 1,049.38 38.87 Woodson, Woodson 868.94 28.96 Youngblood, Murrayville 2,931.74 58.63 Gathering - First Born, Jacksonville 1,189.00 Resurrection, Jerseyville 90.00 11.25 SUBTOTAL 110,125.38 49.47 SINNISSIPPI Bethel, Princeton 0.00 Emmanuel, Sterling 2,579.75 128.99 Grace Fellowship Amboy-Sublette 5,881.03 136.77 Grace Fellowship Ashton, Ashton 2,650.05 73.61 Grace Fellowship, Stillman Valley 3,059.90 109.28 Iglesia Getsemani, Sterling 250.00 11.90 Iglesia Hispana, Sterling 212.90 15.21 Maranatha, Rock Falls 360.00 14.40 New Hope of Como, Sterling 3,175.53 31.76 Northside, Dixon 5,739.31 24.85 Trinity, Lyndon 815.75 SUBTOTAL 24,724.22 40.73 THREE RIVERS Bethel, Bourbonnais 22,759.56 128.59 Bolingbrook First, Bolingbrook 1,355.10 16.94 Calumet City First, Calumet City 233.98 8.07 Calvary International, Plainfield 0.00 Calvary, Morris 699.19 24.97 Central, Olympia Fields 270.24 9.01 Clifton, Clifton 80.00 4.00 Coal City First, Mazon 1,743.32 15.16 Cristo Es Rey, Bolingbrook 3,715.00 79.04 Crosspointe, Oswego 3,600.00 50.00 Crosswinds Church, Plainfield 4,219.84 33.76 Emmanuel, Lemont 342.21 5.03 Emmanuel, Sandwich 2,000.00 64.52 Erven Avenue, Streator 8,418.61 96.77 Fellowship, S Chicago Heights 1,399.59 27.44 Friendship, Plainfield 28,207.00 134.96 Higher Ground, Midlothian 2,205.34 73.51 Iglesia Camino Al Cielo, Joliet 2,585.10 1292.55 Island City, Wilmington 22,041.64 92.61 Jackson Creek Fellowship, Monee 4,500.00 28.30
of 1919-1924.
IBSA. org 11 November 10, 2021 ASSOCIATIONS Total Per Churches CP Capita
Campaign
$75 Million
giving
ITSELF
$253,641,938
Is the amount given to the Cooperative Program by Illinois Baptist churches from 1925 to 2020
Today, these churches give about $6 million annually through IBSA.
Top 100 Illinois churches in Cooperative Program support through the third quarter of 2021
Top 100 Illinois churches in per capita CP support through the third quarter of 2021
Cave in Rock First, Cave in Rock 112.50
Faith, Freeburg 109.88
Wisetown, Greenville 109.57
Grace Fellowship, Stillman Valley 109.28
Nashville First, Nashville 109.09
Swansea, Swansea 105.98
Bethel, Vandalia 104.03
New Prospect, Broughton 102.85
New Salem, Mc Leansboro 100.50
Winkle, Coulterville 100.48
Hanbit Korean, Elgin 100.00
for national
and and international
42 Baptist state conventions collect CP offerings from local churches, keep a portion for gospel advance in their respective states and send a portion to the national SBC for missions, evangelism, and preparation of pastors and missionaries. In Illinois, the ratio is 56.5% 43.5% for IBSA work missions.
