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Oct 26

11:00 AM11:00

One Year to Live - Men's Retreat

11:00 AM11:00

Men of all ages yearn for real friendships and a closer relationship with Christ. Join us and be adventurous, courageous, genuine, and spiritual.

11:00 AM11:00

Dec 7

5:00 PM17:00

Faith Formation Winter Retreat

5:00 PM17:00

An opportunity for continuing education for rostered ministers, those engaged in Synodically Authorized Ministry, individuals interested in the Synodically Authorized Ministry program, and other lay members of the congregations.

5:00 PM17:00

Jan 27

12:00 PM12:00

Crossing Conference

12:00 PM12:00

“My God why have you abandoned me?” prayed Jesus, along with the ancient psalmist and countless others over the millennia whom darkness has enveloped and whose prayers have been met with deep and lasting silence.

12:00 PM12:00

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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

Sep 24, 2018

The World of Paul

Sep 24, 2018

The Apostle Paul has been subject to revisionism and criticism from the minute he began to embark on the mission to which he was called. But he was a man of place and time, and in order to understand Paul we must begin with some understanding of who he was in relation to his culture and environment.

Sep 24, 2018

Retirement Celebration

Sep 24, 2018

The congregation of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Forrest, celebrated the retirement of Pastor Corinne H. Blissard on July 29, 2018, with a Farewell Worship Service, card shower and brunch.

Sep 24, 2018

Bishop on Sabbatical

Sep 24, 2018

Rev. Dr. S. John Roth, Bishop of the C/SIS, is to be on sabbatical from October 7th, 2018 to January 6th, 2019. He will be exploring the way ELCA synods and bishops gauge and respond to challenges the church faces--whether with technical or adaptive "fixes," and which are appropriate for various circumstances.

Sep 24, 2018

Mission Support

Sep 24, 2018

As partners in ministry, the ELCA invites you to make a Statement of Intent to synod and churchwide ministries for 2019. Through the spiritual practices of invitation, reflection and response, we faithfully consider how to share God’s abundant grace.

Sep 24, 2018

For your Prayers

For Your Prayers

October 6, 2018

Pastor Rick Hertenstein requests your prayers for Immanuel Lutheran Church, Carthage (Basco), Faith Lutheran Church, Augusta, as well as for Pastor Rick and Debbie Hertenstein, as they all recover from and deal with a fire which occurred this past Tuesday morning at approximately 2:30 a.m. at the parsonage of Immanuel.

September 25, 2018

Pastors Stefan and Cynthia Munker (St. Paul's, Hillsboro, and Trinity/Mount Zion, Litchfield, respectively) earnestly desire your prayers.

September 24, 2018

Pastor Candida Turner (Immanuel, Lincoln) welcomes your prayers. She is undergoing shoulder surgery tomorrow (September 25).

September 21, 2018

We joyfully lift in prayer the Wartburg Parish and Pastor Thomas Kratzer, as Pastor Kratzer is installed as pastor with primary responsibility for St. John Lutheran Church, Campbell Hill (Post Oak) and St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Steeleville (Wine Hill) this Saturday evening (September 22, 2018) in worship beginning at 6:00 p.m.

September 18, 2018

Patricia Dawn Kruger, wife of the late Rev.Ronald L. Kruger, died Saturday, September 15, 2018, She shared life and service with her husband in Lutheran churches in the territory of our synod in Melvin, Roberts, Metropolis, Toluca, and Flanagan.

September 13, 2018

We lift in prayer Pastor Don and Pat Klepzig (retired, Shumway, IL), along with their extended family.

September 9, 2018

Pastor Micah and Andrea Garnett (Trinity, Canton) welcome your prayers as Andrea is hospitalized for severe shingles. They would like you to know as well that their pregnancy is doing fine.

September 7, 2018

Pastor Gerald and Ruth Kissell (retired, Carbondale, IL) welcome your prayers. Pastor Jerry will undergo triple cardiac bypass surgery and aortic valve replacement Monday morning, September 10.

September 7, 2018

We joyfully lift in prayer Salem Lutheran Church, Peoria, and Pastor Craig Swenson, as Pastor Swenson is installed as senior pastor this Sunday morning, September 9, at worship beginning 10:45 a.m.

August 14, 2018

Pastor Rick Hertenstein (Pastoral Appointment, Faith, Augusta, and Immanuel, Basco) welcomes your prayers for his wife, Debbie, in her hospitalization at this time.

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

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.