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KAA 2025 Celebration Dinner

Location: Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago

This highly-anticipated event will recognize three incredible members of the Chicago area community–Kevin Doyle & NTIVA, Michael Ward & Mandel Metals, and Cassaundra Rouse, Executive Director of the Illinois Tollway–for their commitment to helping young people who have experienced poverty, violence, and injustice to build better lives.

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Practicing Hope Requires Leading Courageously 

Eugene Williams, Northern Illinois Conference co-lay leader, says that to practice hope, we must take brave actions. "Giving up power and extending equity is hard to do; especial…

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Turn-Around Resources in Hiding in Plain Sight

Rev. Christian Coon, the NIC director of congregational development, once thought there might be some yet-to-be-discovered magic program or resource that is going to help the chur…

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Is Walking Alongside a Third Sacrament?

"Our sacraments are baptism and the Eucharist," Bishop Dan Schwerin says. "They are gifts for pilgrims, a bath and a meal. Surely walking alongside is another ancient embodiment of Jesus…

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187th Northern Illinois Annual Conference Summary Report, June 14-16, 2026

Some 657 lay and clergy members of Northern Illinois Conference gathered to practice hope at their annual session, held June 14-16 at the Schaumburg (I…

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