Extending Charity to the least who are members of my family. Matt 25:40 The 2021 District Potluck presents: “Extending Charity” Hosted by the Neighborhood Church of the Brethren Tuesday through Friday, March 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th 6:30 to 8:30 PM each evening Saturday 10:00 AM to noon March 20th Worship: March 16th @ 6:30 pm & March 20th @ 11 am Please note: the Zoom sessions will open at 6:20 pm for the evening sessions or 9:50 am for the morning session, please be logged in no later than 6:27 or 9:57. This way we will get everyone in before the sessions start. This year’s District Potluck is going to be 100% virtual. We are doing this as a caution. It is our plan to offer a wide menu, an extended menu of sessions to attend. It is our prayer that you will set aside these five days to join your other sisters and brothers of the District of Illinois and Wisconsin in fellowship, discernment, learning and worship. We will open and close the Potluck in worship. You won’t want to miss any! We gather on Zoom. Many of the sessions will be interactive. See the list of sessions, their topics and leaders. It is a who’s who. You will be enlightened, challenged, encouraged and filled. Workshops include: • Bible Study • Racism • Indian Spice and Easy Recipes • IT and the Church • Leader Limits: Helping your Pas-tor Thrive • Sex Trafficking • Train to Age • Worship as Art: How Community Energizes Practice Please plan to join us. Look for more information in coming weeks. IL/WI District Church of the Brethren 269 E Chestnut St Canton IL 61520 Phone: 309 649-6008 Fax: 309 649-6008 E-mail: andreag.iwdcob@gmail.com Downloads: • 1 page flyer • 2 page information document

Christian Citizenship Seminar (CCS) 2021 

Christian Citizenship Seminar registration opens at www.brethren.org/yya/ccs.

If you have questions, please contact the Youth and Young Adult Ministries Office at 847-429-4385.

CCS 2021 will be a virtual event! 

April 24 - 28, daily from 7 - 9 p.m., Eastern.

Theme: Economic Justice, Luke 1:51-53

Registration: $75 (will open later this fall) 
Stay tuned for more information!

National Youth Sunday will be May 2, 2021.

Theme and worship materials will be posted online by March 2021

January 21: National Young Adult Conference 2021 registration opens at www.brethren.org/YAC

May 28-31, 2021 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Montreat Conference Center (North Carolina).

The next National Junior High Conference will be July 23 – 25: 

National Junior High Conference at Elizabethtown College.

Online registration opens in January.

There is a Speakers List for the Illinois/Wisconsin District. Persons included in this document have accepted the invitation to be available to preach during worship services or for other special events as indicated. Hopefully you will find this tool useful and valuable when the need arises for inviting a guest speaker.

The speakers on this list are all credentialed ministers, either licensed or ordained. We would like to expand the list to include more credentialed ministers as well as interested laity. If your name is absent from the list and you have interest in serving as a guest speaker, please inform the district office. We would also welcome the names of persons you might suggest for inclusion on the list.

Since this is a new venture, it is likely we may need to provide more information than is included. Your input as to how the list can be improved would be welcomed.

Please share with the District Office any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.

The purpose of the Illinois/Wisconsin District is supporting the growth and development of the member churches. One means of support is financial assistance. Congregations in good standing are eligible to apply for assistance through the Mission and Mortar Program. 

Sustaining and developing ministry (mission) within congregations, as well as maintaining property (mortar), is sometimes hindered because of inadequate financial resources. The Illinois/Wisconsin District realizes that this dilemma exists and desires to financially support congregations that are in good standing with the district and have specific needs. Application for assistance may be made for up to a three-year period with reductions in the amount of support for each subsequent year. In the event that multi-year assistance is needed, a graduated agreement for funding will be arranged, but a request for the funds must be made annually.

Read the brochure for more details.

All ordained ministers, licensed ministers, and congregations need to keep the District Office informed of changes in contact information. Changes include: phone number, cell phone number, email address, mailing address, and congregational email or website. Please email Andrea Garnett, andreag.iwdcob@gmail.com, or call (309)649-6008 with your updates. Your effort will save valuable staff time trying to track down these changes. Other information to share: changes in key leadership positions at the church or the death or serious illnesses of minister, retired ministers, or spouses. Help us serve better!

Do not wait to begin to log your Continuing Education Units. The 2015 Five-year Ordination Review process for ALL ordained ministers will launch in 2014. Ordained ministers are required to produce verification of 5 CEU credits for this five-year period. It is your responsibility to secure certificates, letters or verifying documentation regarding CEU credit. Retired clergy are exempt from this requirement with the exception of those retired clergy actively involved in Interim Ministry.

CEU Notation: The district does not grant CEU credit for personal study and/or self-designed experiences you have had and/or books you have read. It is the minister's responsibility to secure a CEU certificate, Letter of Verification, and/or authentication document for completed training, seminars or workshops, or learning experiences offered by the presenting organization. This verification should always state the number of hours of the training - 10 hours of training equals 1.0 CEU credits. Please take personal initiative to become a life-long learner and increasingly effective minister of the Gospel.

The Gifts Discernment and Call Committee seeks your help. We are commissioned to call active, informed, and committed members of congregations or fellowships from within our District to positions of service. These persons, both pastors and lay members, are to be called from all parts of the District and to represent the diversity among us. Our committee's knowledge of members eligible and capable to serve is limited. Therefore, we make this appeal for assistance.