Spiritual Growth

• August 5 | Family Worship Night
• Back2School Prayer – 7pm at the Fellowship Hall
• September 2 | Family Worship Night
• Guest Speaker: Bro. Clark Stoller (Gridley)
• Join us in praying for our converts: Reagan Braker, Daniel Ginzel, Rosie Knobloch, Victoria Leman, Addison Matlock, Josh Pfanz, Colt Sauder, Jesse Sauder, Sanita Schick, Dee Taylor, Lana Wuthrich
• The Spiritual Growth Team is looking for feedback on the 1 Corinthians Study that happens during afternoon church. Contact Bryon Flett, Melissa Heinold, Joyce Kaiser, Nathaniel Kaiser, and Blake & Christine Stahl. 

Discipleship

Youth Ministries

Church Family

• July/August | Visiting Opportunities
• Click HERE to sign up.
• If you have any questions, please contact Sis. Jane Kieser at 309-231-4336
• August 4 | Restmor Ice Cream Social 6pm-8pm
• Donations of baked goods, such as pies, would be appreciated (meringue and refrigerated pies are discouraged). Please bring them to Restmor on August 4, by 2pm, preferably in disposable containers.
• Overflow parking will be available at The Parkside. The Restmor bus will begin a shuttle at 5:45pm transporting visitors from Parkside to Restmor.
• August 28 | Restmor Singing
• 6:30pm in the Morton Room 

Local Community

●     LifeWise | Volunteers Needed!

• The Morton LifeWise director and assistant director came to the last E4 OUTREACH Ministry Area team meeting. It was encouraging to hear their enthusiasm for sharing the gospel with students. LifeWise is a privately funded Bible education program for volunteer public school students during school hours. This fall, they plan to have classes for the Grundy and Lincoln Elementary schools
  in Morton.
• Click HERE to sign up students or to volunteer. Please direct questions to Sis. Heidi Hartter.

●     September 16-19 | Pumpkin Festival

• The E4 OUTREACH team is considering having a booth at the Pumpkin Festival this year, to pass out Bibles and share the love of Jesus! Blake Stahl has graciously offered the LifePoints front lawn as a potential booth location. We are looking for a Brother or Sister who would like to help organize this booth. Please reach out to any member of the team - Billy Daniel, Michael & Tami Leman, Kent Levy, Daniel Martin, Savannah Sauder, Todd Stoller, and Adam & Anna Streenz. 
  

●     We wanted to thank everyone for embracing Sis. Nicole during her time in Illinois. Please continue praying for her and Sis. Kendra as they continue God's work in Mexico.

National Fellowship Opportunities

• August 8 | ACCA Elder Conference Satellite Location in Goodfield, IL (Registration is closed)
• September 20 | Washington Church 50^th Anniversary
• All are welcome to attend. An updated Washington Church History book will be printed and available for purchase. More information and a link to register can be found HERE.
• September 12 | Grafted Gathering 2026 – Adoptive & Foster Family Support Day in Junction, OH
•   This event is for adoptive and foster families to come together for a day of learning, sharing, 
  and support.
• To see more details and register, click HERE   

ACCFS

• For more information on these events, visit accounseling.org and click on Events.
• August 30 – September 4 | Abide Week in Monticello, IL
• A six-day small group discipleship retreat that is spent in Scripture, prayer, stillness, discussion, and guided reflections, learning to abide in Jesus in everyday life. Registration is open
• October 10 | Discipleship Foundations in Silverton, OR
• October 15 | Online Webinar – “Finding Renewal Amid Life’s Demands”
• November 20-22 | Marriage Retreat in Tucson, AZ. Save the Date!

Gateway Woods

HarvestCall

Onward Media

• Job Openings – Current positions available with Onward Media that serve the Apostolic Christian ministries can be found HERE.
   
  

LifePoints

• AC LifePoints is looking for people with musical gifts – singing or instrumental – to share music in the living rooms of Timber Ridge, Oakwood and Linden. A great opportunity for kids practicing instruments or groups preparing for recitals! Residents enjoy Christian hymns, familiar songs and/or upbeat, engaging rhythms and music! Click HERE to Volunteer. 

To my dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I wish to express my deepest gratitude for the overwhelming love, prayers and support extended to me and my mom over these last 5 1/2 years and more recently to my family when my dear mom went to her eternal home.

Thank you for refusing to let me walk alone and thank you for not letting my mom walk alone. She truly loved the Lord with all her heart, soul and strength and she loved the cards that were sent to her and the visits. My dear mother was always thankful to God no matter the season she was in. She left us an amazing legacy here on earth to remember her by. Now she is home in the glorious presence of God! And that just fills my heart with profound peace and gratitude. God is good!

I want you to know that you are all a living testament to the absolute beauty of the body of Christ! To Him be all praise, honor and glory!

Your brother in Christ, Joe Gomez