A question I have been asking recently is, “Why do we feel such a loss concerning not being together for Sunday worship?” “Why do we feel such a loss concerning not being together for Sunday worship?” Since I have had a little more time to read, I’ve dived back into the book The Church of Christ, READ MORE
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Praying through Pandemic: Prayer Guide
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who READ MORE
Evangel Church Ministries COVID-19 Update
Dear Member and Regular Attender, The Session of Evangel met on Monday, March 16 to discuss our response to the COVID-19 crisis gripping our nation. We decided to suspend all church ministries for the foreseeable future. Instead, we will begin online streaming of Sunday worship, starting March 22, 2020. We will continue this approach until READ MORE
Special Announcement for Services 3/15/2020
Brothers and Sisters, We will be meeting for worship but not Sunday school tomorrow. The Session understands that some of you are in the high risk category. We want to encourage you to follow proper protocol. You best know your circumstance, so if that means staying home, please feel free to stay home. The Elders are READ MORE
Ordination of New Deacon
At our worship service this Sunday morning, our congregation was blessed by the ordination of a new deacon, Zack Flummerfelt. Zack and his family have been members of Evangel for several years. Since being nominated for the office of deacon about a year ago, Zack has been studying and training for the role of deacon. READ MORE
Christmas in the City
Imagine if you couldn’t afford to give your kids a gift at Christmas. That’s reality for many in Chicago Living Hope Church’s neighborhood, where our mission team served in the summer of 2018. To love their neighbors well, Living Hope has a Christmas store to give families a dignified, yet discounted, way to shop for READ MORE
Thanksgiving’s Secret Sauce
Giving thanks. What is there to say? Everyone knows what it is. And everyone knows that it’s easy. *insert game show buzzer here* I think that’s a bit like saying parenting is easy, until you have children. Patience is easy, until you have to wait. Thanksgiving is easy…until we don’t feel thankful. I can give READ MORE
Welcoming All
We are continuing to be intentional about hospitality at Evangel, and want to take every opportunity to make our guests, regular attenders, and members feel welcome and at home. In the coming months, we will be improving our welcome in several ways. Connect Cards. Soon we will begin recording attendance with READ MORE
The Anchor of Thankfulness
As I sit down to write this article, I see that the forecast is calling for the first week of October to have highs in the 70’s. Today is the first day of Fall and we can see the crops turning. Harvest is around the corner. Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day and many families READ MORE
Worshipping with Music
You may have noticed some changes in the music at Evangel over the last year. These changes are not random, but are the result of much prayer, wise council, study, and effort toward a cohesive and obedient worship that draws our hearts toward God. First, how are the songs chosen? Once the sermon is outlined, READ MORE