MONTHLY COLLECTION: Gateway Woods Children’s Home Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Shampoo for the Heart House SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Kurt Plattner (9/13) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening Eric Hodel plans to be with us to give an update on the ministry of Midwest Food Bank. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is invited. It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in September. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able. The Adult Friends Bible Studies will be held Sunday mornings in September at 10:00 a.m. in the Gathering Room. Bro. Matt Grimm plans to lead these studies. Please be prayerful for Bro. Matt and all those who attend. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thank you to everyone who helped with the roofing project for our neighbor down the street. There were 20 to 25 workers Friday night and Saturday morning. Thank you for the help through meals, service, and giving. A new session of GriefShare begins September 14 at 6:30 pm at the Goodfield AC Fellowship Hall. GriefShare is a 13-week faith based program that helps those grieving the loss of a loved one understand & navigate the grief journey. There are pamphlets at the information center or contact Bro. Alan & Sis. Joanne Roth with any questions. Please share with friends or community members that may benefit from the program. LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! BAPTISM ANNOUNCEMENT:  We are thankful that Trent Rokey is at peace with God and desires baptism. Trent is the son of Bro. Robert and Sis. Melissa Rokey. We are looking forward to hearing his testimony and baptizing him on September 26 and 27. Feel free to reach out to Trent with any questions and encouragement.

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Gateway Woods Children’s Home Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Shampoo for the Heart House SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Royce Schieler (9/6) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening Bro. Darren Plattner plans to be with us to share about “Pursuit of Growth (we are called to be diligent in pursuing growth)”. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 and everyone is welcome. Our church family will be roofing one of our neighbors homes this Saturday. Any skill level will be appreciated and helpful. They will start at 7:00 AM and work until it’s finished. Lunch will be provided. A sign-up link will be sent out soon. Contact Bro. Doug Glueck with any questions. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: A new session of GriefShare begins September 14 at 6:30 pm at the Goodfield AC Fellowship Hall. GriefShare is a 13 week faith based program that helps those grieving the loss of a loved one understand & navigate the grief journey. There are pamphlets at the information center or contact Bro. Alan & Sis. Joanne Roth with any questions. Please share with friends or community members that may benefit from the program. The Apostolic Christian Bookstore in Goodfield, IL, has a new opening for a part-time Store Associate . This opening is for Wednesday and Thursdays from approximately 8:30am-11:30 am. To learn more and apply, visit https://acministries.bamboohr.com/careers/39 . You can read the job overview in the link at the bottom of the announcements email for more details as well. Woodford County Heartline would like to thank you for your recent donation of 105 Packed High School Backpacks for their 2026 Operation Backpack campaign. Your donation is greatly appreciated! Each year, the number of people in Woodford County needing help with school supplies increases, and we appreciate your generosity to assist us in this program. Last year we were able to provide school supplies to over 200 children. Our organization continues to be able to provide resources that help kids transition into a new school year because of community donors like you. Woodford County Heartline and Heart House provides the resources needed to support people in Woodford County and the city limits of Washington, IL with needs they cannot provide for themselves, or with shelter. We are grateful for you and hope you will continue to be a part of our commitment to provide emergency shelter (for women and children only), financial aid and education, community and resource referral, and basic essentials to residents of Woodford County and Washington, IL who find themselves homeless, a victim of domestic violence, or in any other short term crisis situation. We are in need of baked goods for the Heart House! Please see the lists at the message center which have the dates and times. Contact Sis. Judy Mussleman with any questions . Thank you so much in advance! There’s now a “free” section, and a “lost and found” section on the table in the women’s coat room. Items in the free section will be taken to Goodwill if not claimed. Contact Sis. Trish Gerber with any questions. Save the Date. Our annual Eureka Home Family Fest will take place Saturday, October 3rd at the Goodfield Fellowship Hall from 4pm - 730pm. COMING SOON~ the Eureka Home website and the bulletin boards will soon have more information about the food booths, children's activities and the Silent Auction. There will NOT be an online auction this year. Traditional Auction item donation will NOT be needed. You can talk to your EACH Auxiliary representatives for other donations, such as meals, activities, and services. Items for the Bake Sale will also be needed. This is an opportunity to share and enjoy the gifts God has given to each of us. Please see sisters Jill Wagner, Melissa Rokey, Sara Glueck or Jenise Wiegand for questions. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The fourth annual Grafted Gathering — an adoption and foster families support day — will be held Saturday, September 12 at the Junction, Ohio Apostolic Christian Church. Come be encouraged, learn, and share with others walking the same journey. Registration is now open! Find more details and register here . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! BAPTISM ANNOUNCEMENT:  We are thankful that Lainey Roth, daughter of Bro. Derek and Sis. Joy, is at peace with God and desires baptism. We are looking forward to hearing her testimony and baptizing Lainey on September 26 and 27.

