Illinois Teen Bible Quiz

Quiz day for the Illinois district. Great job students. We had our fifth Quiz Meet of the 2022-2023 season today. There were four teams (representing two churches). We had eight total quizzers. Top Five were: 5. Alex – Belleville Emmanuel 4. Henry –...

The Bridge Coffee House

The Bridge is one of the organic ministries on the Illinois District Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Jon Kroeze JR and MaryLou Kroeze are wonderful servants of Christ who share the love and mercy of God with those that enter their doors. The Bridge Coffee House an NCM...

Roxana Nazarene Community Theater

This is a great story of a man who was called by God to start Friendly Chapel Church of the Nazarene in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Set in the peak of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the inspiring true story of Paul Holderfield, a bigoted firefighter-turned...

Edgemont Grace Church of the Nazarene

Becky and I traveled to East St. Louis today to worship with our brothers and sisters of Edgemont Grace Church of the Nazarene. EGC is under the leadership of Rev. Carean Heyliger. Pastor Carean is leading this congregation to be aware of God’s grace and the...

Champaign zone

Enjoyed and appreciated getting together with the pastors of the Champaign zone that was able to get together this morning – David Allison, David Hater, Wade Stine, Ruth Bensyl, John Richardson, Deb Braunig, and Lutz Braunig. We missed Todd Lafond. Forgot to get...