Compassion Ministry

Our compassion ministry exists to show the love of Christ to those in need
in our church, our neighborhoods, and our world.

Our annual projects include:

Baby bottle drive for the Tri county pregnancy and parenting Center

Lifesource blood drive

'Sharefest Backpack' drive - www.catalystweb.org

Sponsoring Agape Indian orphans – www.aimionline.org

Catalyst's Northern Illinois Food Drive - www.catalystweb.org

Operation Christmas Child - http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/

Culver's Thanksgiving Free dinner partnering with St. Francis & others

Collecting gently used bikes for refurbishing and donating to the needy

food donation bags to be available in the office to give out to those requesting assistance

Angel Tree - gifts to prisoner’s children – www.angeltree.org

Lydia home – gifts at Christmas – www.Lydiahome.org

Our own church families 'adopted' at Christmastime

And other projects to support our own church members as needs arise.
For information: contact Lisa Hanson @

To make us aware of a need, please e-mail Lisa Hanson or Pastor Ward or you may also call the church office at 847-438-7440.