Mt Olivet, Golconda 99.83
Diamond Springs, Shattuc 99.50
Scott Street, Eldorado 98.13
Meadowridge, Zion 96.78
Erven Avenue, Streator 96.77
Union Grove, Eldorado 96.60
Vera, Ramsey 96.58
Calvary, Pittsfield 96.22
Carmi First, Carmi 95.85
Tallula, Tallula 93.91
Flat Rock First Missionary, Flat Rock 92.73
Rome, Chillicothe 92.66 Island City, Wilmington 92.61 Salem First, Salem 92.42
92.16
ASSOCIATIONS Total Per Churches CP Capita O’Fallon First, O Fallon 279,225.06 Maryville First, Maryville 152,793.12 Metro Community, Edwardsville 114,904.65 Bethalto First, Bethalto 80,539.22 Marion Second, Marion 75,087.79 Woodland, Peoria 74,628.68 Logan Street, Mount Vernon 74,227.25 Tabernacle, Decatur 73,169.24 Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville 68,829.00 Columbia First, Columbia 63,292.84 Immanuel, Benton 60,000.03 Vale, Bloomington 60,000.00 Effingham First, Effingham 55,763.47 Cornerstone, Marion 53,666.28 Dorrisville, Harrisburg 52,056.61 Fairview Heights First, Fairview Heights 49,997.03 Harrisburg First, Harrisburg 48,050.76 Chatham, Chatham 47,257.53 Carterville First, Carterville 38,395.44 Casey First, Casey 37,295.36 Salem First, Salem 36,229.71 Du Quoin First, Du Quoin 33,898.00 Anna Heights, Anna 32,783.00 Metropolis First, Metropolis 31,320.35 Highland Avenue, Robinson 31,120.35 Calvary, Monticello 30,574.17 Beaucoup, Pinckneyville 30,408.00 Carmi First, Carmi 30,000.00 Elm Street, Murphysboro 29,999.97 Friendship, Plainfield 28,207.00 Fairfield First, Fairfield 27,825.38 Steeleville, Steeleville 27,667.25 Western Oaks, Springfield 27,120.34 Unity, Vandalia 26,291.42 Bethel, Vandalia 26,008.50 Marshall, Marshall 24,113.01 Eldorado First, Eldorado 23,844.55 Ten Mile, Mc Leansboro 23,422.77 Emmanuel, Carlinville 23,202.56 Mt Zion First, Mt Zion 23,061.04 Bethel, Bourbonnais 22,759.56 Ditney Ridge, Norris City 22,337.22 Island City, Wilmington 22,041.64 East Salem, Mount Vernon 21,564.00 Ramsey First, Ramsey 20,788.78 Rochester First, Rochester 19,113.20 Towerview, Shiloh 18,761.00 Marion First, Marion 18,000.00 Delta, Springfield 17,824.27 Litchfield First, Litchfield 17,020.30 McKinley Avenue, Harrisburg 15,483.01 Wayne City, Wayne City 15,256.91 Eastview, Springfield 14,958.00 Lakeland, Carbondale 14,818.29 Together on North Grand, Springfield 14,549.38 West Frankfort First, West Frankfort 14,320.44 Pleasant Hill First, Pleasant Hill 14,230.39 Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River 14,122.42 Hillcrest, Country Club Hills 13,800.00 Machesney Park First, Machesney Park 13,796.40 Ullin First, Ullin 13,499.00 Springbrook Community, Plainfield 13,282.00 Cornerstone, Savoy 13,203.00 Oblong First, Oblong 12,794.33 Heartland, Alton 12,611.62 Liberty, Harrisburg 12,473.68 Pinckneyville First, Pinckneyville 12,186.55 Waterloo First, Waterloo 12,111.37 Morton First, Morton 12,092.17 Nashville First, Nashville 12,000.00 Martinsville First, Martinsville 11,780.97 Brainard Avenue, Countryside 11,755.04 Mt Carmel First, Mount