SUNDAY SCHOOL - Christian education is important at every age and we strive to have a learning environment that fits the individual. We not only have preschool through elementary classes, but also have junior high, high school and college / career classes along with two adults groups.

NMI (Nazarene Missions International) - The Church of the Nazarene is a very mission minded denomination, reaching 149 world areas with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In our local church, we set aside the first Sunday evening service of each month for special NMI emphasis. In these services information and challenges are offered to the local congregation concerning, not only our global responsibilities, but also those mission fields across the street.

NYI (Nazarene Youth International) - Our church's youth are active, not only on the local level, but enjoy the many activites that are offered by the Illinois District. Bonding through a solid social group with good moral and spiritual values is a very important part of entering the adult world. Through activities and meetings designed to embrace the need for youth to be a part of the church, NYI serves as the nucleus for our teens.

Choral Tapestry (Worship Choir) - Each Sunday morning worship experience is heightened by the vocal offerings of Choral Tapestry. Whether it is traditional or contemporary, a cappella or fully accompanied, CT uses God's gift of music to compliment the worship service. We believe this ministry is an integral part of the total worship experience. Many of Choral Tapestry's members are regularly featured soloists as well.

KEDS (Kids @ East Side Doing Sundays) Childrens Church - KEDS is a specially structured time of worship for the younger (elementary) crowd. After "Children's Moments" in the main service, primary school kids "have church". Scripture lessons and singing, for their age, makes Sunday morning worship come alive.

Wee Church (Preschool Church) - Scripture lessons, singing and crafts are the fare of the kids in Wee Church. Special activities encourage 3-5 year olds to learn about God's love and prepare them for future worship times.

International Sunday School Lesson Broadcast - The 30 minute Sunday morning radio broadcast of the International Sunday School Lesson material has been an ongoing project that has become our privilege to inherit. Local station, WLBH-AM 1170 provides broadcast time for this vital spiritual link that ministers to the surrounding counties at 50,000 watts, The lesson material is the only way some folks have a Sunday School time. Many in health care facilities and those forced by mobility issues, as well as Sunday School teachers themselves benifit from this service each Sunday morning at 8:30 am.

Our Statement Of Purpose is; " Believing we are called to be God's people, we recognize our responsibility and privilege to love God, to love our fellow human beings, to serve both God and humanity as an expression of that love, and to teach His Word diligently, all with the aim and hope of wining the lost."

At the turn of the 20th century, the Church of the Nazarene was born! P.F. Bresee and others were deeply convicted that God had raised them up for the express purpose of proclaiming to the church and world the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. There are unmistakable marks of providence on the denomination. From a fledgling movement, the Church of the Nazarene now exceeds 1.3 million in membership and is in 135 countries of the world. (2001)
At the turn of the 21st century, the future of this denomination has never been brighter! Many believe that we were raised up, not for the 20th century, but for the 21st century. We are positioned to make a major contribution to our post-modern world. This affirmation is grounded in our Wesleyan-Holiness heritage with its radical optimism of grace. We believe that human nature, and ultimately society, can be radically and permanently changed by the grace of God. We have an irrepressible confidence in the message of hope, which flows from the heart of our holy God. P.F. Bresee was fond of saying, "The sun never sets in the morning." It is still morning in the Church of the Nazarene, and the sun never sets on our denomination around the world. We are radically optimistic about impacting our 21st century world with the Holiness message! With clarity of vision, total commitment, and firm faith, we view this new century as our day a greatest opportunity for making Christlike disciples of all nations.

We Are a Christian People
As members of the Church Universal, we join with all believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing  the historic Trinitarian creedal statements of Christian faith. We value our Wesleyan-Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.

We Are a Holiness People
God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including "entire sanctification" and "baptism with the Holy Spirit" -cleansing us from all sin; renewing us in the image of God; empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves; and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.

We Are a Missional People
We are a "sent people," responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and participating with God in the building of the Church and the extension of His kingdom ( 2 Corinthians 6:1). Our mission (a) begins in worship, (b) ministers to the world in evangelism and compassion, (c) encourages believers toward Christian maturity through discipleship, and (d) prepares women and men for Christian service through Christian higher education.