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Gateway Woods Children’s Home Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Shampoo for the Heart House SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Greg Post (8/30) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: We’re looking for 4–6 volunteers to help pull wire in the Fellowship Hall this evening (8/17). Start time is 4:30 PM, but if you can’t get there until 5:00 that works too. If you have a 6’ or 8’ step ladder, please bring it — helpful, but not required. This is the first of a few work nights; additional dates will be shared as we finish up the rest of the church. Thanks in advance for your help! Please contact Bro. Mike Zimmerman if you can help. The next Family Hymn Sing will take place this Saturday, August 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall. Singing will be followed by Uncle Bob's Ice Cream. Contact Sis. Holly Bauman with any questions. Next Sunday, August 23rd, our Goodfield Minister Team plans to start an 8-week series on the book of Galatians. Lord willing, we plan to study this amazing book on the Gospel together over our Sunday afternoon services. Handouts will be provided in the back hall for the duration of this study on Sunday afternoons. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lord and weather permitting we plan to reroof a home in Goodfield on August 28-29. We will be looking for volunteers, so please keep an eye out for more details and a signup soon. We are in need of baked goods for the Heart House! Please see the lists at the message center which have the dates and times. Contact Sis. Judy Mussleman with any questions . Thank you so much in advance! There’s now a “free” section, and a “lost and found” section on the table in the women’s coat room. Items in the free section will be taken to Goodwill if not claimed. Contact Sis. Trish Gerber with any questions. Save the Date. Our annual Eureka Home Family Fest will take place Saturday, October 3rd at the Goodfield Fellowship Hall from 4pm - 730pm. COMING SOON~ the Eureka Home website and the bulletin boards will soon have more information about the food booths, children's activities and the Silent Auction. There will NOT be an online auction this year. Traditional Auction item donation will NOT be needed. You can talk to your EACH Auxiliary representatives for other donations, such as meals, activities, and services. Items for the Bake Sale will also be needed. This is an opportunity to share and enjoy the gifts God has given to each of us. Please see sisters Jill Wagner, Melissa Rokey, Sara Glueck or Jenise Wiegand for questions. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The fourth annual Grafted Gathering — an adoption and foster families support day — will be held Saturday, September 12 at the Junction, Ohio Apostolic Christian Church. Come be encouraged, learn, and share with others walking the same journey. Registration is now open! Find more details and register here . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:  LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!!

