Illinois District Church of the Nazarene

TEEN QUIZZING - Romans 1-10
2021-11-06 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Decatur, First Church, 1177 W. Hickory Point Rd, Decatur, IL, 62526

CPR (Church Planting Refresher)
2021-11-05 - 2021-11-06
All pastors and church leaders are encouraged to participate in this training. It helps develop a heart to help plant churches
Register by emailing office@illininaz.org.
Hotel block at Holiday Inn Express, Use this LINK to make reservations.

District Advisory Board
2021-10-30 | District Office, 2 Chestnut Court, Bethalto, IL, 62010, United States

Olivet Homecoming
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-23 | Olivet Nazarene University, ONE UNIVERSITY AVE, BOURBONNAIS, IL, 60914, United States

District M.I.T.
2021-10-16 | Pana First Church of the Nazarene, 1200 E. 6th St., Pana, Illinois, 62557

District Zone Missionary Tour w/ Bruce & Cinda McKellips
2021-10-12 - 2021-10-20
Bruce & Cinda are currently serving in Lis-bon, Portugal. Bruce is the Field Strategy Coordinator for the Western Mediterranean Field (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece) and Cinda is the West Med Field treasurer.
Oct 12 – Illinois River Area – Mt. Sterling, 7:00 pm
Oct 13 – Champaign Area – Champaign First, 6:30 pm
Oct 14 – Olivet Area – Olivet, 7:00 pm
Oct 15 – Mattoon Area – Effingham Hispanic, 7:00 pm
Oct 16 – Decatur Area – Clinton, 6:00 pm
Oct 17 – Belleville Emmanuel, 10:30 am
Oct 17 – Metro Area – Roxanna, 6:00 pm
Oct 18 – Springfield Area – Sherman, 7:00 pm
Oct 19 – Olney Area – Mt. Erie, 7:00 pm
Oct 20 -Mt. Vernon & Murphysboro Area – Anna First, 7:00 pm

TEEN QUIZZING - Romans 1-7
2021-10-09 | Effingham Hispanic, 16450 N. Nazarene Rd., EffinghamIL,, Illinois, 62401

District SDMI Council Meeting
2021-10-09 | TBD

m&m Retreat
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-03 | Embassy Suites, St. Charles, MO, United States

District NMI Council Meeting
2021-09-25 | TBD

KIDS CAMP @ CAMP WARREN
2021-07-19 10:00 - 2021-07-23 12:30 | Passion Church Campus (Camp Warren), 4225 Camp Warren Lane, Decatur, IL, 62521, United States
Plans are underway to return to Camp Warren for Kids Camp, July 19-23, 2021.
Be watching for more details!

ILLINOIS DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
2021-07-16 19:00 - 2021-07-17 17:00 | Decatur, First Church, 1177 W. Hickory Point Rd, Decatur, IL, 62526
The 2021 District Assembly will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021 with the Ordination Ritual.
The Assembly will continue with the business and reports on Saturday.
The event is being held at Decatur First Church of the Nazarene.

DISTRICT NYI, NMI, & SDMI CONVENTIONS
2021-07-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Decatur, First Church, 1177 W. Hickory Point Rd, Decatur, IL, 62526
The leaders of NYI, NMI & SDMI are working together to plan and coordinate the work of the conventions at Decatur First on Friday, July 16. Be watching for more Information.

District Celebration & Worship
2021-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Decatur, First Church, 1177 W. Hickory Point Rd, Decatur, IL, 62526
District Assembly & Conventions kick off with a district wide gathering for Celebration & Worship. It will take place at Decatur First at 7:00 p.m.
We will gather together to celebrate God’s grace and moment across the District this past year.

YOUTH CAMP 2021 @ CAMP TABLE ROCK
2021-06-28 15:00 - 2021-07-02 15:00 | Camp Table Rock, 2079 Peninsula Drive, Shell Knob, MO, 65747, United States
YOUTH CAMP RETURNS.
JUNE 28 – JULY 2, 2021
Cost: Early Registration, April 1 – 30
Registration, May 1 – May 30, REGISTRATION DEADLINE is MAY 31
Check it out YOUTH CAMP @ CTR

C.A.R. (Connect And Resource) Project
2020-11-17 09:30 - 12:00 | ONLINE
This CAR Project on November 17 will be a focus on our Wesleyan theology of entire sanctification. The presenter will be Dr. Timothy Crutcher. Tim is a professor, pastor and theologian. The event will start at 9:30 a.m. online. Put it on your calendar and make plans to praise God and learn more of are distinctive doctrine.
Here is the GoToMeeting link to join the meeting.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/973005285
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (646) 749-3122
Access Code: 973-005-285

District Advisory Board Meeting
2020-11-14 10:00 - 12:30
The DAB will be meeting virtually!

