Christmas Joy Offering
The Offering distributes gifts equally to the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions and to Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color.
LoveJoy Lyceum Book Club releases 2024 booklist!
Check out the amazing books – both fiction and nonfiction – our book club will be reading in the next year!
Christmas Bake Sale – Dec. 9, 10a.m. – Noon
Come shop our Christmas Bake Sale! All proceeds benefit our Good Samaritan Fund, which directly helps our neighbors in crisis.
Called Congregational Meeting – Nov. 19
The Session has called a congregational meeting for Nov. 19 for the purpose of voting on two important items of business.
Meet Your Deacon Potluck | Jan 29
Bring a dish and join us for a potluck on Jan 29 after the Annual Congregational Meeting to meet your deacon and others in your care group. The main meat dishes will be provided.
Christmas Eve Offering | Alton Warming Center
This year’s Christmas Eve Offering will benefit the Alton Overnight Warming Center, which opens its doors to our homeless neighbors when the temperature is at or below 20 degrees.
LoveJoy United Proclaims Release to the Captives
Nearly 15,000 people facing crippling medical debt will get an early Christmas present this year with the help of Presbyterian congregations in Kansas, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois.
Advent and Christmas At LoveJoy United
Join us as we celebrate the seasons of Advent and Christmas: Anticipating and welcoming Christ into our lives anew.
Journey to More Light
When the United and College Avenue Churches merged in 2016 to become LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church, the new congregation approved a plan to make the inclusivity of LGBTQ+ people one of LoveJoy United’s Core Values.
Peace and Global Witness Offering – Oct 2, 2022
A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of conflict and injustice across the world.