Your Lutheran Church's district president will have his annual mission convocation on Wednesday, September 8, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Pastors, human care leaders and anyone interested are invited to learn "How to Share the Compasison and Proclamation of Jesus Christ in Ways that Don't Cost Money. Read the story
Two new Ablaze! Mission Outpost Grants will fund new pastors for African-American outreach in Park Forest and Hispanic outreach in Palatine. Read the story
Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville members lead community and 16 area churches into first-time free clinic. Read the story
Learn how the Hispanic Mission at San Juan in Elgin, Illinois, works with the congregation and circuit churches to reach Spanish-speaking neighbors. Read the story
Band of pastors takes Gospel to seniors isolated from the church in senior residence facilities in Cook County. Read the story
Christmas Lutheran Church in Palestine makes connections with local Lutheran parish nurses and Concordia University Chicago reps to strengthen what they are doing in the Middle East. Read the story
Your gift today will enable new mission starts in Northern Illinois this year. Thank you for being generous. Read more about Ablaze! Grants
A new model for deaf missions in Northern Illinois is starting up at St. Peter, Morrison. Read the story
Historic St. Matthew's, in Chicago's west side Pilsen neighborhood, has city hall on its heels with a new challenge in an already challenging ministry. Read the story
Why do we do what we do? Keith Richard, a member of the North Boone County Illinois team to plant an Immanuel-Belvidere multi-site in Poplar Grove, explains it:
People Ablaze! is the mission movement of the Northern Illinois District, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, reaching into communities through individuals and local churches to ignite New Starts...New Believers
Our Mission Strategy