Carmel 11,545.28 Shiloh, Bridgeport 11,418.72 Arthur Southern, Arthur 11,405.00 Calvary, Alton 11,273.26 Crossroads Community, Carol Stream 11,250.00 Calvary, Pittsfield 11,162.00 Pleasant Hill, Mount Vernon 11,083.13 Central City, Centralia 10,956.00 Meadowridge, Zion 10,839.31 Samaria Missionary, Albion 10,707.00 Herrin Second, Herrin 10,381.71 Living Faith, Sherman 10,214.00 Clarksville, Marshall 10,170.27 Royalton First, Royalton 10,046.67 Northside Missionary, Grayville 10,032.93 Mt Zion, Piasa 10,027.34 Mercy’s Door, Mascoutah 9,842.00 Crossroads Community, Brighton 9,754.86 Olive Branch, Martinsville 9,744.19 Grayville First, Grayville 9,642.32 Belle Rive Missionary, Belle Rive 9,598.39 Golf Road, Des Plaines 9,509.00 Murdale, Carbondale 9,384.17 Grace, Granite City 9,307.26 Cutler First, Cutler 9,305.61 Uptown, Chicago 9,215.68 New Hope, Belknap 9,131.71 Mascoutah First, Mascoutah 9,102.81 Churches Total Dollars 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Panther Creek New Beg., Chandlerville 1380.32 Iglesia Camino Al Cielo, Joliet 1292.55 Woodland, Peoria 396.96 Delta, Springfield 266.03 Calvary, Montgomery 256.75 Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville 226.41 Sandridge New Hope, Petersburg 225.00 Quincy, Quincy 213.90 Western Oaks, Springfield 205.46 Calvary, Monticello 199.83 Cross of Christ, Naperville 193.73 Pleasant Dale, Girard 192.70 Brainard Avenue, Countryside 189.60 Bartonville, Bartonville 185.43 Mt Olive, Dongola 185.16 Lovington First, Lovington 169.83 New Beginnings, Streator 169.09 Peru First, Peru 163.79 Twin Oaks, Sleepy Hollow 161.36 O’Fallon First, O Fallon 157.13 Fairview Heights First, Fairview Heights 155.27 Redeemer, Panama 155.14 Lawrenceville First, Lawrenceville 152.67 Hillerman Missionary, Grand Chain 152.53 Riverton First, Riverton 148.70 Chatham, Chatham 148.14 Pontoon, Granite City 144.37 Logan Street, Mount Vernon 142.20 Cornerstone, Savoy 141.97 Mt Zion First, Mt Zion 141.48 Lakeland, Carbondale 141.13 Ozark, Ozark 138.66 Grace Fellowship Amboy-Sublette 136.77 Rochester First, Rochester 135.55 Friendship, Plainfield 134.96 Metro Community, Edwardsville 134.39 Fairfield First, Fairfield 131.25 Emmanuel, Sterling 128.99 Bethel, Bourbonnais 128.59 Columbia First, Columbia 126.84 Celebration Community, Pana 124.10
Fellowship,
123.10 Meadowdale First, Carpentersville 121.43 Gospel Grace, Woodstock 119.41 Cutler First, Cutler 119.30 Golf Road, Des Plaines 118.86 Tabernacle, Decatur 117.26 Bethalto First, Bethalto 116.72 Mt Zion, Piasa 116.60
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Vandalia
