Bishop’s Appeal: Education for the Central Conferences
This year, Northern Illinois United Methodists will be donating to one Bishop’s Appeal for two worthy recipients. The appeal for Education for the Central Conferences wi…
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Chicago Southern District
Spring Revival
May 22- 24, 2018
7 pm Nightly
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Frederick Douglass Haynes, III
All churches in the Chicago Southern District are invited to the CSD SPRING REVIVAL at 7 pm on the evenings of May 22- 24! The guest minister will be the Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, of Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. We encourage every church in the CSD to spread the word! Come out, join District Superintendent Conway and Rev. Haynes, and support this 3-day, spirit-filled REVIVAL event!
Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, is a prophetic pastor, passionate leader, social activist, and eloquent orator and educator engaged in preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, fighting against racial injustice; committed to economic justice and empowerment in under-served communities and touching and transforming the lives of the disenfranchised. For 35 years, Dr. Haynes has served as a visionary and innovative senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Under his servant leadership, the ministry and membership have grown from less than 100 members in 1983 to over 12,000.
This year, Northern Illinois United Methodists will be donating to one Bishop’s Appeal for two worthy recipients. The appeal for Education for the Central Conferences wi…
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