Honor Older Adults in May and through the Golden Cross Offering
In May, churches take the Golden Cross Offering. Donations support Northern Illinois Conference ministries with older adults and help provide scholarships for ind…
This is an event you won't want to miss. Come meet Bishop Schwerin and men from around the conference. Invite your friends or a group of men and bring a carload for the morning.
Schedule
8:15 a.m.: Registration and fellowship
8:30 a.m.: Breakfast
9:15 a.m.: Buisness meeting, including leadership team elections
Worship with communion; Bishop Dan Schwerin, preaching.
In May, churches take the Golden Cross Offering. Donations support Northern Illinois Conference ministries with older adults and help provide scholarships for ind…
Rev. Philip M. Dripps, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on April 15, 2026.
Rev. Charlotte (Char) Hoffman, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2025.
"Mutual benefit is breaking out and ubuntu steps are among us each day," says Bishop Dan Schwerin. In this article he includes some tanka, a form of poetry that comes from Japan. These keep an eye on the small as…