A long friendship between two neighboring couples also grew into a ministry to families in our community. Jerry and Carolyn Norquist live across the street from Chuck and Vickie Allton. Both retired couples’ garages are stacked with plastic totes containing more than...
In honor of Valentine’s Day, please enjoy this digital photo album highlighting and celebrating some of the many couples who have gotten married at First Free Rockford over the years. Whether they’ve been married 6 months or almost 60 years, each of these...
Editor’s note: On the morning of Oct. 14, 2023, Kaylin Carlson ran the Country Sole Half Marathon along Chicago’s lakefront. What should have been a gorgeous fall morning was instead something like an inland hurricane. In this, the second of two parts, Kaylin recounts...
Editor’s note: On the morning of Oct. 14, 2023, Kaylin Carlson ran the Country Sole Half Marathon along Chicago’s lakefront. Race promotional material says, “This looped course starts and ends at Montrose Harbor, offering participants and spectators alike gorgeous...
When Dan Purviance was in seventh grade, his teacher assigned the students a 10-page research paper about a career that interested them. As a 13-year-old in rural Missouri, Dan had just gotten his first horse. He wrote about becoming a veterinarian. “What else would I...
Tables full of donuts. Tables and chairs full of people visiting. Starting this Sunday, a table and hosts featuring a different First Free Rockford ministry every month. What once was flyover land on the way into the Sanctuary now buzzes with community. We spoke about...
