Spiritual Growth

• August 5 | Family Worship Night
• Back2School Prayer – 7pm at the Fellowship Hall
• July – August | Young Adult (ages 18-25) Summer Sunday School 10-11am at FH.
• The class will include four more lessons in the Book of 1 John, meeting on Sunday mornings at the Fellowship Hall from 10am-11am on July 5, 19, Aug 2, 16.
• If you have any questions, please contact Bros. Trent Kieser, Nathaniel Kaiser, Keith Schick or a member of the Spiritual Growth E4 team.
• Join us in praying for our converts: Reagan Braker, Daniel Ginzel, Rosie Knobloch, Victoria Leman, Addison Matlock, Josh Pfanz, Colt Sauder, Jesse Sauder, Dee Taylor
• 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 and Christine Stahl. 

Discipleship

• 2026/2027 Discipleship groups are starting in July. If you missed signing up or have any questions, please reach out to Sisters Tressa Leman, Angie Schick, Clair Huette or Sabrina Zeller.

Youth Ministries

• July 5 | Children’s Choir
• This Children’s Choir includes Sunday School students going into 1^st-8^th grade and will be led by Sis. Larissa Steffen. Practice will take place during morning church from July 5 to August 9.
• The goal is to create a culture of singing and worship and introduce the students to music or enhance their current knowledge.
• If you have any questions, please contact Sis. Brooke Kaiser. Please be prayerful for this new endeavor and for Larissa.

Church Family

• July 12 | Church Potluck 2026-2027
• Click HERE to sign up by July 12^th.
• Note: If you don’t want to be in Potluck but participated last year, please go to the link and mark it as NO. If you have any questions, please contact Sis. Deb Wells at 309-966-2333.
• July 28 | All Church Baby Shower for Sis. Lisa Sollberger at 6:30-7:30 pm at the Fellowship Hall.
• Click HERE for baby registry. A card will be available to sign if you wish to contribute a cash gift. Please sign up at the kitchen sign-up table.
• July/August   Visiting Opportunities
• Click HERE to sign up.
• If you have any questions, please contact Sis. Jane Kieser at 309-231-4336

Local Community

• Sis. Heidi Hartter is our new church representative for the Morton chapter of LifeWise – a program that provides Bible-based character education to public school students during school hours.
• The OUTREACH Team is looking for ideas on how we, as a church, can encourage and support our church missionaries, Sis. Nicole Knobloch and Sis.Kendra Neihouser. If you have any ideas, please reach out to Sis. Anna Streenz.
• The OUTREACH Team is currently working on welcome bags to distribute to newcomers.

National Fellowship Opportunities

• August 8 | ACCA Elder Conference Satellite Location in Goodfield, IL
• Illinois brothers, sisters, and converts who are not able to attend the live event in Ellington, Connecticut are invited and encouraged to attend the live-stream of the conference in Goodfield.
• Seating will be limited to 300 people on a first-come, first serve basis. Click HERE to sign up.
• August 15-16 | Sister Heart 2026 in Canaan, OH
• Registration is due by July 6^th. Click HERE to register online.
• 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.

ACCFS

• For more information on these events, visit accounseling.org and click on Events.
• August 30 – September 4 | Abide Week in Monticello, IL
• Thursday, October 15 | Online Webinar – “Finding Renewal Amid Life’s Demands”
• November 20-22 | Marriage Retreat in Tucson, AZ. Save the Date!

Gateway Woods

• July 29 | Online Auction 
  August 1 | In-Person Auction
• Please turn in any donations to Bro. Nathaniel and Sis. Tressa Leman by Sunday July 12^th.
• If you have a vacation home, please consider donating a couple night’s stay. This is a big-ticket item for the auction and they are asking for your generosity in this area.
• Tools, electronics, children’s items, recreation items (camping equipment, bicycles, volleyball and baseball equipment, etc.) go particularly well. Collectibles (figurines, plate collections, etc.) are difficult to sell and strongly discouraged. For gift ideas, visit the Amazon Wish List.

HarvestCall

• July 11 | Proclaim and Serve in Roanoke, IL
• Register HERE to spend a day learning together how we as individuals and as a church can become more effective at reaching a lost world with the light of the glorious gospel.

Onward Media

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

LifePoints

• AC LifePoints is deeply grateful for the faithful support of the Morton AC Church. Your prayers and service strengthen our ministry in countless ways. We invite you to continue praying with us. You can request a free Covered in Prayer booklet HERE.

“I want to extend a big thank you to everyone who sent me gifts, gift cards, flowers, etc. after my retirement from church. I also truly appreciated the texts, emails and calls of encouragement, prayers, and your love. I am reminded once again what a treasure it is to be a part of my church family.”

Sis. Dannelle Zeller