Cheryl Chojnacki
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Ministry provides a trim along with male bondingNov 05, 2021 3:11 pm - Ah, the barbershop. Men discussing the news or the big game or lawn fertilizer over the snips of scissors and hum of clippers. OK, you got me. I admit I've never actual...
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Artists put positive spin on mental illnessNov 05, 2021 12:51 pm - In a small studio in downtown Elgin, a community of artists and writers is painting a fresh picture of mental illness. These creative types come together every week to w...
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Elgin paster joins WYLL lineupNov 05, 2021 10:57 am - I don't know if Pastor Elliott Anderson had been praying what many refer to as the Prayer of Jabez. Recorded in I Chronicles 4:10, the prayer goes, "Oh, that you would b...
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Young Fox Valley troupe ready for the challenge of 'Les Mis'Nov 05, 2021 10:08 am - For Steve Olson's first turn as a producer at Fox Valley Theatre Company, he might have selected another light musical like FVTC has staged in the past - something along...
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Huntley church's groundbreaking a family affairNov 04, 2021 10:13 pm - After five years of praying, planning and providing financially, worshipers at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church will finally have a place to call their own. Membe...
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Elgin church outreach program helps Katrina ravaged areasNov 04, 2021 3:08 pm - New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, the Rev. Jan Kennedy said recently, "still takes your breath away." Not breathtaking as in "beautiful," of course, but breath-stopping as ...
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Director of youth is ... youthfulNov 04, 2021 1:24 pm - At first glance, the high school ministry at Elgin's First Baptist Church looks pretty much like any church youth group. Lots of kids having fun, singing worship songs, ...
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Dynamic worship style debuts at King of Glory LutheranNov 04, 2021 11:46 am - At King of Glory Lutheran Church in Elgin, Monday is the new Saturday, and that's not all that's new. On June 9, the congregation debuted a worship service called The Re...
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Huntley interim minister enjoys serving congregationsNov 04, 2021 8:58 am - Having finished her work at one Fox Valley church, the Rev. Michelle McNamara has happily moved into the pulpit of another. Such is the life of an intentional interim mi...
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Pastor chronicles parenthood, spiritual journey in bookNov 03, 2021 9:55 pm - Elliott and Angie Anderson started thinking about having kids a few years into their marriage but weren't terribly concerned about it. After all, they had a different ki...