LCX Newsletter-5/1/25
National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month!
This month, we’re honored to highlight our local eXtension partner Restore Network who provides critical support to foster families in our community!
Children enter foster care through no fault of their own. Every child deserves a safe, loving home where they can heal and thrive. Our partnership with Restore Network helps make this possible.
We encourage you to visit to read about real stories from kids in Illinois that need help finding a home. There you will also find more information on ways you can help whether you feel led to foster, or volunteer your time and talents in other ways.
Upcoming Events
Clergy United Community Forum 5/9 – Gender issues affect everyone in different ways. Join Clergy United on May 9 at 6:00 pm at The Falls Event Center for an evening dedicated to educating, encouraging, and equipping you to approach these issues in a Biblical way. Be encouraged! No matter how these issues affect you, there is always hope in Christ. Adults $25 admission. Students get free admission but still need to register.
Baby Bottle Campaign 5/11-6/8 – LCX is partnering with Life Network at our Waterloo-Columbia campus and Thrive at our Jerseyville campus for our annual Baby Bottle Campaign! Simply pick up a baby bottle at your campus on May 11th, fill it with your spare change, cash, or checks over the neXt few weeks, and return by June 8th. The money raised supports these amazing organizations as they provide resources, care, and hope to women in our communities and the unborn!
LCXYouth Camp at Gracelife Chapel 6/16-6/20- Youth camp is June 16th-20th! LCXYouth you don’t want to miss the opportunity to go to camp this summer! It will be a week filled with growing closer to God, making friends, enjoying fun activities like color wars, swimming, and go karts. Sign up today with your $50 nonrefundable deposit to secure your spot for camp. The total cost for camp will be $275. We will have fundraiser opportunities to help raise these funds. Limited spots available!
Encounter Night
What an incredible night of worship we eXperienced last Friday at Encounter Night at our Waterloo-Columbia campus! Hearts were lifted, spirits were renewed, and the presence of God filled the room.
LCXKids May Studies
May at LCXKids: Echo!
This month, our kids will discover what it means to be true influencers – those whose lives ECHO Jesus to everyone around them! Through fun weekly lessons, they’ll learn:
How to “Taste and See” God’s goodness
Why “Everyone Needs Jesus”
That “Jesus is Enough” (no perfection required)
How “The Holy Spirit Makes Me Bold”
“Let you light shine so others can see it. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will bring glory to your Father who is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16