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Gateway Woods Children’s Home Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Nate Sauder (8/23) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening Jon and Jolene Rocke will be with us to share their journey with Pathway Ministries (formerly known as Peoria Rescue Mission). It is a faith-based non-profit organization that serves homeless, impoverished, and struggling individuals in central Illinois. They provide: · Crisis Care · Residential & Recovery Programs · Counseling & Community Support · Work Readiness They are a local ministry that would welcome volunteers and other services. It is gospel centered and proclaims the good news of a loving God who pursues, saves, keeps, renews, and enables us by His grace through Jesus Christ alone. It will be an evening of enlightenment and inspiration. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 and everyone is welcome. Sunday School resumes next Sunday, August 16th. Young Adult Sunday School will also resume next Sunday, August 16th. We will meet in the Gathering Room at 10:00 AM. We invite any young adults who have graduated from High School to join us each Sunday morning this school year for Bible lessons and group discussion. Please see Brothers Arlen Edelman or Darrell Stoller if you have any questions. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We are in need of baked goods for the Heart House! Please see the lists at the message center which have the dates and times. Contact Sis. Judy Mussleman with any questions . Thank you so much in advance! The table in the women’s coat room will now be an on-going lost and found. Any items not claimed within a month will be marked “free” and then taken to Goodwill. Contact Sis. Trish Gerber with any questions. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The fourth annual Grafted Gathering — an adoption and foster families support day — will be held Saturday, September 12 at the Junction, Ohio Apostolic Christian Church. Come be encouraged, learn, and share with others walking the same journey. Registration is now open! Find more details and register here . Registration is open for Abide Week , an ACCFS small group discipleship retreat: · August 30 thru September 4 at the Allerton Retreat Center in Monticello, IL. · Attendees will spend an unhurried week in Scripture, prayer, stillness, discussion, and guided reflection, learning to abide in Jesus in everyday life. · Prayerfully consider attending personally, or with one or two others from your congregation so you can continue discipleship conversations and practices together at home. Details and registration can be found at https://accounseling.org/abide-week/ . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! THANK YOU NOTE: Bro. Gale Wiegand would like to thank our church family for all of the visits, texts, cards, and most of all the prayers during his extended hospital stay. He came home Thursday and is continuing his recovery. We love you all, Gale and Jane REPENTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT: The angels are rejoicing that Trey Schieler and Nora Glueck have surrendered their hearts to the Lord in repentance. Trey is the son of Bro. Bob & Sis. Ashley Schieler and Nora is the daughter of Sis. Sara and the late Bro. Herman Glueck . We are thankful for their surrendered hearts and the gift of salvation. 

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Our collection for the month of August is for Gateway Woods Children’s Home. Gateway Woods offers Christ-centered social services and residential facilities in northeast Indiana, including residential childcare, on-grounds schooling, foster care, adoption and home-based services. The mission is to honor and obey God by providing hope and healing to troubled children and families who then may bless others. Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Nathan Wiegand (8/16) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Thursday, August 6th there will be a G3 softball night. All men and boys 5th grade and up are welcome. More details will be sent out later this week. This week is our summer Elder Conference in Ellington, Connecticut. Bro. Jeff and Sis. Janel would welcome your prayers as they travel and please pray for the entire elder body as they work through many of the challenges facing the Christian church today. The general conference speakers on Saturday will be available online on AC Central and will teach on some inspiring themes from the life of Daniel. Next Sunday, August 9th there will be a wedding shower immediately after church in the Gathering Room for Ayla Knapp and Brett Rokey. Please bring $5 to $10 and a paper product for the couple. Sign-up here if you are willing to help with the shower. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We would like to thank everyone that helped out with the Gateway Woods auction: The people that helped with jobs, the people that bid, the people that donated items, the people that prayed for us and the weather. It was a wonderful day with a small drizzle that brought a wonderful coolness to the air. The Lord Blessed the day richly! We are in need of baked goods for the Heart House! Please see the lists at the message center which have the dates and times. Contact Sis. Judy Mussleman with any questions . Thank you so much in advance! The table in the women’s coat room will now be an on-going lost and found. Any items not claimed within a month will be marked “free” and then taken to Goodwill. Contact Sis. Trish Gerber with any questions. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The fourth annual Grafted Gathering — an adoption and foster families support day — will be held Saturday, September 12 at the Junction, Ohio Apostolic Christian Church. Come be encouraged, learn, and share with others walking the same journey. Registration is now open! Find more details and register here . Registration is open for Abide Week , an ACCFS small group discipleship retreat: · August 30 thru September 4 at the Allerton Retreat Center in Monticello, IL. · Attendees will spend an unhurried week in Scripture, prayer, stillness, discussion, and guided reflection, learning to abide in Jesus in everyday life. · Prayerfully consider attending personally, or with one or two others from your congregation so you can continue discipleship conversations and practices together at home. Details and registration can be found at https://accounseling.org/abide-week/ . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! THANK YOU NOTE: Dear Goodfield AC Church friends, Thank you is not enough to show what your outpouring of love, hugs and kind words means to us as we grieve the earthly loss of our sweet, loving, soft-spoken mom. We rejoice to know she is now healed and safe in the arms of Jesus! Much love, Bruce and Teresa Ruder REPENTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT:  We are very excited to join the angels in rejoicing that God has called several souls to repentance, and they have confessed their faith in Jesus as their savior. Jason and Brenda Folkerts and Emma Wiegand (daughter of Bro. Jeff and Sis. Janel). Please pray for these 3 dear souls as they continue to deepen their relationship with their savior Jesus.