SPARK - A Children's Worker Workshop
2020-11-07 10:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE
SPARK – A CHILDREN’S WORKER TRAINING
led by Trey & Candice Brooks, co-founders of Equip to Engage.
November 7, 2020
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Online, using ZOOM!
The Event is Free, but registration is required to get Zoom link!
paste: https://forms.gle/zp2HZrw6yGRkhofo8 into your browser

2020 MIT (Minister's In Training) DAY
2020-10-24 08:00 - 17:00
All district licensed minister’s are expected to participate in the MIT day at the Pana Church of the Nazarene. For more details call Rita Briggs at 217-521-7402.

m&m RETREAT 2020
2020-10-09 15:00 - 2020-10-11 15:00
The annual m&m (minister & mates) retreat will be held October 9, 10, and 11 at Embassy Suites in St. Charles, MO.
This is a retreat designed and purposed to allow our pastors and their spouse to break away for a couple of nights to fellowship and pray and worship and laugh with other pastors and spouses from across the Illinois District.
Laymen, you are ENCOURAGED to PUSH your pastor to make this event a priority to get renewed and refreshed. The cost is $400/couple or $350/individual. Every church is encouraged to send and cover the cost of this retreat for their pastor and spouse and their staff.
Contact either Becky or Terry Armstrong for additional information or details.

LAY RETREAT 2020
2020-09-25 16:00 - 2020-09-27 13:00
Greetings to all our wonderful lay people in the Illinois District!
We are so excited that we are able to still have Lay Retreat in the IL District this year. With all that has gone on in 2020, this will be a great time of refreshing, uplifting, and encouraging one another as you continue to serve the Lord in your church. Please make plans to attend this great weekend, at a NEW LOCATION, with some great messages by our District Leadership Team, Pastor Terry and Becky Armstrong. Inspiring and meaningful worship will happen throughout the weekend, as well as times of learning from other various district leaders. You don’t want to miss this great weekend!
God bless you as we all –
Serve HIM together,
B.J. Thelander
Illinois District SDMI Chairperson
Pittsfield Church of the Nazarene
Lead Pastor

The C.A.R. (Connect and Resource) Project
2020-09-15 09:00 - 12:30
Our next C.A.R. Project will be on Tuesday, September 15. We will open the doors for fellowship at 9:00 a.m. and our session will begin at 9:30 a.m. This session will be presented by Dr. Jim Cooper. Jim has served the church as youth pastor, pastor, missionary and district superintendent. In his last pastorate in San Jose, California, he led the church in developing multi-congregations in one church. He will bring his wisdom, experience and expertise to help us gain a better understanding of the role of strategic planning in leading a congregation forward particularly in this season of the ‘new normal.’
For those who are able to stick around, we will fellowship at the table of a local restaurant.

District Advisory Board meeting
2020-08-22 10:30 - 14:30
The DAB will be meeting Saturday, August 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the District Office

District Advisory Board meeting
2020-07-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Salem Grace Church of the Nazarene, 1900 N. Broadway, Salem, IL, 62881, United States
The DAB will be meeting following the completion of the ‘District Assembly’.

District Assembly
2020-07-18 10:00 - 12:00
The District GATHERING
Like many events since March 15, 2020, the full District Conventions and Assembly as we know it has been cancelled. According to a special ruling by the General Supertindents, in accordance with the Manual, this year’s District Assembly will be conducted by the District Advisory Committee. The DAC will be meeting July 18 at 10:00 a.m. to conduct the business of the Assembly. We are working with the AV/Media people of the Salem Grace Church of the Nazarene to put a few of the key items on Live Streaming. As soon as we have the details worked out, there will be an email sent to all pastors and to the district emailing list giving you the link to watch. If you would like to be on the district email list, please send us your name and email address to office@illininaz.org.

District Credentials Meeting
2020-05-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Teleconference, IL, United States
Candidates for Ordination and 1st time District License

2020-03-14 08:00 - 17:00
Download the Camp Application Here: District Camp Form 2020

Trinidad & Tobago Mission Trip
2020-03-14 - 2020-03-22
The SERVE Team scheduled to travel to Trinidad & Tobago has been postponed. Be watching for updated information to the possibility of re-scheduling.
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District Celebrate Life
2020-03-13 - 2020-03-14
DCL Registration Student forms 2020
DCL Registration Sponsor forms 2020

District Teen Quiz
2020-03-06 19:00 - 2020-03-07 15:00 | Decatur West Side, 788 North Sunnyside Road, Decatur, IL, 62522, United States
Friday event begins at 7pm
Saturday morning event begins at 9am
