The Illinois Missions Offering (IMO) is an annual emphasis to support nearly 100 missionaries across the state. Suggested dates for this year’s offering are Sept. 18-25, but churches are encouraged to plan a week of prayer and offering date that works best with their calendar.
The state-wide IMO goal is $430,000; last year, Illinois Baptists gave $390,229 to the IMO, $20,000 more than the previous year.
Gifts to this year’s offering will be spent next year to make it possible to do more missions including supporting nearly 100 Illinois missionaries, starting 25 Southern Baptist churches, training 20,000 church leaders, initiating more and supporting 30 existing campus ministries, providing support and partnering with 33 local associations.
Promotional materials include a planning guide, posters, prayer guides, offering envelopes and a DVD with four videos that can be shown in church services or mission group meetings have been mailed to churches. Some of these materials are also available below.
- Planning Guide - This guide will help you prepare and plan for sharing about the Illinois Mission Offering in your church.
- Prayer Guide - Find out how you and your church can pray for Illinois missionaries and the Illinois Mission Offerering.
- Theme Poster - Use the IMO theme poster to communicate about the offering to your church members.
- "Keeping Track" Poster - Use this poster to chart your church's giving.
- Mission Study - The IMO Mission Study can be used to lead your church, mission group or association in studying Illinois missions.
- Video Transcript - Transcipt of Nate Adams' IMO video to accompany IMO Mission Study.
- 2011 Illinois Missionaries - List of missionaries currently serving in Illinois.
- Children's Sermons NEW - Sermons to help children pray for Illinois missionaries and those in Illinois who do not know Christ.
For more information call (217) 391-3116 or e-mail IMO@IBSA.org.
