Archive - Lisa Sergent

Hunger funds provide food to meet needs in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Pat Bankson was handing a woman a free bag of groceries when suddenly the woman blurted out, “I’m scared of dying.”

Bankson, coordinator of the food pantry at Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, Ill., used the opportunity to share Christ with the woman. more »

By Lisa Sergent - Oct 2, 2008 - (2)

Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,

Civil unions to be voted on in Illinois House

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinoisans might soon see civil unions for homosexuals become a reality in the state. On March 21, the Illinois House Human Rights Committee passed House Bill 1826 which would create a statute that while separate from the state’s marriage law, would allow homosexuals the same basic rights as married heterosexual couples. more »

By Lisa Sergent - Mar 30, 2007

Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation

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