Nazarene Missionaries

South Pacific Island Nation of Vanuatu

David and Sylvia Potter are global missionaries involved in training and equipping pastors and leaders for the church in Vanuatu, as well as serving in mission finance and other supportive roles. They take great delight in helping others embrace Christ and become strong, equipped missional pastors and leaders for the church.

They were first appointed as medical missionaries to the Nazarene College of Nursing at Kudjip, Papua New Guinea, in 1992 and served there until they accepted the call to begin the work of the Church of the Nazarene in Vanuatu in 2003.David and Sylvia both received a B.S. in Nursing from Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego, California. 

They will be on our district for Deputation March 27-April 3, 2022. Please Contact Carole Eatock\Diana Jansen if you are interested in scheduling the Potter’s at your church. 

Dates available: March 28, March 29, March 31

TEEN CAMP

JULY 14-17, 2022

Thursday-Sunday

Mark your calendars.

Full details coming soon...

Denis Rutledge, Teen Camp Director

Mission trip opportunity in 2022.

VBS/SPORTS CAMPS

The local church has a deep desire to minister to their community. One way we help fulfill that desire is by partnering with to host VBS and sports camps. Through the resources our teams provide, we are able to evangelize not only to the children of the community but to the adults as well.

CONSTRUCTION

It all begins with a need. Churches in need. We have brought new life to churches with a fresh coat of paint. We have restored churches with a new ceiling. We have planted churches with a new building and much more. Whatever the need, our teams will work to get it completed.

MEDICAL CLINICS

In 2018, we began offering medical clinics at our site locations. We have medical professionals who volunteer their time and supplies in order to serve the community and their physical needs. Doctors and nurses on your team would have an opportunity to use their skills to minister to others.

Full details: ENCUENTROMISSONS.ORG

Moving ahead with a Journey of Grace in Small Groups

By Daryll Stanton



What's happening in your discipleship plan for small groups? The SDMI approach of discipleship is illustrated as a three-fold framework called A Journey of Grace. Let's look at that framework and someof the supporting resources. READ MORE

Children's Ministry Workers 

If you're on Facebook, check out NWIL Children's Ministry and request to join! We will be sharing children's ministry ideas, curriculum ideas, VBS, online meetings, bouncing ideas off one another and encouraging each other as we all seek to point kids toward Christ. 

The Church of the Nazarene provides us with many resources to help our Children's Ministry be the best that it can be. Click below to find resources. USA/CANADA CHILDREN'S MINISTRY      

GLOBAL CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Pekin First - Kidzone Pastor

Shawna grew up in Southeast Texas where she spent just about every weekend on the river or at the beach.  After high school she moved to Illinois to live with relatives and attend college.  Shawna graduated from Western Illinois University with a B.S. in Public Communication and Human Relations. Many steppingstones have led Shawna to her current position, including hotel guest services Manager, retail training manager, legal secretary, and in most recent years KidZone Assistant at PFN. Shawna started attending Pekin First Nazarene in 2010 with the invite from her husband (2011) and immediately began her journey and walk with Christ.  She has volunteered in KidZone teaching Sunday school and leading the Preteen Worship Services. Shawna felt the call to ministry and enrolled in the Ministry Preparation Program at Nazarene Bible College in the fall of 2020. She currently holds her Local Minister’s License in the Church of the Nazarene and is pursuing her District License.  Shawna currently serves as KidZone Pastor at PFN.  She is married to Richard Marsh (2011), and they have two sons, Logan (2005) and Reed (2013).  Shawna enjoys playing board games, bags in the backyard, traveling, Mexican food and donuts.  She also loves to organize and plan.  She considers it an absolute privilege to share Jesus with others, especially with her youngest friends in KidZone.  Shawna has found her purpose while attending and serving at PFN.  She is very thankful for the sacrifice of Jesus and the transformation He has made in her life. Ephesians 2:8-9

Reachway - Associate Pastor

Reachway Church is excited to welcome Christian Sapp as an Associate Pastor! Christian, his wife Heather, and their children Fiona and Fallon come to Reachway with ministry experiences in both Illinois and North Carolina, and their enthusiasm for the ministry of the local church in the community is refreshing.

Bridgeway

Our brother in Christ, Dusten Otey has built an amazing mini food pantry for the Marquette Heights Campus. We would love for our Community to come and receive items from the box any time night or day! May you be blessed! The "Bless Box" is full and ready to bless our community.

Olivet's School of Music presents: Handel's Messiah

December 4th at 7PM

Please join us for the annual performance of Handel's Messiah.

The Olivet Nazarene University School of Music offers comprehensive study in Composition, Education, Ministry, Performance and more. With seasoned faculty and numerous performance opportunities, every genre of music lives and thrives within the halls of the Larsen Fine Arts Center. The entire campus embraces the arts and culture with more than 500 students participating in music ensembles and chamber groups. Click here to learn more. 

The Olivet Nazarene University School of Music is proud to present Sounds of the Season 2021!

December 10th at 7PM and December 11th at 2PM



Featuring Orpheus Choic, Concert Singers, Proclamation Gospel Choir, the University Orchestra and Bands and other special guests! Click for full details: Sounds of the Season 2021

Give a GIFT that doesn't stop Giving!

Would you give $1.00 a month if it never stopped giving, never wore out, never changed its usefulness or purpose and transformed lives?

The Church Multiplication Endowment Fund is designed to reach unreached people living on the NWIL District for Christ. Every dollar given will continue to give in perpetuity. An endowment fund uses the interest from the principle to do kingdom work.  Will you help fund this goal? 

Currently, our district property funds have been invested in planting 22 new churches these past three years and the district is in need of capital to continue to plant more! We need your help. Presently, there are 36 more potential church plants in various stages of planning which will require additional funding support.

Would you consider a GIFT of $1.00 a month?  We are not trying to take money from your local ministry where you give your tithes and offerings. We are asking for many to give a little.  Our initial goal is 5,000 giving at least $1.00 a month. Would you be one of those 5,000 making a commitment to create a movement to plant churches that change lives?  Here are ways to give:

• You can give to your local church by marking your check or cash gift "NWIL CM Endowment" and your church treasurer will take it from there.
• You can also choose to give online if you want to set up one time or reoccurring payments using debit/credit/Electronic Check on the district website at nwilnaz.org/GIVE/ On District Church Planting or direct  CM Endowment Giving LINK. Or scan this QR code at the bottom of this article.
• You can send a check or cash to NWIL District, 3520 Broadway St., Pekin, IL 61554 (please indicate CM Endowment on check memo)

We are also looking for those who might like to make greater kingdom investments!

You can give cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, livestock, grain, or other personal property.  Basically, any asset of marketable value can be used to help fund this endowment. There are also charitable gift annuity options that allow you to specify the endowment fund or another ministry of your choice while allowing you to receive income for your lifetime and when you pass, your gift goes to the endowment fund or specified ministry. CLICK HERE  to see other ways to model generosity. Gifts can be given in memory or in honor of someone. 

Large or small: Why not leave a lasting legacy that lasts more than your lifetime. 

For more information or confidential consultation please contact NWIL District Administrator, Jim Book 309-678-2357; NWIL District Treasurer, Ray Barker 309-645-7716; or the Nazarene Foundation directly at 913-577-2983.