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian LifePoints Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Randy Blunier (8/9) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening Bro. Jeremiah Psinas from our Morton congregation plans to be with us to talk about “What does the bible say about marriage and singleness?” This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome. The Annual Gateway Woods Benefit Auction is this week. Online auction begins Wednesday morning at 8am and first lot closes at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The auction site is: Register here: http://gatewaywoods.auctionit.io/registration The live auction is Saturday at 9AM starting with breakfast at 7:30. Bro. Greg and Sis. Jill will be attending the auction and would be happy to bring back items you purchase online. Please text or call them by Sunday evening or earlier if you want them to pick up your item. Text Greg at 309-219-2109 or Jill at 309-267-2109 and let them know what you bought. Thank you for your support! LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: In an effort to provide better security for our church, the trustees have authorized the installation of several cameras for our church and fellowship hall. There will be outside facing cameras that show all of the exterior doors and these will be monitored live during Sunday services. There will also be a few interior cameras in the basement hallways , back hall, and Fellowship Hall that will record activity more for a 30 day “look back” ability, if a need arises. Please feel free to reach out to the trustees or Bro. Jeff Wiegand with any questions. Thank you to all who have filled out the survey about our church building and the options we presented on July 8th. We had a nice response. The committee will compile the information for the steward committee and we will present the findings to the church sometime in the near future. We are looking forward to the upcoming Sunday School year. If you have a 3- year old joining us this coming year in Sunday School, please sign them up on the paper located at the message center. Your child will need to be potty trained before they can join the 3 year old class. If there are any questions, please contact Bro. Curt or Sis. Larisa Wettstein. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Registration is open for Abide Week, an ACCFS small group discipleship retreat: · August 30 thru September 4 at the Allerton Retreat Center in Monticello, IL. · Attendees will spend an unhurried week in Scripture, prayer, stillness, discussion, and guided reflection, learning to abide in Jesus in everyday life. · Prayerfully consider attending personally, or with one or two others from your congregation so you can continue discipleship conversations and practices together at home. Details and registration can be found at https://accounseling.org/abide-week/ . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT:  We rejoice with Bro. Caleb and Sis. Taylor Rassi as they were blessed with a baby girl, Kallie Renee, on July 26th.

