The Peoria congregation has come across an interesting way to make cross-cultural communication easier: They set up a screen during worship whereby a speaker will be translated and transcribed in real-time from Spanish to English and English to Spanish.

Imagine a college student sitting at the end of their dorm bed. It’s the end of a brutal week. The days felt like a conveyor belt of essays, endless reading, and assignments forgotten just before the due date. Now it's Friday, and a choice looms: do you attend church tomorrow?​ 

The Illinois Conference Executive Committee has voted to call a Special Constituency Session for March 29. The session will begin at 10:30 a.m. at a location to be announced. Delegates who served at the 2022 Constituency Session will also serve as delegates for this special session.