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Posts from 2020

Missions Year End Offering

As of 11/22/20: We have just finished our church-wide Witness series through Acts, and this is the perfect time for us to step out together into our Acts 1:8 vision with our year end offering!  Our year end offering this year will be broken out into each of our expanding areas of influence in serving…

NCS Chaplain News

Greetings! I’m writing this morning with excitement about the results of a meeting we recently had with a man who was involved in a car accident as he was driving to church.  He struck another vehicle entering the roadway and the driver subsequently died. The guilt was so overwhelming, that he felt separation from God…

A Major Milestone

John and Elaine are converge missionaries supported by Springbrook Community Church.  For more information about Springbrook missions and missionaries, visit www.springbrook.org/missions Elaine & John have entered a new stage in life After over 35 years employed by the Baptist General Conference and Converge, Elaine is officially retired. She plans to continue her current ministries as…

Springbrook-Converge Watch Party

It is such a blessing for us to partner with Converge MidAmerica, a movement committed to starting and strengthening churches. As you may know, CMA helped start Springbrook almost 25 years ago and continues to be a resource to strengthen our ministry. We are excited about all that God has done in and through CMA…

New Covid Restrictions

On Wednesday October 28th, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Region 9, which includes suburban McHenry County, would be put on the Illinois enhanced Coronavirus mitigation plan. Effective at 12:01am on Saturday October 31st, the restrictions to larger gatherings (such as with Gaming and Casinos) is limited to 25 percent capacity. Seating capacity at our 9am in-person…

Flying Toward Year End!

It might feel like we are still stuck in March, but believe it or not we are moving at an accelerated rate toward the end of 2020!  We will be providing periodic updates, but below you will find the highlights for our ministry calendar as we head toward yearend.  If you have any questions, comments…

Staying the Course

It has been so exciting to see how many new families we have connected with on Springbrook.Live! We will continue to offer our 9am & 11am online for those that are traveling or unable to be with us in-person. Our 9am service will continue to provide an in-person experience, with chairs and family sections at…

The Next Weeks will be Crucial

The Mehns are Converge Worldwide Missionaries in Japan since 1985. The Next Weeks will be Crucial Yes, we are in the midst of a global pandemic and the US general election is just weeks away, but in addition Elaine and John have anticipated some events over the next few weeks which effect the Kingdom of…

Converge MidAmerica & Southeast News

Posted To: Springbrook Missions Page What precipitated the original discussion of a potential merger? In February of this year, Ernie Cabrera reached out to Gary Rohrmayer and shared the need that Converge Southeast was facing.  Gary shared the steps that were taken to facilitate the Michigan/MidAmerica Merger in 2009-10 and recommended that the first step be…

The Future is Coming

The Mehns are Converge Worldwide Missionaries in Japan since 1985. They: Develop Leaders Equip for Church Planting Mentor for Spiritual Renewal The Future is Coming Sep-Oct 2020 – Updates from John and Elaine Mehn How are you doing? We hope you are all safe and well. This period of Covid uncertainty and distruption is wearisome,…