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian LifePoints Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Derek Roth (8/2) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening the Bible class plans to share about their mission trip to New Mexico. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is invited. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thank you to all who have filled out the survey about our church building and the options we presented on July 8th. We would love to have more filled out this week so we have confidence that we are hearing from the majority of the church. We look forward to working together in prayer as we seek God's will for our Goodfield church. Here is the link to the survey and a few reminders: 1. This is not an official vote. We are looking for feedback and direction. Based on the feedback, we will gather more detailed information for a future pledging/voting process. 2. We desire a significant response rate. Even if you do not have strong feelings regarding the options, please return the survey and reflect that in the comments. 3. Please encourage others in your household to fill this out if we only have one email address on file for your house. Thank you and please continue to pray earnestly for God's will to be revealed! Building Options Survey Video of Presentation (PowerPoint that was shown can be found in the link at the bottom of this email) NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The registration link to remotely attend the ACCA General Conference on Saturday, August 8th from the central Illinois satellite location in Goodfield, Illinois is now available here . Those Illinois brothers, sisters, and converts who are not able to attend the live event in Ellington, Connecticut are invited and encouraged to attend a live-stream of the conference at the Goodfield church. Registration will close on July 20th . A minimum of one hundred (100) attendees must be registered to host the event and attendance will be capped at three hundred (300), based on a first-come, first-served basis. The central Illinois satellite location is at the Goodfield church and hosted by the Congerville and Eureka congregations. Enjoy the blessings of sharing the ACCA General Conference in community by signing up now to remotely attend from the satellite location in Goodfield Illinois. All brothers, sisters, and converts are invited and encouraged to attend the 2026 General Conference of the Apostolic Christian Church which will be held in Ellington, CT on Saturday, August 8. This will be a wonderful day of worship, fellowship and learning together as we hear the hearts of church leadership and learn from the life of Daniel - a life that made God known. For details and to register, please go to http://www.apostolicchristian.org/general-conference . This site includes the detailed agenda, session descriptions and a registration link, as well as suggested itineraries to enjoy a few extra days in Connecticut. Please register by July 27. The Ellington congregation will be delighted to host you. If you have questions related to the logistics of the conference, please reach out to ellingtonconference2026@gmail.com . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! PRAYER REQUEST:  Please pray for Bro. Mike Sis. Lila Wirtz as Lila's sister Kay passed away. They would appreciate prayers for their family. Kay was ready to go home to be with Jesus. They are thankful and appreciate a praying church.

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian LifePoints We will also be collecting monetary donations this week for the En Gedi house in Jamaica where Sis. Erin Davis serves. Please put “En Gedi” in the memo line of your check if you wish to donate to this. Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Sam Moser & Roger Roberts (7/26) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: We look forward to having Vacation Bible School this week. Students up to 8th grade will have VBS Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 8:30 each evening. Services in the sanctuary for the Bible Class and rest of the church will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. We are still in need of several pies and volunteers for Friday evening’s pie night. There is a printed sign-up sheet at the message center until Monday evening for what is still needed. Please contact Sis. Kaylie Bauman with any questions. This year we are trying something different for our annual collection for Empower Life Center . We are trying a collection during the week of VBS. A list of what the Center needs most can be found in the link at the bottom of the announcements email, along with copies of the lists at the back hall. Collection bins will be located at the North and south entrances of the church. We will be collecting all week July 13-17 and delivery will be made the following week. Thank you all in advance! This will be in place of the November comforter Blitz. If you have any questions, please ask Sisters Dort Leman or Judy Musselman. We plan to have testimonies and baptisms next weekend for Isabella and Brodie Wettstein and Kiley & Cheyenne Post. Testimonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. It is Group 1’s turn to help and bring food. Please sign-up here . LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sis