NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT ORDINATION CLASS OF 2017
(Pictured from let to right): Rev. Scott J. Sherwood, District Superintendent, Ordinand Scott R. Pershcall, Justean and Ordinand Galen Dale Ryman, Casie and Ordinand Ethan Garrett Vidjecan, Ordinand Rita K. and Parick Lovell, Judy and Ordinand David Smith, Dr. J.K. Warrick, General Superintendent
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KIDS & PRE-TEEN CAMP - Jul 5-8, 2017 - Lake Williamson
TEEN CAMP - July 24-28, 2017 - Lake Williamson
TEAM DAY - September 30, 2017 - Pekin First
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Sterling First at The Regency
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 The new Pastoral staff of Sterling First Church of the Nazarene kicked off their first week on the clock by planting an affiliate congregation church plant in a local skilled care and rehabilitation center, Regency Care of Sterling. Together with the Chaplain group of the Sterling Nazarene Church, the group meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. to hold a service with the residents of the facility. Pastor Jeremy McLaughlin, Lead Pastor, and Pastor John Wright, Associate Pastor, share in the preaching responsibilities, bringing a Biblical message to the residents, while they and the chaplains also lead a time of singing of old hymns with those who attend. After the very first service, one memorable comment was made from a resident who said with excitement, "Well, I feel like I've been to church today!" It is the hope of the pastors, staff, and volunteers at Sterling First Church of the Nazarene that this church plant will serve as a catalyst for other church plants in Whiteside County.
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Point of Change
2407 Beich Road
Bloomington, IL 61705
Friday, June 9 (
4pm-9pm) and
Saturday, June 10 (
8:30am-9pm).
Cost: $50 with all meals and resources included.
Anyone with questions can call, text, or email me:
Pastor Celia Vineyard
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Nazarene Missions International
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Renee Kindle
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Tabitha's Hands Compassionate Ministry Center - Princeton, IL
Tabitha's Hands ministers to families in crisis in Bureau County. It is recognized by Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.
Dates: June 11-18, 2017
Projects: Moving furniture, Cleaning, Building shelves, Furniture/appliance checking, repair and cleaning Cost: $75 per family (
Includ
es meals and a fun day)
Families are responsible for transportation and housing. H
ousing options-Camping, Hotel, in Church or Homes.
Send Application and Fee to:
Renee Kindle
5 N. Dallas
Princeton, IL 61356
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Nazarene Youth International
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July 24-28, 2017
July 23-27, 2018
July 22-26, 2019
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ESSAY CONTEST
Calling all writers! We are holding an essay contest for teens who will be attending Teen Camp. Campers can submit an entry for a chance to win a $50 or $100 scholarship to camp! Please visit the Teen Camp page on the district website for more information and an entry form.
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J. Todd Keller
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Schedule 2017-2018
2017
09/16 - Moline Community
11/18
12/01-12/02 - St. Louis Invitational
2018
02/17 - Sterling Invitational
03/17 - Galesburg
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www.barefootonline.com
Denise Vroman, NYI Quiz Director
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-Ministry Call-
NMI with the collaboration of NYI and SDMI has been trying to compile a list of children and youth who have expressed a call into ministry. The goal of NMI's Ministry Call is to educate, inform and guide those children and youth called into ministry get as much help in following through with those calls. Being able to pray for them by name and introducing them to opportunities to develop in their particular area of ministry.
If you know of a student who feels called into ministry please let Ronda Hollars know by giving her a call at
815-875-1900
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T
EEN CAMP Registration is now open!
July 24-28, 2017
CAMPER DEADLINE TO REGISTER 
June 25, 2017 - $260
After June 25, 2017 - $300
COUNSELOR/STAFF DEADLINE TO REGISTER
June 19, 2017
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration for Camp 2017 is now open! Teens who are currently in 7th - 12th grades will attend Teen Camp, which is July 24 - 28. Please read over the information below, and visit the links provided to complete registration. Any questions can be directed to each camp's registrar.
Registration - The registration process is as follows:
- Step One - Fill out online registration (available at nwilnaz.org)
- Step Two - Submit registration fee to the Camp Coordinator at your local church
- Step Three - Submit a copy of both sides of your insurance card and the Eagle Crest Liability Waiver (Teen Camp only) to the Camp Coordinator at your local church
- Step Four - When sending your child to camp, please send Snack Shop money and camper medication
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Sunday School Discipleship International
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"Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
As you are going,
THINK BIG:
Every relationship, every interaction, all inclusive.
And make disciples,
START SMALL:
You. Be one. Be a Christ-like disciple. Re-present Jesus.
Baptizing them, immersing them in Jesus,
GO DEEP:
Pray. Empty yourself. Sacrifice.
