Spirit And Truth's Milestones
2006- Church established by revelation. “Your Spiritual Workout” bible study started at the Kankakee Area YMCA.
2006- Church connected with Youth For Christ and began partnership of outreach.
2007- First church services began in the Clark home
2008-Church services began at Youth For Christ’s City Life Center on Court St. in Kankakee
2008-Church established 501(c)(3) status
2009-Church sought and acquired funds to renovate the City Life Center
2009-Church has first Marriage Revival, declares blessing over Kankakee county for the marriages and families
2010-Church partners with newly founded Marriage Inc., an outreach of Olivet Nazarene University
2010-Church initiates Family Night as an outreach
2011-Church partners with Olivet Nazarene University to offer free premarital and marital counseling with focus on high distress marriages
2012-Church evangelizes for first time corporately. The meaning of church visited and discussed at length.
2013-Church introduces relational evangelism and discipleship to congregation through Share For 3, Prayer For 3.
2014-Size of congregation decreases as focus shifts to intensify relationships with community leaders on behalf of City Life
2015-Core group of leaders emerges within congregation with clear focus on outreach, discipleship, and personal, spiritual vitality and sustenance. Church is approached by two different churches to consider merging. Neither were confirmed in the Spirit.
2015-Church ends weekly bible study and introduces small group studies to initiate implementation of future practices. Leaders continue to meet and pray about God’s will for the congregation in Kankakee.
2016-Church offered new location to meet at former Trinity Lutheran Church of Kankakee. Elders agree to move.
2006- Church connected with Youth For Christ and began partnership of outreach.
2007- First church services began in the Clark home
2008-Church services began at Youth For Christ’s City Life Center on Court St. in Kankakee
2008-Church established 501(c)(3) status
2009-Church sought and acquired funds to renovate the City Life Center
2009-Church has first Marriage Revival, declares blessing over Kankakee county for the marriages and families
2010-Church partners with newly founded Marriage Inc., an outreach of Olivet Nazarene University
2010-Church initiates Family Night as an outreach
2011-Church partners with Olivet Nazarene University to offer free premarital and marital counseling with focus on high distress marriages
2012-Church evangelizes for first time corporately. The meaning of church visited and discussed at length.
2013-Church introduces relational evangelism and discipleship to congregation through Share For 3, Prayer For 3.
2014-Size of congregation decreases as focus shifts to intensify relationships with community leaders on behalf of City Life
2015-Core group of leaders emerges within congregation with clear focus on outreach, discipleship, and personal, spiritual vitality and sustenance. Church is approached by two different churches to consider merging. Neither were confirmed in the Spirit.
2015-Church ends weekly bible study and introduces small group studies to initiate implementation of future practices. Leaders continue to meet and pray about God’s will for the congregation in Kankakee.
2016-Church offered new location to meet at former Trinity Lutheran Church of Kankakee. Elders agree to move.