Tonight we completed the preparation for our Christmas Bible Outreach. We put together 5,000 gift bags that include a Bible, an invitation to celebrate Christmas with us this month and a tract outlining the hope we have in Jesus Christ...
Today was the National Day of Prayer, which provides a great opportunity to increase our emphasis on prayer. Some of you may be part of small groups that added a special emphasis on prayer for our world this week, some participated in the prayer walk across Aurora praying for ministries and city...
God seems to be placing before us an opportunity to strengthen a neighboring church in a unique way. After much prayer and dialog, the elders and members of VBC have agreed to to enter into a trial 'adoption' of Grace Bible Church of Aurora which we believe may be used by God to help both...
We had a fabulous time on Friday evening celebrating love and God's design of marriage. Over 230 of us shared a great meal together, laughed with some interesting romance trivia and were challenged with the message of the movie Fireproof. We were reminded that regardless of where our...
This evening over 300 people from the VBC family along with our guests shared a wonderful Thanksgiving meal together. The crew who prepared the meal is to be commended for an outstanding job well done. The food was delicious and provided for a great time of fellowship. We followed the dinner...
"We should continue to remember the poor, the very thing [we are] eager to do." (from Galatians 2:10). We were thrilled to send a team of Village Bible Church members to partner with a ministry called "Here's Life Inner City - Chicago". The plan was to help pack Thanksgiving meals, and then...
This morning we had the wonderful opportunity to welcome the Moody Gospel Choir as our guests - or as we affectionately refer to them, "The Emily Sterkel Gospel Choir"! The choir was fabulous. What passion and heart behind their songs - and what joy. We thoroughly enjoyed...
We had wonderful weather and a fabulous day at our Barn Bash 2008. Over 400 people came out for the afternoon - and between 25%-30% of those people were family and friends who are not normally a part of our church. That's great! If you enjoyed the day, consider...
On Sunday, September 21, we were blessed by the ministry of Chinese house church leader Brother Yun. Brother Yun's gripping autobiography, The Heavenly Man, has sold more than a million copies, and his second book, Living Water, was released just a couple of months ago. Brother Yun, who now...
Make Plans to See ‘Fireproof' The current condition of marriage in America is, at best, shaky. Divorce and dysfunction seem to have replaced commitment and harmony as the new norm. The makers of "Fireproof" are hoping that it will, at the very least, provide hope that many struggling...