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The new edition of the Illinois Baptist features a 2012 Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans preview, discusses diversity in the SBC, looks at the possibility of a new "descriptor" name for the Convention and much more. Click here to read it online.

Hundreds intercede for friends in new statewide evangelism strategy

“You can’t deny the power of prayer.”

Karen Blan is prayer coordinator at First Baptist Church in Channahon, 50 miles southwest of Chicago. Since the beginning of this month, the church has seen 15 people make professions of faith in Christ, and several of those are the direct result of a church-wide prayer movement. Read more

Bald Mountain Baptist Church is tucked away in the mountains of northwest North Carolina. It’s a region known for its Fraser Fir Christmas Tree farms, its unique cheese factory, and breathtaking mountain scenery. Read more

Stories of struggle and hope in Southern Illinois

It’s been nearly a year since flood waters from rivers in Southern Illinois crept into churches, homes and businesses. Life is back to normal for some, while life has forever been changed for others. Read more

HIS HANDS AND FEET - A team of women from Illinois partnered with Baptist Friendship House in New Orleans to provide foot care, haircuts, and other health services at a fair in one of the city’s neediest communities. Read more
 

We’ve been inundated with news accounts, editorials, and massive analysis over the death of Trayvon Martin, who was killed when George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot him in what he has said was self-defense. Read more
 

May 3 is a perfect time to “spring clean” your approach to prayer

What a gift!

Every first Thursday of May, your congregation has an opportunity to join the Church across America in praying for our nation and, in so doing, revitalize your prayer ministry at the same time. Read more