Rummage Sale – Sept. 26-28
We’ll be selling furniture, appliances, tools, shoes, luggage, handbags, jewelry, kitchen items, seasonal decorations, children’s clothing, blue jeans of all sizes and anything else you can gather for us to sell!
Church Bike Ride & Picnic – Jun 29
Join us on our first church Bike Ride on June 29 in Edwardsville. Bikers will gather at 9:45 – but we invite others to join at 12:30 p.m. for the picnic.
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.
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.
Summer of Prophets
This summer, we are reading through the Old Testament prophets. In the words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, “A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.”