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Ellyn Book
District SDMI Director
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"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." Jesus
John 10:10 (NIV)
"That is what discipleship is all about. It is the ongoing process of submitting all of life to Jesus, and seeing Him saturate your entire life and world with His presence and power. It's a process of daily growing in your awareness of your need for Him in the everyday stuff of life. It is walking with Jesus, being filled with Jesus, and being led by Jesus in every place and in every way."
Excerpt from Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life by Jeff Vanderstelt
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Anne Whalen
District Children's Director
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If you haven't already, please join the newly created Facebook group
NWIL Children's Bible Quizzing. Information will be posted regarding upcoming meets and events.
Our children's Bible quizzers finished off their season on Saturday, April 29th at Peoria First with the district quiz. Thirty-three quizzers qualified to attend World Quiz during General Assembly in Indianapolis. Congratulations to the top three quizzers from each level - Red Level: Lauren Brady, Evan McJunkin and Lucas Yeutson; Blue Level - Addie Cannon, Washita Bradford, and Wyatt Patridge. A Special thanks to district quiz director, Rosie Furston, for all of her work to coordinate the quiz program throughout the year!
Schedule 2017-2018
11/11/17 - Sterling First
02/10/18 - Peoria First
04/21/18 - Pekin First
Rosie Furston
Children's Quizzing Director
Children's Ministry Workers
If you're on Facebook, check out the newly created group
NWIL Children's Ministry and request to join! We will be sharing children's ministry ideas, borrowing curriculum, bouncing ideas off one another and encouraging each other as we all seek to point kids toward Christ.
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Mark your
calendars
June 25-28, 2018
June 24-27, 2019
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IMPORTANT CAMP INFORMATION
Registration for Kids & Pre-Teen Camp 2017 is open! Please visit the district website for more information and a link to the registration website. Camp is
July 5-8 and campers must currently be in 2nd - 6th grades. We are looking for counselors who are 15-years-old and older. You don't want to miss this action-packed week filled with games, music, food, swimming and amazing chapel services where we'll be learning about how to be a Secret Agent for Jesus!
COLORING CONTEST - Deadline May 15th
Calling all artists! We are holding a coloring contest for kids who will be attending Kids & Pre-Teen Camp. Campers can submit an entry for a chance to win a $50 or $100 scholarship to camp! Please visit the
Kids & Pre-Teen Camp page on the district website for more information and an entry form.
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Kids & Pre-Teen Camp 2017
July 5-8, 2017 (Wednesday-Saturday)
For kids completing 2nd - 6th grades in the spring of 2017
Online registration is open
CAMPER DEADLINE TO REGISTER
June 4, 2017 - $205
After June 4, 2017 - $240
COUNSELOR/STAFF DEADLINE TO REGISTER
MAY 31, 2017
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration for Camp 2017 is now open! Kids who are currently in 2nd - 6th grades will attend Kids & Pre-Teen Camp, which is July 5 - 8. Please read over the information below, and visit the links provided to complete registration. Any questions can be directed to each camp's registrar.
Registration - The registration process is as follows:
- Step One - Fill out online registration (available at nwilnaz.org)
- Step Two - Submit registration fee to the Camp Coordinator at your local church
- Step Three - Submit a copy of both sides of your insurance card to the Camp Coordinator at your local church
- Step Four - When sending your child to camp, please send Snack Shop money and camper medication
KIDS & PRE-TEEN CAMP INFORMATION
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Over the past three years, more than 400 Nazarene congregations around the world have participated in Freedom Sunday, a day set aside for prayer, worship, and support around the crisis of human trafficking, which enslaves as many as 45.8 million people globally, according to the
2016
Global Slavery Index.
This year, Nazarene churches are encouraged to participate in Freedom
Sunday on
September 24, 2017, the last
Sunday of that month.
The Church of the Nazarene's participation in Freedom Sunday began in 2014 in coordination with other denominations within the Wesleyan Holiness Connection (formerly Wesleyan Holiness Consortium). That same year, the Church of the Nazarene's Board of General Superintendents endorsed the Declaration for Freedom, a document drafted by the Wesleyan-Holiness leaders, including Nazarene representatives.
In the past, Freedom Sunday took place on the first Sunday of Lent. This year, the event was moved to the last Sunday of September to enable churches that plan traditional Lenten services to participate.
Congregations are encouraged to plan a Freedom Sunday at any time that works in their calendar. Freedom Sunday planning resources are available as free downloads through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries at ncm.org/freedomsunday.
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Are exciting things happening in your church? We would love to share it with our district family. Please send a short article and pictures to
NWIL District Office
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The District has available Large Print and Small Print District Journals. If you are interested in a printed District Journal please contact the district office. Cost: $6.00 each
NWIL District Office.