Pearline Streitmatter, mother of Sis Kary Wiegand, passed away Saturday morning. Her visitation is today (Monday) from 4-7 at the Morton Fellowship Hall and from 9-9:45 Tuesday morning prior to the funeral at the Washington Church. Please pray for Sis Kary, Bro Ron, and the Streitmatter family during this difficult time. The Apostolic Christian Bookstore has an immediate opening for a part-time Inventory Associate at their physical location in Goodfield, IL. The opening is for Tuesday and Thursday mornings, but other mornings are also available if interested. Please see the job description in the link at the bottom of this email for more information. To apply, visit AC Ministries' hiring platform at: https://link.edgepilot.com/x/Req9pPUeEx2r9Kixe5bDLNA?u=https://acministries.bamboohr.com/careers/35 Thank you to all who were able to attend our building options presentation on Wednesday evening and to all who accessed the presentation online. We look forward to working together in prayer as we seek God's will for our Goodfield church. Here is the link to the survey and a few reminders: 1. This is not an official vote. We are looking for feedback and direction. Based on the feedback, we will gather more detailed information for a future pledging/voting process. 2. We desire a significant response rate. Even if you do not have strong feelings regarding the options, please return the survey and reflect that in the comments. 3. Please encourage others in your household to fill this out if we only have one email address on file for your house. Thank you and please continue to pray earnestly for God's will to be revealed! Building Options Survey Video of Presentation (PowerPoint that was shown can be found in the link at the bottom of the announcements email) NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The registration link to remotely attend the ACCA General Conference on Saturday, August 8th from the central Illinois satellite location in Goodfield, Illinois is now available here . Those Illinois brothers, sisters, and converts who are not able to attend the live event in Ellington, Connecticut are invited and encouraged to attend a live-stream of the conference at the Goodfield church. Registration opens today and will close on July 20th. A minimum of one hundred (100) attendees must be registered to host the event and attendance will be capped at three hundred (300), based on a first-come, first-served basis. The central Illinois satellite location is at the Goodfield church and hosted by the Congerville and Eureka congregations. To help with the planning efforts, attendees are encouraged to register early . Enjoy the blessings of sharing the ACCA General Conference in community by signing up now to remotely attend from the satellite location in Goodfield Illinois. All brothers, sisters, and converts are invited and encouraged to attend the 2026 General Conference of the Apostolic Christian Church which will be held in Ellington, CT on Saturday, August 8 . This will be a wonderful day of worship, fellowship and learning together as we hear the hearts of church leadership and learn from the life of Daniel - a life that made God known. For details and to register, please go to http://www.apostolicchristian.org/general-conference . This site includes the detailed agenda, session descriptions and a registration link, as well as suggested itineraries to enjoy a few extra days in Connecticut. Please register by July 27 . The Ellington congregation will be delighted to host you. If you have questions related to the logistics of the conference, please reach out to ellingtonconference2026@gmail.com . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! THANK YOU NOTE:  Message from Bro. Jake and Sis. Liz Lowery: Liz and I want to pass on a huge thank you to the congregation for all of the prayers and messages we received for Colter during his kidney surgery. He is doing so good and is already acting like himself. We are so blessed and thankful for such a supportive church family!

MONTHLY COLLECTION: Our collection for the month of July is for Apostolic Christian LifePoints. LifePoints provides Christian homes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With our support, LifePoints serves individuals at 17 homes that include Timber Ridge, Oakwood Estate, Linden Estate, and 14 smaller homes throughout Morton called Community Integrated Living Arrangements or “CILAs”. Since services are provided to each individual without regard to his or her ability to pay, our donations are needed for this outreach. Donate electronically CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS : Doug Wiegand (7/19) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday, July 8th we plan to have an important informational meeting at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. regarding our church building. We will be presenting some general options and taking questions. Immediately after the presentation, we will be sending out a survey to gauge the church’s feelings about the options. We strongly encourage everyone who is able to attend that meeting to learn what the building exploration committee has put together. This Thursday, July 9th will be a music and game night at the Eureka AC Home at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited and we will go out to Lydia’s Dairy