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Sandy Creek Baptist Association
West Central Illinois The Sandy Creek Baptist Association serves Southern Baptist Churches in Western Illinois.

We serve Southern Baptist Churches located in Western Illinois. These churches are scattered throughout these counties: Schuyler, Cass, Morgan, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, and Jersey. Our context is rural in nature with 80% of our churches being served by bi-vocational pastors. Our overall emphasis is on Strengthening local churches and Sending believers on Mission. Is God calling you?

10/21/2026

10/19/2026

Join our team at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Illinois! We’re on the lookout for a full-time Associate Pastor to engage and inspire our 6th-12th grade students, college, and young adults. Ready to make a difference? Click the link to apply today!
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10/16/2026

We hope you’ll join us this Saturday, October 17, for our Sandy Creek Baptist Association Mission Board Meeting!

☕ Refreshments will be served beginning at 9:30 AM, with the meeting starting at 10:00 AM.

📍 Emmanuel Baptist Church – Roodhouse

Everyone is invited! We look forward to a time of fellowship, encouragement, and hearing how God is at work through our association and beyond.

We hope to see you there!

10/02/2026

Our next Mission Board Meeting (Business Meeting) will be Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 AM at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Roodhouse.

We’ll also hear from Qusai Mahmud with Send Chicago as our special guest speaker.
Pastors, church leaders, and church members are welcome to attend. We look forward to sharing updates and hearing about what God is doing throughout our association and beyond!

📅 October 17 | 10:00 AM
📍 Emmanuel Baptist Church, Roodhouse

09/30/2026

**October is Pastor Appreciation Month!** 🙏

We are incredibly thankful for the pastors who faithfully serve the churches of Sandy Creek Baptist Association. Their commitment to preaching God’s Word, caring for their congregations, and serving their communities is a blessing.

IBSA is celebrating pastors across Illinois throughout October with weekly Pastor Appreciation giveaways. **Take a few minutes to nominate your pastor and share what you appreciate about their ministry!**

And throughout October, don’t forget to find a way to personally encourage and thank your pastor for his faithful service! ❤️

Illinois Baptists, help us honor your pastor! 🎁
Throughout the month of October, IBSA will select pastors from each of our five regions to receive a Pastor Appreciation giveaway.

Tell us what makes your pastor special and submit a nomination here ➡️ https://buff.ly/YlXbDsm

‼️ The first giveaway is happening this weekend — nominate your pastor before Saturday’s announcement!

09/17/2026

We’re looking forward to the 2026 Sandy Creek Missions Mini Conference!

Join us Saturday, September 26, from 4:30–6:00 PM at Manchester Baptist Church for an evening focused on missions and how our churches can be involved in reaching people with the gospel.

Scott Foshie will be joining us, and we’ll have a variety of missions resources from NAMB and IMB available for those who attend.

Make plans to join us as we learn, connect, and continue partnering together for the work of missions!

09/11/2026

Join us in praying for and supporting Otterville Baptist Church as they gather for their 2026 Tent Revival!

This Saturday, September 12, Otterville Baptist Church will gather at the Historic Hamilton Primary School for an evening of fellowship and worship under the tent as they celebrate the hope found in Jesus Christ.

Food concessions will be available from 5:30–6:30 PM, with the Tent Revival Service beginning at 6:30 PM.

We encourage our Sandy Creek churches and friends throughout the area to come alongside Otterville Baptist Church for this special evening of worship, fellowship, and proclaiming the hope of Jesus Christ!

08/25/2026

Join Otterville Baptist Church for their 2026 Tent Revival on Saturday, September 12! Come enjoy a great evening of fellowship and worship as we celebrate the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome!

08/22/2026

This year’s Annual Meeting was a wonderful time of preaching, worship, fellowship, and celebrating all that God has done throughout the Sandy Creek Baptist Association.

The Annual Sermon was preached by Pastor Joe Radosevich, and Pastor Richard Ulrich delivered the Doctrinal Sermon. Brian Kenney shared the AMS Address, and we concluded our meeting with a special time of prayer and the laying on of hands over our new Associational Mission Strategist Isaac King.

We also had the privilege of recognizing Doug Bell for 40 years of faithful service to Sandy Creek Camps. We are incredibly thankful for the many years he has invested in camp ministry and in the lives of countless students and volunteers. We also recognized Brian and Terry Kenney for their faithful service over the past year as Interim Associational Mission Strategists and thanked them for the leadership and care they provided to our churches during this season of transition.

During the meeting, we also elected our officers for the coming year:

• Pastor David Higgs, Moderator
• Pastor Jerry Bunch, Vice Moderator
• Heather Bowker, Treasurer
• Randy Cooper, Clerk

A huge thank you to Manchester Baptist Church for graciously hosting this year’s Annual Meeting and to everyone who volunteered, served, and helped make the meeting a success.

We are thankful for what God has done over the past year and look forward with excitement to what He will continue to do through the churches of Sandy Creek Baptist Association!

08/21/2026

Hope to see everyone tonight!

Address

215 Cunningham Street
Murrayville, IL
62668

Telephone

+12178822231

Website

http://sandycreekbaptist.us/

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