Mercy’s Door, Mascoutah 91.98 Casey First, Casey 89.65 Charity, Carlinville 88.95 New City, Urbana 88.89 Carterville First, Carterville 88.67 Eastview, Belleville 88.00 Herrin Second, Herrin 87.98 Ditney Ridge, Norris City 87.94 Prairie Grove, Oblong 86.83 Ten Mile, Mc Leansboro 86.43 Pleasant Valley, Belleville 86.06 Washington First, Washington 84.89 Highland Avenue, Robinson 84.34 Altamont First, Altamont 83.68 Clarksville, Marshall 83.36 Mitchell First, Granite City 83.18 Gibson City First, Gibson City 83.09 Macedonia Missionary, Harrisburg 82.59 Olive Branch, Martinsville 82.58 Indian Camp, Stonefort 82.27 Primera Iglesia de La Villita, Chicago 82.21 Elk Grove Village First, Elk Grove Vlg 82.13 Liberty, Harrisburg 82.06 Millstadt, Millstadt 81.82 Prairie Du Rocher First 81.38 Churches Per Capita Dollars 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Uptown, Chicago
Journey Church, Kankakee County 300.00 10.00 Main Street, Braidwood 0.00 Manteno First, Manteno 6,400.44 57.15 Momence First, Momence 1,125.00 6.32 New Beginnings, Streator 8,285.44 169.09 Parkview, Marseilles 8,973.61 61.89 Peru First, Peru 2,293.00 163.79 Somonauk, Somonauk 0.00 The Source, Plainfield 1,379.09 Cornerstone Ministries, Woodland 2,493.40 The Hill, Homer Glen Transformation, S Chicago Hgts. 900.00 18.00 Unity Korean, Romeoville SUBTOTAL 142,525.70 57.94 UNION Brookport First, Brookport 3,557.49 9.31 County Line Missionary, Simpson 1,350.00 16.46 Cypress First, Cypress 192.00 12.80 Dixon Springs, Golconda 0.00 Grace, Metropolis 0.00 Hillerman Missionary, Grand Chain 8,999.50 152.53 Immanuel, Metropolis 3,430.55 15.96 Joppa Missionary, Joppa 8,511.77 47.29 Karnak First, Karnak 7,110.13 41.10 Metropolis First, Metropolis 31,320.35 35.59 Mt Zion Missionary, Buncombe 3,237.53 54.87 New Beginnings, Metropolis 1,210.85 71.23 New Hope, Belknap 9,131.71 39.70 New Salem Mission., Creal Springs 50.00 2.94 Oak Grove, Vienna 152.00 4.11 Revelation Road, Buncombe 56.00 4.67 Seven Mile, Metropolis 10.75 0.16 Simpson Missionary, Simpson 540.00 1.81 Vienna First, Vienna 1,437.70 4.25 Waldo Missionary, Metropolis 3,029.94 5.51 Legacy, Metropolis 0.00 SUBTOTAL 83,328.27 22.51 WEST CENTRAL Calvary, Galesburg 0.00 SUBTOTAL 0.00 0.00 WESTFIELD Ashmore First, Ashmore 0.00 Casey First, Casey 37,295.36 89.65 Clarksville, Marshall 10,170.27 83.36 Enon Missionary, Ashmore 529.59 8.98 Faith Southern, Neoga 909.13 22.73 Friendship, Charleston 0.00 Greenup First Southern, Greenup 5,880.92 33.61 Macedonia, Casey 3,201.11 45.73 Marshall, Marshall 24,113.01 44.41 Martinsville First, Martinsville 11,780.97 58.90 Mattoon First Southern, Mattoon 6,402.91 14.49 Mt Zion, Neoga 95.00 2.16 Mullen, Montrose 156.20 19.53 Tuscola First, Tuscola 150.00 0.00 University, Charleston 6,692.65 80.63 Westfield, Westfield 6,450.98 49.62 SUBTOTAL 113,828.10 46.94 WILLIAMSON Adams Street, Herrin 0.00 Bryan Street, Herrin 309.00 8.35 Cana, Creal Springs 0.00 Carterville First, Carterville 38,395.44 88.67 Center, Marion 160.00 1.78 Coal Bank Springs, Marion 0.00 Cornerstone, Marion 53,666.28 56.31 Creal Springs First, Creal Springs 450.00 14.06 Davis Prairie, Marion 473.52 14.80 Energy First, Energy 1,160.04 3.87 Fairview, Creal Springs 876.19 26.55 Goreville First, Goreville 6,763.61 19.11 Herrin First, Herrin 7,961.67 15.92 Herrin Second, Herrin 10,381.71 87.98 Hurricane Memorial, Herrin 50.00 0.67 Indian