An Epic Love Story
The thought of living an epic love story sounds exciting and appealing. But what it actually costs to live a story like…
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No Fear in Love
This morning we hosted Unity Fellowship Church for a joint worship service, the second combined service we’ve done together. Pastor Charles from…
Read moreWhat’s the Problem?
Reconciliation is obviously necessary between enemies, but what if you don’t feel like enemies? There are other times when reconciliation is necessary….
Read moreImpossible Love
Peter Hough’s sermon on Luke 6.27-38: “Impossible Love.” This was during our commissioning service to send out new Restore Communities this year.
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Serve the City
Four times a year the Alton Mission worship service becomes more service than worship (or perhaps worship through service). We cancel our…
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Our City
We love Alton! God has put in our hearts a deep affection for our city and for our neighbors. So you’ll have…
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Our Story
The Alton Mission exists because of what God is doing in the world he loves so much. That’s the big story we…
Read moreStory: Communion, Community, and Mission in the Life of a Teenager
Here’s a story from Lydia, a teen in one of our Restore Communities: This past month our Restore Group has been going…
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We discussed with our neighbors the idea of putting in a small community garden. They have really run with the idea. A…
Read moreWhat Are We Inviting People To?
A couple weeks back we solicited questions about our new venture into missional communities in Alton. Today we’ll take on the question,…
Read moreEncouraging Our City
One of the things that keeps coming back to mind when I think about Alton and what our city needs is encouragement….
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This is from the teaching notes from Sunday School a couple days ago and our Missional Community meeting yesterday. The Incarnation: How…
Read moreThe Soul of Our City… What Is It?
“The Soul of Our City” is the name of a category of posts on this site that will be devoted to pictures…
Read morePainting Our Mission
Mike shared this idea with me earlier today: Down on the corner of Bell and 9th there is a building that has…
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Alton Alley
Hotel Sign
Under the Bridge
Grand Theater
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