Recent Announcements

<Updated on11/30/2025>

THANKSGIVING & PRAYER TOPICS

• Chicago UBF 2025 Key Verse – John 10:11 – “Be shepherds and raise shepherds, by following our Good Shepherd, Jesus!” – See the Key Verse Message

• Christmas Advent Messages for 4 weeks: “Christ: Light for a Broken World”  1) Michael Young (Mt 1:18-25), “Immanuel: Hope for a Broken World”;  2) Abraham Ahn (Isa 9:1-7), “For to Us a Child is Born: Peace for a Broken World”; 3) Theodore Woessner (Mt 2:1-12), “To Worship Him: Joy for a Broken World”; 4) Victor Rakotondranoro (1 Jn 3:1), “See What Kind of Love: Love for a BrokenWorld”
• CHURCH-WIDE EVENTS
  United Christmas Worship Service: Dec. 21, ETHS: The Light of Christ for a Broken World; fellowship among Chicago area chapters; Lk 2:1-14 drama with 8 scenes by campus/chapter; chorus practices. 
• PRAYER MEETINGS start Dec.1, MWF for 3 weeks at 6:30-7:30pm, especially Friday’s meeting for young families. Fun, festive fellowship with Christmas snacks! Sign up to share a 1-page (5min) reflection on the previous Sun message.
• CHRISTMAS OFFERING: Will support North Korea and Muslim relief and missions. 10% will be allocated for Chicagoland food pantry relief.
• CBF Christmas, Tue, Dec.23
• Operation Christmas Child: Thank God for all your support and prayer, especially Theolynda and Jason. Visit of other chapters to encourage this Christmas season!
• New weekly Sunday passage GBS with a pastor: SATURDAY 4-5PM. Online study. Any campus student/young adult, not in a weekly Sunday passage study, is invited. Please contact any pastor for the online link.
• December volunteer opportunities to serve in our church media office: Any student in high school, college or recent grad who wants to learn media skills and gain experience can apply. Contact Joshua Min.
• WORLD MISSION TOPICS: 2025 UBF Global K.V: 1Pe1:3. Hold the living hope in Jesus Christ our Lord
  (1) Pray for P.Ron Ward’s NY message, Love One Another (Jn13:34-35); global travels from Nov.28.
  (2) 2026 Continental New Year’s conference Plan: Korea: Dec. 1-3, 2025; Africa: Dec. 12-14 in Kenya; C.I.S:
  Jan. 2-4, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan; Asia: Jan. 15-17 in Taiwan; Latin America: Jan. 23-25 in Santiago, Chile;
  M.E.: Jan. 30-Feb.1 in Morocco; Europe: Feb. 5-7 in Croatia; NA: Feb. 26-28 in Chicago
  (3) World Mission Congress in Korea: Any current or recent (graduate within the last 5 years) student, who is
  teaching the Bible, is invited to join the Chicago UBF journey team to World Mission Congress in Seoul,
  Korea. Fill out google application form.
  (4) North America Young Adult Conference (NAYAC): 5/29-6/1 at OSU.
• HEALING & HOPE: See the UBF newsletter or ubf.org for more details & prayer requests: Anna Yang, Elizabeth Chung, Ruth Lee, Mary Koh, Barbara Robinson, Sandy Ward, Daniel & Hannah Shim Homecoming: Maria BongJu Hong (Nov. 28), Becky Song Lee (Nov. 28)
• MORE ARTICLES & PRAYER TOPICS (newsletter & ubf.org): Pastor Ron shares the New Year’s Message at Triton UBF; Korean and Spanish translations now available in the world mission newsletter; “Farewell Discourse: Bible study conclude with rich blessings; HPUBF 20th Anniversary Celebration; A holy celebration of Artem and Nata’s marriage (Ukraine); Maria Hong’s Homecoming; Becky Song Lee called home to God’s glory.
• MESSAGE PRAYER TOPIC: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Jesus, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

• Here is a QR to apply for the Chicago UBF journey team. It also includes a link to WMC detailed info, including costs (the main event on Sunday is free, but the Missionary/Shepherd Conf for 4 days and 3 nights and 9 meals is about $375/person ($450 after 4/1/26):

  

• HEALING & HOPE: See the UBF newsletter or ubf.org for more details & prayer requests: Anna Yang, Elizabeth Chung, Ruth Lee, Mary Koh, Barbara Robinson, Sandy Ward, Daniel & Hannah Shim Homecoming: Maria BongJu Hong (Nov. 28), Becky Song Lee (Nov. 28)
• MORE ARTICLES & PRAYER TOPICS (newsletter & ubf.org): Pastor Ron shares the New Year’s Message at Triton UBF; Korean and Spanish translations now available in the world mission newsletter; “Farewell Discourse: Bible study conclude with rich blessings; HPUBF 20th Anniversary Celebration; A holy celebration of Artem and Nata’s marriage (Ukraine); Maria Hong’s Homecoming; Becky Song Lee called home to God’s glory.
• MESSAGE PRAYER TOPIC: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Jesus, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.