Sunday, June 27, 2021 9:00 - 10:00 am Salem Lutheran Church, Sandwich, IL
A luncheon will follow. Rostered ministers are invited to vest and process. The color is red.
On June 17, 2015, Clementa C. Pinckney, Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza...
Bella was in a rollover accident as the passenger of the vehicle, and sustained critical injuries when she was ejected from the...
Daniel Thomas, 61 died January 3, 2021, unexpectedly.
Rev. John Martin Leaf, 82, of Moline, passed away on January 5, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11 am...
Janet C. Jones, born June 4, 1940, who served in the NIS at Spirit of Joy, Marengo and Bethany, Leland, and also served many years as a...
Pr. Arthur Raymond Stees died on February 15, 2021 in Freeport, IL. He was 87 years old. Arthur Stees Obituary - Death Notice and...
Richard G. Nelson, 90, of Little Chute, WI, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. Read the full obituary.
The Reverend Hollis Bishop passed away peacefully in Minnesota on Monday, March 8, 2021 at the age of 81. He had served as a pastor in...
Vicar Laurie is a collaborative learning student at Wartburg Seminary and is currently serving at Bethany, Woodhull. Her brother, Ted,...
Dean Erickson, father of Pr. Gary Erickson (Assistant to the Bishop and Director for Evangelical Mission), died on Tuesday April 6,...
Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Fitzgerald Funeral Home and Crematory, Mulford...
George William Callister, at the age of 96, died in his home in Chicago on the morning of Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Read the obituary.
Virgil Eugene Wulffe, 93, of Clifton passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 at Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. He was born on May 17,...
We offer prayers of thanksgiving for Nancy Corey's 30 years of faithful service to the Northern Illinois Synod. And we pray for her to...
To the Rostered Ministers, Vicars, Interns, and SAMs of the Northern Illinois Synod June 24, 2021 Dear friends in Christ, Grace and...
Pr. Arlyn Tolzmann (retired) is recovering from knee-replacement surgery on June 23. Please keep him and his doctors in your prayers.
Deacon Shari Trotter serves at Peace Lutheran Church, New Lenox. Please hold her in prayer as she mourns her mother, Elinore Trotter of...
29 June 2021 Dear, dear friends in Christ, We just returned from our most recent time in Tanzania. Unfortunately, Mark developed a...
Celebration of Life and Memorial Service in honor of the Rev. Jane V. McChesney First Lutheran Church225 S. 3rd StreetRockford, IL...
The Rev. Dave Efflandt will be installed as pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Port Byron on Sunday, August 22 at 2:00 pm.
To the Rostered Ministers, Vicars, Interns, and SAMs of the Northern Illinois Synod August 3, 2021Dear friends in Christ,Grace and...
Pr. Tom Rogers, Shepherd of the Hills, McHenry continues an ongoing fight against stage-4 cancer. Please keep him, his family, and his...
Kevin Wayne Hoffmann, 64, of Bethalto, entered the Church triumphant on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center....
Visit Jane's CaringBridge site https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/janemcchesney.
You are invited to the installation of Pr. Chad McKenna and Pr. Katrina Steingraeber at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Rockford....
Foster Gilman "Gil" Beamsley III, (78) passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 at Oak Crest Retirement Center in Sycamore. All...
The Rev-elect Phillip Potaczek has been called to serve as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottawa.
Ed Hobbs, father of Pr. Tammy Anderson, died on October 18, 2021, in Janesville. The funeral will be at noon on Friday, October 22 at...
Catherine (Catie) Nelson Ford will be ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)...
Freedom Lutheran Church, Oregon, IL will hold their final worship service as a congregation on Sunday, November 7, 2021, 5:45 pm at...
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Rogers, mother of Pr. Tom Rogers, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, McHenry, died peacefully on Sunday,...
Kathleen A. Wynard, age 77, a resident of New Lenox, formerly of Galena, IL passed away peacefully on, November 10, 2021, with her...
James C. Schmidt, 89, of Woodstock, IL died on November 16, 2021. He was the father of the Rev. Pat Esker, Assistant to the Bishop....
Dear friends in Christ,Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is with sadness that I...
Dear friends in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is with sadness that I...
Daniel Joseph Nielsen passed away peacefully in the loving embrace of his close family and friends on November 16th, 2021 in San...
The Rev. Mark Jacobson died February 11, 2022. His wife, Linda was holding him and all three daughters were there. He had a good day...
Janice E. Harpest Priggie, 69, of Moline, Illinois passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Please join her...
Lauren Ashley Gibson Schindler Born May 5, 1987, at Freeport (IL) Memorial Hospital Passed away at her home in Colorado Springs on...
The Rev. Robert D. Peterson of Shorewood, passed away at Amita St. Joseph Medical Center, Monday, March 14, 2022. He was 87 years old....
Luis Cortes lived in Isabella, Puerto Rico. He leaves behind a wife and two adult children. Pr. Jose's parents also live in Isabella.
Pr. Joanne Adrian has been diagnosed with cancer. She is a member of Zion Lutheran in Rockford. Please keep her in your prayers.
March 31, 2022 Dear friends in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is with...
Pr. Denver Bitner, retired, part-time synod staff, had surgery on April 26. Please keep him and his doctors in your prayers.
Adam was killed in an accident on Thursday, April 28, 2022. He was 22 and serving in the Army. More information will be posted when it...
May 4, 2022 Dear friends in Christ,Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is with...
Please pray for Rachel Collins, daughter of NIS Candidate for Rostered Ministry, Thomas Mosbø, who has been diagnosed with cancer.
May 10, 2022Dear friends in Christ,Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is with sadness...
Pr. Nord Swanstrom is hospitalized, recovering from a full hip surgery. Please keep him and his care-takers in your prayers.
Bishop Ballot 1 Northern Illinois Synod Assembly Sunday, June 5, 2022 Report of the First Ballot...
Ann Liston, mother of Pr. Doug Liston, Joyful Harvest Lutheran Church in Johnsburg, died on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Her memorial...
Ryan Lee Mackey will be ordained into the Ministry of Word & Sacrament of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Saturday,...