Barn for ice cream afterwards. The Eureka AC Home Family Fun Day got rescheduled for this Friday, July 10th due to rain the day it was originally scheduled. They are looking for volunteers to help, you can sign-up here . Next Sunday morning we will have a G3 coffee chat in the Gathering Room at 9:00 a.m. All men and boys 5th grade and up are invited. Anyone with an item to donate to the Leo auction should contact Bro. Greg or Sis. Jill Wagner this week. They must have the items by Monday, July 13. Anything after that date will arrive too late and will be on the 2027 auction. People can still donate through the Amazon Wishlist . They also need Volunteers for many jobs. You may sign up to volunteer here . Jill Wagner 309-267-2109 Gateway Woods Auction Dates: · Online Auction: Bidding opens at 8a on Wednesday, July 29 · 2026 In-person Auction: Saturday, August 1 in Leo, IN LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Bible Class has returned safely from their mission trip in New Mexico. Thank you for all the prayers. It was a wonderful week of serving others and building relationships. Friday evening of VBS is pie night. All uncut pies may be delivered to the church kitchen by 7pm on Friday, July 17. Please sign-up here if you can bring pie(s). Thank you for being willing to contribute to our evening of fellowship. If you have any questions, please contact Sister Kaylie Bauman. This year we are trying something different for our annual collection for Empower Life Center . Having asked the organization when the biggest need is, they stated it is the months of June and July. So, in coordination with the VBS committees, we are trying a collection during the week of VBS. A list of what the Center needs most can be found in the link at the bottom of this email, along with copies of the lists at the back hall. Collection bins will be located at the North and south entrances of the church. We will be collecting all week July 13-17 and delivery will be made the following week. Thank you all in advance! This will be in place of the November comforter Blitz. If you have any questions, please ask Sisters Dort Leman or Judy Musselman. The Apostolic Christian Home of Roanoke is actively searching for an individual that has a passion for geriatric care to serve as our Social Service Director. We want to thank Emily Cooksey for her 9 years of service to our Home and wish her God’s blessings as she becomes a stay at home mom. This position coordinates the intake processes and discharge planning as well as participating in weekly care planning meetings. A degree is not needed for this position, however; compassion, excellent communication skills and conflict-resolution skills are required. If you are interested or would like to find out more about this opportunity to serve, please contact Nate Hoffman at 309-923-2071 or email at nate@achroanoke.org NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The registration link to remotely attend the ACCA General Conference on Saturday, August 8th from the central Illinois satellite location in Goodfield, Illinois is now available here . Those Illinois brothers, sisters, and converts who are not able to attend the live event in Ellington, Connecticut are invited and encouraged to attend a live-stream of the conference at the Goodfield church. Registration opens today and will close on July 20th. A minimum of one hundred (100) attendees must be registered to host the event and attendance will be capped at three hundred (300), based on a first-come, first-served basis. The central Illinois satellite location is at the Goodfield church and hosted by the Congerville and Eureka congregations. To help with the planning efforts, attendees are encouraged to register early . Enjoy the blessings of sharing the ACCA General Conference in community by signing up now to remotely attend from the satellite location in Goodfield Illinois. The HarvestCall Proclaim & Serve 2026 missions conference is this Saturday, July 11 at Roanoke Church . Everyone is invited to this inspiring and thought-provoking event. You do NOT need to be a missionary or be actively involved in an outreach to attend. ALL are encouraged to come and be inspired, be challenged, and be better equipped to share the gospel. Learn more and register before the July 8 deadline at proclaimandserve.org . All brothers, sisters, and converts are invited and encouraged to attend the 2026 General Conference of the Apostolic Christian Church which will be held in Ellington, CT on Saturday, August 8 . This will be a wonderful day of worship, fellowship and learning together as we hear the hearts of church leadership and learn from the life of Daniel - a life that made God known. For details and to register, please go to http://www.apostolicchristian.org/general-conference . This site includes the detailed agenda, session descriptions and a registration link, as well as suggested itineraries to enjoy a few extra days in Connecticut. Please register by July 27 . The Ellington congregation will be delighted to host you. If you have questions related to the logistics of the conference, please reach out to ellingtonconference2026@gmail.com . LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!! DATES TO REMEMBER:  July 18 & 19: Testimonies and baptisms for Isabella and Brodie Wettstein and Kiley and Cheyenne Post