Because more than 8.2 million people in Illinois are lost, and every penny of the IMO stays in Illinois to help strengthen our churches and reach lost people.
The suggested dates for this year’s Illinois Mission Offering (IMO) are September 12-19.
Last year Illinois Baptists gave $370,733 to the IMO, which was $10,000 less than the year before and $20,000 short of the goal. However, in faith, the 2010 goal has been set at $400,000, praying that, even in today’s economy, we can exceed it.
100% of gifts to the IMO will be used within the state to:
- Support nearly 100 Illinois missionaries
- Start 30 new Southern Baptist churches and support several dozen new churches started the previous two years;
- Initiate ministries on 10 additional Illinois college campuses while supporting current ministries on 30 campuses;
- Train 22,500 leaders of existing IBSA churches in priority church ministries
- Provide salary support for 12 Associational Directors of Missions and partner with all 34 Illinois Baptist Associations as they assist their churches in reaching their communities; and,
- Mobilize mission volunteers in at least 200 IBSA churches.
For more information call IBSA at (217) 391-3116 or e-mail IMO@IBSA.org.
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ILLINOIS MISSION OFFERING