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 For generations, Nazarenes have supported the World Evangelism Fund. Together, we've accomplished so much in our first 100 years. Join us on a journey into the next 100 years and partner with the Church of the Nazarene to make Christlike disciples in the nations. In our new plan for Funding the Mission, the World Evangelism Fund is the vehicle through which we deliver the message of hope - and your church drives our mission more than ever before.
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"We had a wonderful convention today! Great leaders, speakers, and workshops. Such fun seeing old friends and meeting new ones from other churches in our distric
t." Everyone was given a chess piece at Convention. What role do you play in the church? Every piece is important! Be a pawn for the Lord instead of a king in your own kingdom! What's your next move?
-Rock Island Church
"When others may see failure and defeat, my District Superintendent Rev. Scott Sherwood encourages his pastors to see an opportunity to learn and try again! I am blessed to follow such a wise man of God. At the same time he follows another great leader of our global church Dr. Bob Broadbooks a gentle caring man, who encourages us to love the "nations" with a heart of missions. It doesn't matter if the "nations" are already among us or abroad. Love them the same!!" Laura Mata-Bolandi
on the move...
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"Every piece serves a King, even if it must sacrifice itself to protect the King. Some pieces and some people seem to float across the board making a difference in the kingdom with every move. Some of us can feel like pawns, moving slowly, not important. But then I think of faithful people who made big differences in my life by living each day as the King wanted them to live. So, what is your next move?"
- Renee Kindle, NWIL-NMI President
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"THINK BIG, START SMALL, GO DEEP is our strategy moving forward as a council as we lead the district in a culture of discipleship and intentional, relational discipleship multiplication. It's the same strategy God used. God thought BIG - His desire being to save the entire world. He started SMALL, with a poor family and a baby in a manager. And He went DEEP, sacrificing His only Son for each one of us.
And that is the place each one of us starts with the Great Commission!
As you are going, As you are on the Move with Jesus: THINK BIG: Every relationship, every interaction, all inclusive.
And make disciples: START SMALL: You. Be one. Be a Christ-like disciple. Represent Jesus.
Baptizing them, immersing the in Jesus: GO DEEP: Pray, Empty yourself. Sacrifice." - Ellyn Book, NWIL-SDMI Chair
NYI discussing the biggest obstacles that keep us from serving the cities that we live in. We need to see the potential of what being "on the move" can do to our communities and not just do what we are comfortable with.
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Submerge from Pekin First lead us to worship. The Spirit was very evident through out the day of Convention.
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Global Church of the Nazarene: 162 nations, 2.5 million members, 100 languages, 56 higher education institutions.
2017 District Assembly Information:
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BGS announces theme for General Assembly
click below for full article.
Indianapolis, Indiana
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SAVE THE DATE
June 21-30, 2017
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General Assembly SDMI Volunteer Opportunity
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Your SDMI is building a special team of people to serve children and families at the upcoming General Assembly and Conventions.
We are providing a Kid Zone Playground (
June 21-25) for FREE and Kidz Blitz Live performances (
June 22 & 23) for a small fee. There will also be a FREE Infant/Toddler Quiet Room available for parents/grandparents to go to with their infants and toddlers.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to provide a smiling face and encouraging support to the next generation of Nazarene leaders by serving in one or more of the above venues for a couple of hours. And please help by inviting others from your church and district to serve as well.
The link below leads to the application. Please share it with other leaders so they can promote this opportunity through their publications and websites. With your participation you will impact thousands of families and their children with the love of Christ.
Special note: All volunteers will be required to pass a background check and will need to go through the NazareneSafe training. Note: If you have a Nazarene/MinistrySafe certificate dated July 1, 2015 or after, you will NOT have to do the training again. There will be NO CHARGE to volunteers for the background check or the safety training.)
Thank you so much for being a vital part of this great ministry opportunity.
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General Assembly for CHILDREN
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KRK Play Zone
Open Wednesday, June 21 - Sunday, June 25
Wednesday through Saturday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Free!
Parent or guardian (18+) must be present in the seating area while children are playing.
Kidz Blitz Live is coming to General Assembly and Conventio
ns! This event is focused on children ages 5-12. This is a fast-paced, high-octa
ne
event with lights, fog, a unique sound track, and loads of action. Childre
n will experience biblical truths communicated through special effects and illus
trative interaction. In a Super Bowl atmosphere, kids will witness the Great Balloon Stuff, the Flying Donut Chew, Xtreme Hula, the Ultimate Kidz Blitz Chicken and Bone Challenge, the Hovering Beach Ball, and much more. Parents/guardians who wish to attend with their child may do so by purchasing their own ticket to the event.
Two identical shows: Thursday, 22 June & Friday, 23 June | 1:30-3:30 p.m.
 World Quiz
Saturday, 24 June
Red Level begins at 8 a.m. | Blue Level begins at 12 p.m.
