This report includes contributions received by the Illinois Baptist State Association through the first quarter of 2024. For questions about this report, write to IBSA Operations Team, 3085 Stevenson Dr., Springfield, IL 62703, email JeffDeasy@IBSA.org, or call 217-391-3106.
Numbers mean people We all want to see the gospel spread as it did in the Book of Acts—like wildfire. The accounts recorded there are still amazing, with salvations daily in the thousands from the very birth of the church. “The word of the Lord spread through the whole region,” Luke wrote (Acts 13:49). Considering that world population was up to 300 million at the time Jesus instructed his disciples to go into all the world (about the same as the U.S. pooulation today), global evangelism starting in provincial Jerusalem seemed like a tall order. When we realize that there are now more than 8 billion people on the planet, the Great Commission seems even more challenging. But the command is still the same. And the mission still motivates us, starting in the local church. It’s amazing today how a congregation that gets motivated by this mission finds itself healthy and growing, and energized to go farther with the gospel, starting from its own street. A commitment to missions often begins with a commitment to global impact through the CooperRead more about it! ative Program. Southern Baptists’ In the 2025 IBSA Viewbook unified giving plan draws on the Available online at strength of thousands of churches. ibsa.org/about/ministry-reports/ The generosity of these churches giving together means that far more can be done together than any church could do on its own. And churches large and small can participate in trusted missions work with a unified strategy that is sharing the gospel and changing lives in Illinois and around the world. Just look at the numbers. Just look at the people.
Giving jan. 1 - March 31
Top 100 Illinois churches in Cooperative Program support through first quarter 2025 Churches 1 O’Fallon First, O Fallon 2 Maryville First, Maryville 3 Marion Second, Marion 4 Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville 5 Woodland, Peoria 6 Logan Street, Mount Vernon 7 Marion First, Marion 8 Immanuel, Benton 9 Metro Community, Edwardsville 10 Pinckneyville First, Pinckneyville 11 Tabernacle, Decatur 12 Calvary, Monticello 13 Harrisburg First, Harrisburg 14 Heights Community, Collinsville 15 Casey First, Casey 16 Columbia First, Columbia 17 Du Quoin First, Du Quoin 18 Chicago West Bible, Chicago 19 Effingham First, Effingham 20 Anna Heights, Anna 21 Western Oaks, Springfield 22 Beaucoup, Pinckneyville 23 Marshall, Marshall 24 Elm Street, Murphysboro 25 Metropolis First, Metropolis 26 Salem First, Salem 27 Dorrisville, Harrisburg 28 Calvary, Elgin 29 Bethel, Vandalia 30 Chatham, Chatham 31 Bethalto First, Bethalto 32 Carmi First, Carmi 33 Springbrook Community, Plainfield 34 Delta, Springfield 35 Waterloo First, Waterloo 36 Rochester First, Rochester 37 Northside Missionary, Grayville 38 Carterville First, Carterville 39 Friendship, Plainfield 40 Highland Avenue, Robinson 41 Eldorado First, Eldorado 42 Calvary, Alton 43 Emmanuel, Carlinville 44 Winstanley, Fairview Heights 45 Island City, Wilmington 46 East Salem, Mount Vernon 47 Heartland, Alton 48 Liberty, Harrisburg 49 Morton First, Morton 50 Meadow Heights, Collinsville
Total Dollars 76,475.00 34,267.05 27,090.67 25,505.00 25,354.11 24,813.22 24,500.00 23,750.01 22,506.24 21,332.72 20,948.03 19,793.41 19,319.22 19,000.00 17,165.58 15,843.26 13,710.04 13,696.49 13,086.85 12,357.00 12,328.00 12,027.00 11,925.70 11,250.00 11,038.36 11,029.03 10,906.05 10,878.08 10,691.06 10,312.94 10,276.29 9,000.00 8,874.00 8,670.50 8,666.60 8,553.35 8,465.69 8,295.24 7,955.00 7,792.07 7,667.39 7,636.70 7,021.09 6,500.00 6,324.96 6,284.00 6,208.80 6,050.42 6,039.18 5,703.09
Churches
Total Dollars
51 Unity, Vandalia 52 West Frankfort First, West Frankfort 53 Ten Mile, Mc Leansboro 54 Mt Zion First, Mt Zion 55 Ullin First, Ullin 56 Wayne City, Wayne City 57 McKinley Avenue, Harrisburg 58 Belle Rive Missionary, Belle Rive 59 Fairview Heights First, Fairview Heights 60 Together on North Grand, Springfield 61 Ditney Ridge, Norris City 62 Ramsey First, Ramsey 63 Eastview, Springfield 64 Charity, Carlinville 65 Machesney Park First, Machesney Park 66 Cornerstone, Savoy 67 Altamont First, Altamont 68 Mt Carmel First, Mount Carmel 69 Clarksville, Marshall 70 Cutler First, Cutler 71 Towerview, Shiloh 72 Pleasant Hill First, Pleasant Hill 73 Calvary, Pittsfield 74 River Terrace Cornerstone, Chillicothe 75 Fairfield First, Fairfield 76 Petersburg First, Petersburg 77 Murdale, Carbondale 78 Mt Zion, Piasa 79 Litchfield First, Litchfield 80 Gospelife North Wheaton, Carol Stream 81 Grace, Granite City 82 Bethel, Bourbonnais 83 United Missionary, Buncombe 84 Net Community, Staunton 85 Albion First, Albion 86 Mascoutah First, Mascoutah 87 Ozark, Ozark 88 Erven Avenue, Streator 89 Meadowridge, Zion 90 Church of the Cross, Mahomet 91 Lebanon Missionary, Mount Vernon 92 Atwood First, Atwood (t) Hillcrest, Country Club Hills (t) Bethel, Troy (t) Nashville First, Nashville (t) The Mission Church of S. IL, Marion 97 Living Faith, Sherman 98 Blooming Grove, Mc Leansboro 99 Wisetown, Greenville 100 New Beginnings, Streator
5,517.73 5,365.99 5,329.59 5,327.15 5,299.00 5,262.57 5,191.42 5,107.84 5,024.34 4,899.16 4,860.56 4,648.42 4,500.00 4,476.14 4,432.11 4,401.00 4,349.95 4,251.00 4,131.09 4,105.75 4,017.00 3,964.40 3,833.00 3,778.72 3,750.00 3,718.00 3,674.38 3,671.94 3,627.84 3,600.00 3,596.85 3,547.63 3,528.44 3,504.00 3,444.25 3,444.12 3,233.50 3,151.97 3,104.00 3,084.55 3,024.03 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 2,979.84 2,958.68 2,943.80 2,934.32
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