2026 CRE
March 7, 2026 at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL

Save the date and join us for the 2026 Congregational Resourcing Event on March 7, 2026 at Sauk Valley Community College. More information will be released in January of 2026. 

The Congregational Life Committee is now accepting applications for Congregational Resourcing Event Workshops for 2026. In particular, we are looking for engaging, interactive workshops that will show a unique ministry that congregations can try for themselves. 

Workshop Applications
ELCA World Hunger Giving Campaign Celebration
Join us as we celebrate your generosity to ELCA World Hunger!

The World Hunger Subcommittee invites you to join them for an afternoon of worship and a time of fellowship as we celebrate a successful giving campaign. 

Everyone is invited to join us on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 4:00 pm at Faith Lutheran Church in Rochelle. Bishop Stacie Fidlar will be preaching, and we will be announcing the total amount raised during the service. 

This is a free event, but we ask that you RSVP to help with planning the meal.

RSVP Resources
Welcome to the Northern Illinois Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Northern Illinois Synod (NIS) is one of 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Bishop Stacie Fidlar welcomes you. We hope these pages provide you the information you seek. Thank you for visiting. All are welcome in the congregations of the Northern Illinois Synod.

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