Look What Your Pentecost Offering Will Help Do

Evergreen Christian Church is a growing Korean ministry in suburban Chicago . Currently meeting in a nearby Lutheran church, the average worship attendance is 40 people.

Pastor Donggook Roh has created a worship service full of multi-media technology, including a multitude of music and strong Christian education.

According to Pastor Roh, "We are looking forward to our Friday night ministry. We will be teaching English to Korean immigrants and will offer free musical instrument lessons and computer training. We will even have an alterations class."

Evergreen Christian is the second church that Pastor Roh has started. "I wasn't sure I had enough energy to start another church but God called my wife and me here. He has given me vision and new strength. Many of our people are non-Christian and come to Evergreen Christian because they need strength and guidance. They need help with the language barrier, schools, courts and employment ... and we are here for them." Pastor Roh added, "Our dream is to own a building that is open 365 days a year for community outreach and ministry."

Faith Alive
PO Box 3712
Peoria, IL 61612
http://www.24x7alive.com

Based on a cell church/house church model, Faith Alive is growing up in Peoria . This new church is targeting 20 and 30 year old pre-Christians in the Peoria area. They will eat, share, study and worship in the context of individual homes. A network of these house churches will be built. After several months, Celebration Services of all the groups together will begin being held monthly in borrowed or rented facilities.

Randy Williams, who served Centennial Christian (Disciples of Christ) in Bloomington from 1984 to 2002, began as Sr. Developer of Faith Alive on August 19, 2002 . The Gifts for All Generations capital campaign is the major endowing means for this and many more new church starts across the Region. Faith Alive joins Evergreen Christian Church (Chicagoland area) as an innovative model for starting new churches. Faith Alive is the second of 53 new churches that will be started in the Disciples (in Illinois and Wisconsin) church by 2020.

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