August Collection - HarvestCall Servant Fund - 

• This fund provides modest financial support for brothers and sisters sent as full-time missionaries by HarvestCall. With approximately 20 missionaries currently serving, our financial commitment is just over $850,000 a year.

Sunday, 8/4

• Prayer Gathering at 9:00 am - All are welcome
• Lunch provided by Curt & Denise Knepp

Tuesday - Thursday, 8/6-8/8 Elder Conference in Morton - Please keep Bro. Frank and all our Elders in your prayers as they meet this week.

Wednesday, 8/7

• Cemetery Volunteer Help Needed from 9-noon. Please text Greg Moser at 309-573-6891 if you are able to help so he can plan accordingly. We plan to continue this each week until Labor Day.
• The Bible Class will be doing a presentation of their mission trip on August 7th.  It will be held at 7:00 in the Fellowship Hall

Friday, 8/9 - The Apostolic Christian Church General Conference “For Such a Time as This” will be held in Peoria.

Young Group:

• Tuesday, 8/6 - Sing at the Roanoke Nursing Home Lobby at 7pm.
• Friday, 8/9
• LIGHT Bible Study at Neal & Jessica Beer’s 7:00 pm
• SALT Bible Study at Brad & Patty Hodel’s 7:00 pm

Sunday Aug 11, Morning service at the Rescue Mission in Peoria.  We will depart from the West parking lot at 7:15, usually return by 9:30.  We are thankful for singing help.  Please contact Tim or Linda Martin with any questions. 

The 2024 Homecoming Benefit - August 23rd and 25th

• A bake sale and farmers market will be held during the Fish Fry on Friday night. Details and a signup sheet for items will be sent out later this week.
• All events and activities will take place on our campus. Fish fry will be held under the tent. Auction will take place on Saturday.

Save the Date - Ladies Day will be on September 21st from 8:45 a.m. to noon.

Looking Ahead:

• The PC Short Program originally scheduled for August 25th has been canceled. 
• ISU Young Group Welcome Night on Sunday, 8/18 at the Bloomington church for all ISU, Wesleyan or Heartland Community College students and college aged working individuals.Pizza dinner will begin at 4:00 and all are also invited to attend Bloomington church at 9:30 that morning. Parents are encouraged to attend. If you plan to attend, we would appreciate an RSVP by Sunday, August 4. Please text your name and how many from your family plan to attend to Addie Waibel: (217) 552-5196. If you are unable to attend the dinner, but would still like to be added to the weekly email chain, please text Addie too.
• Trail Life and American Heritage Girls Open House and Registration Night will be on August 19th at 6:00pm. More details to follow.
• Men's Steak Dinner on Friday September 20 at Stephen & Susan Bertschi's land. All men high school age and older are welcome to attend! Come anytime after 5 pm and dinner will be served at 6 pm. Link to online RSVP: Men's Steak Dinner Attend Sign Up 

Link to online food sign up: Men's Steak Dinner Food Donation Sign Up

National Church

• Sister Heart 2024 - will be held in Fairbury on August 24-25 at 8am. The weekend will include singing, recording a CD, fellowship and worshiping together. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyn8Hii0K-7YU-F0U6DfQU59CAtkW5NtJTRhsOHaQTjZ7Q5A/viewform
• The second annual adoption/foster families support day, Grafted Gathering, will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Join us for a day of learning and sharing together at Tremont Apostolic Christian Church. View details and registration at this link: https://accounseling.org/graftedgathering2024
• AC Central
• Hearing from our Singles- Around the Table
• Honoring Grace: One Couple’s Abortion Story - Breaking Bread
• AC Medical Fellowship Conference - Past Events
• Discipleship Conference - Past Events.

Other Ways to Learn and Serve

• Truth Academy Fundraiser will be on Thursday, August 15th. Meal, bake sale & vendors from 5-7pm, live auction begins at 7pm. Located at the school -  706 50th St., El Paso.