Camp, Stonefort 3,702.23 82.27 Lake Creek, Marion 972.05 8.24 LivingStone Community, Marion 0.00 Marion First, Marion 18,000.00 19.38 Marion Second, Marion 75,087.79 54.10 Marion Third, Marion 7,313.00 11.44 Redemption, Johnston City 200.00 0.92 Shiloh, Thompsonville 0.00 Springhill, Creal Springs 1,270.51 48.87 The Cross Community, Marion 0.00 The Word in Marion, Marion 705.05 20.14 SUBTOTAL 227,898.09 34.43 MISCELLANEOUS Akin Missionary, 0.00 August Gate, Belleville 4,500.00 31.03 Beloved Community, Chicago 1,000.00 34.48 Bethany Road Bible, Dekalb 0.00 Charis Community, Bloomington 750.00 5.00 Christ Church, Michigan City City of Joy, Pingree Grove 0.00 Collinsville First, Collinsville 0.00 Connexion, Mount Vernon 2,652.10 14.73 Cornerstone, Normal 900.00 20.00 Destiny, Hoffman Estates 0.00 Elmwood Park Community 2,554.00 43.29 Embassy, Palatine 1,000.00 15.63 Emmaus Road, Ewing 0.00 Freedom, Martinsville 719.55 8.57 Good Shepherd, Chicago 0.00 Grace Community, Yorkville 540.00 6.35 Greater Morning View, Chicago 0.00 Greater New Hope, East St. Louis 0.00 Heaven’s View Christian, Peoria 500.00 Iglesia El Mesias, Summit 100.00 3.45 Iglesia Luz Y Verdad, Crystal Lake Iglesia Nazaret, Berwyn 50.00 2.08 Iglesia Peniel, Chicago 400.00 80.00 La Mision de Jesus, Countryside 0.00 Morning Star, Rockford 2,700.00 19.85 Mount Ebenezer, Chicago 100.00 1.00 Mt Vernon, Chicago Murrayville, Murrayville 0.00 New Beginnings of Chicago New City, Urbana 4,000.00 88.89 New Hope Christian, Chicago 0.00 New Zion, Rockford 50.00 0.27 North Side, Charleston 0.00 Open Door, Toledo 25.00 1.00 Paris Southern, Paris 300.00 13.64 Redeemer, Saint Charles 6,806.00 39.80 Redeemer, Loves Park 1,000.00 1.44 Taylorville Southern, The Church in Dekalb, Dekalb 0.00 The Journey Metro East, Belleville 0.00 The Journey-SI, Marion 500.00 4.20 The Word, East Moline True Fellowship, Chicago 50.00 0.89 United Baylis, Baylis 800.00 10.67 United Faith Missionary, Maywood 0.00 Walnut Grove, Carmi 300.00 16.67 Wheaton Second, Wheaton 0.00 All Peoples - Glendale Heights Ashburn - Chicago, Chicago Ashburn Arabic, Orland Park Chi. Golden Lt. Chinese, Wheeling 300.00 42.86 Church of the Beloved - Albany Park, Chicago 0.00 Church of the Beloved - S Loop, Chicago Church of the Beloved, Chicago 0.00 City of Joy Fellowship, E St. Louis 800.00 20.00 Cornerstone Bible Chicago Cross of Christ, Naperville 2,131.00 193.73 Freedom Hope, Chicago 80.00 4.00 Gateway, Mount Vernon 0.00 Grace Family, Chicago 1,170.00 55.71 Gracepoint Chicago Hyde Park 600.00 17.65 Gracepoint Chicago, Evanston 600.00 24.00 Iglesia Buen Samaritano, Aurora 0.00 Iglesia Cristiana Grace, 300.00 Lighthouse Bible, Mundelein 745.00 Living Word Bible, Palos Park 1,424.00 Peace Community, Chicago 360.00 60.00 Peaceful Korean, Rolling Mdws 140.00 15.56 Redeemer, Waterloo Sojourn, Belleville 0.00 Vietnamese Evangelical of Winfield 0.00 SUBTOTAL 40,946.65 8.38 GRAND TOTAL 4,244,138.93 34.30
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