Is Your Local Church Ready for Pandemic 2.0?
By Brandon Myers   |   11.14.24
Is your local church prepared for Pandemic 2.0? Do you trust your pastors to handle it with godly wisdom, uncompromising commitment to the truth, and the courage to stand against the pressures and pulls of the godless and foolish? Join us at the Illinois Family Institute’s Forum at New Hope Community Church in Palatine on Thursday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. and wonder no more.
Polls Are Open!
By David E. Smith   |   11.05.24
Citizens across the state of Illinois will be casting their votes in today's General Election. Pro-family candidates need your vote. Values Voters must stand up and be counted. Our voice in this General Election - and in every election - is critical.  So, if you haven't already voted in this election cycle, please make sure you get to the polls today!
2024 Voting Resources
By David E. Smith   |   11.04.24
For vital information about state and federal candidates, the IFI Voter Guide is the best source in the state of Illinois! Compare candidates’ positions on issues such as religious liberty, the sanctity of life, parental rights, transgenderism and crime. The non-partisan IFI Voter Guide will help you learn more about the candidates on the November 5th ballot and their positions on important issues that directly affect your family and the culture around us.
Sign Up for IFI’s Gideon’s Army
By David E. Smith   |   10.04.24
Radio talk show host Dennis Prager is fond of saying that “boredom, affluence and secularism” have produced a nonsensical and selfish society. You and I know that this selfishness—along with a strong dose of apathy—has also affected the Christian community....
Join Us For Humility and Prayer in South Holland
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in South Holland. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.
Join Us For Humility and Prayer in Taylorville
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Taylorville. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.
Join Us For Humility and Prayer
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall — and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Markham, Oak Forest, and Monee. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in...
Join Us For Humility and Prayer in Niles
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Niles. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.
Join Us For Humility and Prayer in Arlington Heights
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Arlington Heights. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.
Join Us For Humility and Prayer in Morris
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Morris. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.
Dear Christians in Illinois
By Brandon Myers   |   09.24.24
Dear Christians in Illinois—let us humbly pray to God Almighty for our nation and our state.
IFI Banquet Matching Challenge Extended!
By David E. Smith   |   09.07.24
On Friday night, IFI hosted our annual Faith, Family and Freedom Banquet. Hundreds of supporters from across the state gathered to enjoy sweet fellowship and listen to an edifying message, delivered by our fantastic keynote speaker, Allie Beth Stuckey. A very generous donor has offered a $50,000 banquet-matching challenge that has been extended through Sunday evening.
IFI Banquet is on Friday!
By David E. Smith   |   09.05.24
We are excited to welcome our special banquet guest to Chicagoland at the end of this week. Allie Beth Stuckey is a courageous Christian wife, mother and strong witness for the Truth of the Gospel. And she does not pull punches on the central issues of our day.
Compromising Truth, Partnering with Unrighteousness, and Promoting Division…what’s next?   
By Brandon Myers   |   07.31.24
In an earlier article, it was highlighted how tragically, for the fourth time in a row, long-time self-professing Evangelical Christian and even worse, decades-long member in good standing of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, Thomas Hayes has promoted evil division in God’s world and Christ’s church.
By David E. Smith   |   07.30.24
        Read more: U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams on the Simplicity of Prayer (The Stream)...
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