Bus Stop Buddies

As all children of the Albany community are bused from the village every day, Albany United Methodist Church will have two teams offering smiling faces and affirming, encouraging words as students load the buses and travel nine miles to their schools this year.

Does God Bless Interreligious Dialogue?

The Ninth Annual celebration of the agreement between the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago and the Northern Illinois Conference was held on June 12, 2014, at the Villa Park Muslim Education Center.

175th Anniversary: A reflection of the past - Pt. 2

175th Anniversary: A reflection of the past

Healing Communities bring mercy and justice together

The Northern Illinois Conference’s annual celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life was an opportunity to focus on restorative justice and for churches to become healing communities.

Mobilizing in Ministry with the Poor

The church reaches out to the poor in many ways but some United Methodist leaders are reexamining how the church ministers with the poor, and if we can do better. Host Bishop Sally Dyck of the Northern Illinois Conference welcomed participants to a two-day meeting and prayed that their time together would help rediscover the Wesleyan foundational movement to be with the poor in the world.