Synod youth celebrate being ‘fearfully & wonderfully made’
More than 50 young people and youth ministry leaders gathered at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in West Chicago on Saturday, Nov. 16, for a one-day fall retreat.
Illinois ELCA Bishops Pastoral Message on Executive Orders
Illinois Bishops Stacie Fidlar, Yehiel Curry, Greg Busboom came together to provide a pastoral message on Executive orders.
South African Delegation Visit
A visit from the MCS’s companion synod, the Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (ELCSA), was a highlight of our June 1 synod assembly and the days which followed.
Zion Lutheran in Deerfield Breaks Ground for Affordable Housing
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Deerfield held a ceremonial groundbreaking for an affordable housing complex of 25 rentals called Zion Woods on church property.