Illinois Great Rivers Conference Youth Ministries

04/22/2025

Laity Boot Camp 2025 promises to be more than just another conference; it is a two-day event aimed at rekindling your passion for making a positive impact…

04/08/2025

Are you a youth entering into 6th-12th grade in the Fall of 2025? Do you have questions about your faith? Do you want to see the church do more in the world? Do you have a heart to care for others and want to learn how to do that?

If you answered yes to any of these, we want to see you, your youth group, and even your adult volunteers at the BEACON Retreat. Let's grown in our faith together for a week, but that's not all. Once the week is done we will be continuing to work to empower youth for the ministry of the church. YOU CAN BE INVOLVED!!!

11/25/2024

Help Our Campers Rest Easy
Give a Camp Mattress this Year!

This Giving Tuesday through Christmas, you can help make a lasting difference in our church campers' comfort and well-being. We're launching a special campaign to replace our mattresses at East Bay Camp and Little Grassy Camp, ensuring every camper gets the restful sleep they need for energetic days of activities and spiritual growth. We hope to raise enough funds through you and your local church’s generosity to provide over a hundred new twin and double sizes mattresses to our camps.

Why Mattresses Matter
Quality sleep is essential for our campers to fully engage in daily activities, build meaningful relationships, and grow in their faith journey. Our mattresses are specially constructed for the rigors of church camp and designed to last through many seasons of robust use. Your donation will directly impact the comfort and rest of countless campers for years to come.

How to Give
Your gift, no matter the size, makes a difference:
$150 provides one twin-size mattress
$225 provides one double-size mattress
$2,000 furnishes an entire cabin with new mattresses
Any amount helps us toward our goal!

Your Impact
Together, we can ensure that future generations of campers have a comfortable place to rest after days filled with adventure, friendship, and spiritual discovery.

Use this link to make your gift today and help our campers dream bigger tomorrow!
https://igrc.brtapp.com/page/donate/mattress-fundraising-campaign
Or contact use directly to consider a larger gift or arrange a conversation about planned giving to support our camps: [email protected] or 309-365-7531.

05/29/2024

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You don't want to miss this. Join is for a Youth Rally SUNDAY, June 30th, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration Deadline is June 26th, 2024. Who: All students in Middle School and High School What: A day of

01/24/2024

https://igrc-reg.brtapp.com/YouthWorkerRetreat2024

10/25/2023

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Help us keep you informed.     We are working diligently to keep our contact information up-to-date. To ensure that our youth ministry network remains connected and well-informed, we kindly request yo

04/13/2023

5 questions to ask your youth.

Here are a few questions that any volunteer or ministry leader can ask youth at their church to deepen the conversation and create a stronger connection in the relationship. (Be repaired to answer them as well!)

1. What brings laughter into your life these days?
2. What are you currently excited about?
3. What interesting information or knowledge have you come across lately?
4. What has been frustrating you recently?
5. What upcoming events or experiences are you eagerly anticipating?

03/07/2023

Join us for a crash course in youth ministry. This month's conversation is on Trips and Retreats.

Register here!
https://igrc-reg.brtapp.com/CrashCourseinYouthMinistry

02/08/2023

Bishops Confirmation Rally
Register Here
https://igrc-reg.brtapp.com/2023BishopsConfirmationRally

02/07/2023

Join us for a monthly online conversation about youth ministry.
Register here
https://igrc-reg.brtapp.com/CrashCourseinYouthMinistry

02/03/2023

Making your youth ministry an inclusive and welcoming space for all requires more than just telling students, “You belong here.”