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Relational Commitments
These Commitments[1] are designed to help the people who are members of Village Bible Church (VBC) relate to one another in a way that honors God and promotes authentic relationships. These Commitments cover important relational issues, such as...
Constitution Revision Documents
This outlines our process for updating our church constitution in 2018-2019.
VBC Constitution
The VBC Constitution contains our core statement of faith (what we believe as a church) and explains how the church is organized and how it is led. Click on the "Notes" icon above to view this document.
Church & Politics
The active involvement by Christians and local churches in American politics is being advocated by many Christian leaders. This exhortation rarely addresses the question of whether it is best for Christians to become involved in the political...
Our Response to the Organization AHA (Abolish Human Abortion)
Our response to the organization AHA – Abolish Human Abortion and their agitation strategies. Where we are aligned and where we disagree.
The Guziecs helped the DeKokers discover Jesus and Village.
Hannah and Selemani found a place to thrive.
Deb thought her life was supposed to be hell on earth.
Ashley thought God didn't care and Josh thought God abandoned him.
JOSH'S STORY I was very selfish, very about me. It came down to where I thought I was on my own doing everything. I was used to taking care of myself, by myself. I believed that God had abandoned me a long time ago and that He couldn’t...
Zak Had a Rough Childhood, but Found True Belonging
My mom had me when she was 18, and we were in and out of my grandparents house while I was in elementary school. Later, my mom got a new job and met the man who would soon become my step dad. We moved into his condo in Elgin. I thought it would...
The Jaegers Couldn't Handle Heart Disease Alone
Kathleen's Story My life before I met Jesus was filled with sadness and fear. I didn’t believe that there was any other way to live. I was scared to die and have everything I knew come to an end. That led me to not care how I acted, which...
Chad was an atheist, but had an existential crisis.
I was lost I was an atheist. I was lost. The world view I had then was failing me as I see now it had to. I used to believe that human progress and human compassion could save us. I was prideful. I had too much faith in myself. I regarded...
TJ Realized His Life Was Fake
My life was fake Quite simply, my life was fake and full of selfishness. I have the classic story of being raised in a Christian home and attended church on a regular basis when I was young. I was fortunate enough to attend private Christian...
Darlette Couldn't Forgive Herself
I DEPENDED ON MYSELF As a young child I had someone very close to me take my innocence away. As a teenager and young adult, I looked for love in all the wrong ways and places. All my bad choices that I made, I blamed on what had happened to...
Evangeline Found the Greatest Gift
We lived and grew up in the city with all the amenities and opportunities, but my Dad’s side of the family, who are all Hindus, lived in the village in mud huts. My parents encouraged us to start our day reading God’s Word and praying. This...
Paula Cried Out to the Lord
As I look back on my life, God was always there even when I walked away from Him. Before Christ, I was self centered, loud, grumbling and complaining. The list could go on and on. I had a Christ-sized hole in my heart.
Lisa Had to Make A Choice
My life before I knew Christ was a very destructive lifestyle. I did everything to run the opposite direction of our Father. It was all about me. I was in charge of my life. I called the shots. I didn’t want anything to do with religion. My...
Fasting
O Jesus! . . . Grant that I may become detached from all things and in all things seek you alone. Grant that I may direct my knowledge, my whole capacity, all my happiness, and all my exertions, to please you, to love you . . . Amen.Thomas...
Employer Matching Gifts
Many corporations match employee donations. An easy way to increase your contribution to Village Bible Church is through employee giving programs. Many companies will match charitable contributions made by their employees, sometimes...
Andrea Gerhart
I have always been interested in working with people from other cultures. When Jesus says, "Whatever you do to the least of these, my brothers, you have done unto me," these are the people he's talking about.
Ryan Aseltine
This past winter I was blown away to find out that Ryan was driving from Sugar Grove over to the East side of Aurora to have a weekly Bible study with the boys from his UYM baseball team at the local McDonalds on Wednesday nights.
Julie Griffith
I went to Bolivia when I was in my early twenties. Seeing people with no legs begging in the street changed my life's perspective. A missions trip is a chance to serve others, but it is even a bigger chance to change our focus from temporal...
Debbie Nieter
I was talking with the elementary children about Rock N Roll Easter, and it was awesome to see them respond to reaching out and inviting friends. It is awesome to see children strong in their faith and wanting to reach out to others.
Hannah Dorn
My heart has really gone out to the kids at a local Colombian orphanage. It is government run, however, the administration has allowed missionaries to come in and teach the Bible so long as we also incorporate English as a Second Language.
Laura Wood
We’ve hosted a man from Cuba who came with only the clothes on his back, a Bhutanese pastor and his wife and 3 children, a Muslim family from Iraq (who insisted on doing all the cooking for a week), and most recently an Iraqi mom and 2 daughters.
Dave Mogle
It was what our host, the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission, had hoped for; that we would bring the gift of our lives as well as the gift of the playground. In so doing, they were sure that we would receive back from these wonderful children the...
Doctrinal Statement
THIS STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE expresses what we believe true Christians must affirm. It is not meant to represent all that Christians should believe but includes the essential truths that we believe authentic Christians must not deny.
Membership Commitments
Membership is an important step of commitment that should be carefully considered. Membership involves a mutual relationship between an individual and a local body of Christian believers. Members of the Village Bible Church family have committed...
Ministry of Elders
SUBMIT AN ELDER RECOMMENDATION DIGITALLY Proper biblical government by elders strengthens the church, and the biblical norm for church leadership is a plurality of God-ordained elders. (This is the only pattern for church leadership given in the...
Preaching Values
While preaching is only one aspect of what must be a comprehensive ministry of the Word of God at Village Bible Church, it is foundational to who we are. We are committed to biblical preaching. The preacher’s obligation is to communicate...