Elkhart Christian Church
150th Anniversary Celebration
September 11 - 13, 2015
Elkhart Christian Church invites you to
join us as we celebrate 150 years of
God's faithfulness!
Friday, September 11
-
150th Celebration Kick-Off
6:30pm - 8:00pm in the ECC2B Auditorium
Click here for details on Friday's
event.
Saturday, September 12 - Gospel
Singspiration
5:00pm - 7:30pm in the ECC Sanctuary
Click here for details on Saturday's
event.
Sunday, September 13 - Sunday
Service and Luncheon
Sunday Service from 9:30am - 11:30am in
the ECC Sanctuary
Luncheon from 12:00pm - 2:00pm in the
ECC2B Auditorium
Click here for details on Sunday's
events.
Questions? Contact ECC by e-mail or call
the church office at (217) 947-2726.
Camp
Griesheim Christian Retreat Center
Annual Meeting
Sunday, September 13, 2015
5:00 p.m.
at their main facility in Atlanta,
Illinois.
Light refreshments will be served
following the business meeting. The
public is invited to attend.
LWML Fall Rally at
at Delavan Christ Lutheran Church
September 16
Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m.
with opening devotions at 9:30 a.m.
by
Pastor Justin Schmidt.
“Go Ye” - Send Me is the theme for this
year’s Lincoln Zone Fall Rally of the
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML),
Central Illinois District. The rally
will be held on Wednesday, September 16
at Christ Lutheran Church, Delavan.
Serving as hosts this year are the
ladies of Christ Lutheran Church,
Delavan and also the ladies of St.
Luke’s Lutheran Church, San Jose.
Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m.
with opening devotions at 9:30 a.m. by
Pastor Justin Schmidt.
The keynote speaker for the rally will
be Karen Ruhlig of Champaign, Illinois.
Karen was part of a short-term mission
team for the Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod who went to Koszalin, Poland this
summer to teach children about their
Savior, Jesus. Karen has served the LWML
in many aspects. Besides serving at the
society and zone levels, Karen has
served as President for the Central
Illinois District, which also included
serving on the national LWML Board of
Directors. She also served on the
national level during her 2 terms on the
Editors’ Resources Committee.
Lincoln Zone President, Alice Meeker,
will conduct the business meeting. A
Christian Life program based on the
theme, “Go Ye” – Send Me, will also be
presented during the day. The
ingathering will be monetary donations
for the victims of the recent tornado
which went through Delavan.
The LWML is an auxiliary of the Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod which proclaims
the saving faith of Jesus Christ
throughout the United States and the
world. The LWML, Central Illinois
District is currently funding several
projects through their mites, including:
Student aid for church workers, Sound
upgrades & Christian materials for the
deaf ministry in Jacksonville, and a
fellowship building for Hispanic
outreach at Christo Rey Lutheran Church
in East Moline.
Nationally funded mite projects include:
Clean water & evangelism ministry in
Africa, Disaster response trailers, and
Cancer care packages.
The public is invited to attend the
rally on September 16. For information,
please contact the rally chairperson,
Gloria Cunningham, or the Lincoln Zone
President, Alice Meeker.