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Calendar

Jun 27

Jun 27, 2018 – Jul 1, 2018

NRG Stadium

ELCA Youth Gathering

Jun 27, 2018 – Jul 1, 2018

NRG Stadium

Learn More

Jun 27, 2018 – Jul 1, 2018

NRG Stadium

Sep 24

Sep 24, 2018 – Sep 26, 2018

Stewardship Kaleidoscope

Sep 24, 2018 – Sep 26, 2018

A conference on stewardship in today’s church context for pastors, lay leaders, judicatory staff, and anyone who is looking to learn more.

Sep 24, 2018 – Sep 26, 2018

Sep 28

Sep 28, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018

Double Tree

Addiction and Faith Conference

Sep 28, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018

Double Tree

Addiction in every form is ravaging our world. How will we, as people of faith, address the current opioid crisis?

Sep 28, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018

Double Tree

Ministry Updates

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Stray away from the classic "who, when, where, why, how. Done." Create an article that you would want to read. Include quotes and rich descriptions of how things went down. How did this impact our community, and how might someone get involved? Please submit any photos you may have to Tucker Good, at tucker.good@csis-elca.org

Ministry Updates

Mar 26, 2018

Lutheran School of Theology in St. Louis Spring Courses 2018

Mar 26, 2018

Leadership Lab Begins Registration

Mar 26, 2018

Leadership Lab is designed to assist youth in acquiring skills that will be useful in congregational. synodical and national youth ministry settings and in their local communities and the world.

Mar 26, 2018

Mar 12, 2018

Pedal for a Purpose

Mar 12, 2018

First off, thank you all for your generous support to our Pedal for a Purpose efforts over the last five years. Together, we have biked thousands of miles, brought congregations together, strengthened community, celebrated our shared ministry, and raised over $150,000 for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Illinois campus ministries, our companion synods in Madagascar, and assisting pastors new to our synod with their seminary debt. Thank you5 thanks be to God5 and let’s great ready for another year!

Mar 12, 2018

Feb 19, 2018

Commemorative Anti-Racism Rally on the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Feb 19, 2018

Feb 1, 2018

Christ Lutheran Church Seeks to Fund Sponsorship of an ELCA Missionary

Feb 1, 2018

Bishop's Blog

Bishops Blog

Mar 30, 2018

A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2018

Mar 30, 2018

John 13:1 - “Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” This verse is part of the lectionary reading for Maundy Thursday. You may be reading these thoughts of mine after having heard this verse read in church.

Mar 30, 2018

Dec 4, 2017

Tending to the Safety of our People in Church

Dec 4, 2017

There has been much conversation in conventional media and social media about what churches should do to best prepare and protect themselves against a violent intruder. I googled “church active shooter” and got 2,940,000 hits. There is no lack of options, suggestions, analyses, and arguments available with the click of a mouse.

Dec 4, 2017

For your Prayers

For Your Prayers

April 16, 2018

Pastor Maggie Falenschek (St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Urbana) welcomes your prayers for her family upon the death of her grandfather Harris Garberg.

April 12, 2018

Pastor Dick and Barbara Hanson (retired, Peoria) welcome your prayers of praise to God for the quick recovery that Barbara has experienced following a stroke she suffered on Monday, April 9, as well as your prayers for Barbara’s continuing recovery and regaining of strength with her therapy treatments.

March 31, 2018

Pastor Emily Sauer (American Lutheran Church, Bourbonnais) welcomes your prayers for her daughter, Rachel Horrell, as Rachel undergoes surgery for her tonsils and adenoids Monday morning, April 2.

March 27, 2018

Pastor Rick Hertenstein (Faith, Augusta, and Immanuel, Carthage [Basco]) values your prayers at this time. He fell ill during the worship service this past Sunday and has been hospitalized for tests since that incident.

March 27, 2018

Cindy and Charlie Koonce welcome your prayers at the death yesterday of Charlie’s father, Jim Koonce, a mixture of sadness and relief for Jim’s sake.

March 23, 2018

Ann and Dick Joyce (Synodically Authorized Ministry at First Lutheran Church, Varna) welcome your prayers. Ann was hospitalized in February to have a kidney stone removed.

March 19, 2018

Pastor Gerald and Ruth Kissell (retired, Carbondale, IL) welcome your prayers. Pastor Jerry was hospitalized last week for pneumonia.

March 16, 2018

Pastor Lanny Westphal (Interim Senior Pastor, St. John’s, Bloomington) welcomes your prayers for his wife, Mary Westphal, as she undergoes knee replacement surgery on Wednesday, March 21.

March 11, 2018

Pastor Ron Neustadt (retired, Belleville, IL) would appreciate your prayers for healing and patience. Pastor Neustadt is participating in vigorous rehabilitation therapy following a stroke he suffered a week ago this past Thursday.

March 9, 2018

Walter Rehwaldt entered the Church Triumphant on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Walt’s love for Christ and Christ’s Church was evident throughout his life. I will mention just a few of his contributions connected with our synod.

Christ Lutheran Church in Monticello, IL recently celebrated the First Christmas with its 6th annual Live Nativity. Over $600 was raised for the Piatt County Food Pantry from local residents.

Addressing Racism

Bishop John Roth of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Bishop Gregory Palmer of the Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church wanted to explore opening up to their respective churches a personal conversation they were having in the aftermath of the death of Trayvon Martin, an African-American young person killed by a private citizen. In addition, the bishops opted to supplement their conversation by responding to questions likely to be on the minds of Christians in central and southern Illinois.