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Illinois Yearly Meeting

Illinois Yearly Meeting. Dreams and re Visions. Illinois Yearly Meeting. December 2001 vision workshop: “What is the future of our historic yearly meeting site?”. Illinois Yearly Meeting. In 2001-2002, Survey of ILYM Friends Listening Project at Monthly Meetings Additional workshops

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Illinois Yearly Meeting

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  1. Illinois Yearly Meeting Dreams and reVisions

  2. Illinois Yearly Meeting December 2001 vision workshop: “What is the future of our historic yearly meeting site?”

  3. Illinois Yearly Meeting In 2001-2002, • Survey of ILYM Friends • Listening Project at Monthly Meetings • Additional workshops • Focus meetings • Joint committee meetings

  4. Illinois Yearly Meeting We learned: • Wonderful history since 1875 • Meetinghouse is the heart and soul of ILYM • Meetinghouse meets our spiritual needs but falls far short meeting our physical needs

  5. Illinois Yearly Meeting Uncomfortable and dangerous dormitory Dank dining room

  6. Illinois Yearly Meeting Unsanitary kitchen Outmoded appliances

  7. Illinois Yearly Meeting And severe termite damage in the meetinghouse foundation Our vision sent us in new directions

  8. Illinois Yearly Meeting We fully restored the meetinghouse

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  11. Illinois Yearly Meeting We deconstructed the dorm and…

  12. Illinois Yearly Meeting …built six new cabins from its recycled materials

  13. Illinois Yearly Meeting Moved the Junior Yearly Meetinghouse across the road to the campground…

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  15. Illinois Yearly Meeting …creating a new home base for the teens

  16. Illinois Yearly Meeting Enhanced the grounds around the meetinghouse, planting trees and a prairie

  17. Illinois Yearly Meeting We raised over $300,000 to complete the restoration and renewal of old buildings Then we turned our attention to designing a dining hall and residence halls

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  19. Illinois Yearly Meeting But that is not all….

  20. Illinois Yearly Meeting By initiating a Dream Gathering Project to listen to the needs of our monthly meetings…

  21. Illinois Yearly Meeting More programming came forth such as workshops on peacemaking, religious education, and web presence A Winter Retreat became an annual event at Menno Haven Camp for adults and kids

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  23. Illinois Yearly Meeting In June 2009, ILYM raised over $175,000 in one weekend to purchase the six acres and farmhouse adjacent to the property

  24. Illinois Yearly Meeting We call it the Mills Homestead

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  26. Illinois Yearly Meeting So …. We have come together today to renew our visioning process with you!

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