Register through your district representative
Check-in: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday | 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday
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BGS calls for prayer, fasting ahead of General Assembly 2017
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The Church of the Nazarene will hold its 29th General Assembly and Conventions this June in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The quadrennial event will bring together thousands of Nazarenes from the denomination's 162 world areas. In advance of this important event, the Board of General Superintendents is asking Nazarenes around the world to set aside every Friday afternoon, from 24 March through 23 June, as a time of fasting and prayer for General Assembly 2017 and to pray daily during the assembly, Sunday, 25 June through Thursday, 29 June.
In addition to praying that every service will be blessed with God's manifest presence, please include the following specific requests as you pray:
- Pray for global political stability as well as protection for our event. We also pray that the delegates from all world areas where the Church of the Nazarene has ministry will be able to travel with safety and without obstruction.
- Pray that the intended focus of General Assembly 2017-strengthening our evangelistic perspective-will be realized.
- Pray that the Lord will use this "sacred assembly" to revive and renew our global church family as we gather for worship each evening and Sunday morning, celebrating One Body, One Spirit, One Hope, One Lord, One Faith.
- Pray for the Lord to guide and anoint the Monday Delegate Commissioning Service, the State of the Church message, and all the General Assembly 2017 elections and decisions.
- Pray for the conventions that are a part of this event: Nazarene Missions International (NMI), Nazarene Youth International (NYI), and Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI). These global ministries convene to strengthen both their mission and impact, as well as to celebrate the blessings of God experienced around the world.
- Please offer continuing prayers for the official business sessions of General Assembly 2017. Pray that our delegates will be enriched by heavenly wisdom, the camaraderie of the spirit of fellowship, and continued commitment to the mission of making Christlike disciples.
For more information on General Assembly 2017 and to register, please visit
nazarene.org/ga.
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General Assembly One Heart - Many Hands
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The Church of the Nazarene believes in empowering laypeople to serve. This is evident around the world, including the tens of thousands of Nazarenes mobilized through the One Heart - Many Hands service projects over the last 24 years.
OHMH is calling all past, present, and future volunteers to join in a Work & Witness project in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, June 18 to 23, 2017, the week prior to the denomination's General Assembly and Conventions.
This project will kick off a new, five-year initiative to repair, rehab, and rebuild more than 400 homes and build 20 new homes in the 46201 zip code.
Communities in this zip code are dotted with dilapidated or abandoned homes. Single parents, many of whom live below the poverty line, dominate the population. Help is sorely needed, but not easily available.
"What we do now will not only have a positive impact today, but will plant seeds of change that will continue growing for generations," said George Sisler, OHMH president.
In 1993, OHMH founder Dr. Gary Morsch organized the first weeklong service project to accompany a Church of the Nazarene General Assembly. That project, also in Indianapolis, included about 25 locations. At the 20th anniversary project, there were more than 120 project locations and 1,800 volunteers.
The next project in 2017 is slated to be one of the largest yet with 2,000 volunteers. This project is perfect for individuals or groups of any size, and volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Early registration ends January 31 and is $195.
Click here
to request an information packet and be a part of this tradition.
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General Assembly - PARKING
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05/11 - POPS - Peoria North Side
05/11-05/13 - Field Celebrate Life - Olivet
05/16 - BOM Mid-Year - New Hope
05/18 - POPS - Peoria North Side
05/20 - NYI, NMI, SDMI Meeting 9am New Hope
05/23 - DAB 6:30pm
05/25 - MST/ZF Meeting - Peoria First 9:30am-2:00pm
06/15 - MST/ZF online meeting 9:30am-11:30am
06/21-06/30 - General Assembly
07/05-07/08 - Kids & Pre-Teen Camp
07/20 - MST/ZF online meeting 9:30am-11:30am
07/24-07/28 - Teen Camp
08/05 - NYI, NMI, SDMI Meeting 9am New Hope
08/24 - MST/ZF online meeting 9:30am-11:30am
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NWIL District Advisory Board
MINISTERIAL LAYMAN
Rev. Scott Sherwood Ken Roat
Rev. Bill Clark Carole Eatock
Rev. Jim Book Keith Peachey
Rev. Lloyd Brock Kevin Singletary
Rev. Kevin Donoho
ONU Board of Trustees
Rev. Scott Sherwood Rev. William Clark
Rev. Lloyd Brock Cheryl Sherwood
Ken Roat
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Zone Facilitators
ZONE FACILITATORS & E-MAIL
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District Superintendent
Rev. Scott Sherwood
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District Secretary
District Administrator
Rev. James Book
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District Treasurer
District DCPI Coordinator
Rev. Ray Barker
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NWIL Office Manager
Pamela Smith
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Board Of Ministry
Rev. Bob Hasselbring
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Course of Study
Rev. Karin Orwig
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