Glenfield Baptist Church sponsors several churches that meet at Glenfield. Pastor Jim Rahtjen has been at Glenfield for 22 years. It was his prayer that God would fill the building. Six church-plants have started since then.

 In 1990, Glenfield members began praying that the Lord would allow us to send 10 members to the mission field or full-time Christian service.

The power of prayer...

 We prayed until November of 1995 before we saw anyone leave. But God abundantly answered our prayer. By the year 2000, we had far surpassed 10 members. To date, we have sent 44 members to full-time Christian service or the mission field for two-years or longer.

  We now have former members serving as pastors, seminary professors, and youth workers.

Missionaries R Us...

 We also have missionaries from our church serving on the continents of North and South America, Europe, and Asia including. the countries of United States, Mexico, Great Britain, Kenya, Taiwan, India, and several Middle Eastern and Asian countries.

Trinity International Baptist Mission is led by Pastor Cody Lorance. Cody also pastors TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali a church of believers originally from Nepal and Bhutan. Service language is Sanskrit & Nepali w/some translation from English.  

Tensae Church serves among Ethiopian people in Chicago’s suburbs. Service language is Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. Talargie Tafesse is pastor. Tensae is in the process of planting a new church in Chicago.

The Lord’s Church is a mission of Glenfield reaching the Korean population of Glen Ellyn and suburbs. Service language is Korean. Pastor Kwon Han has served as pastor of this mission since its beginning six years ago.

Karen Baptist Church serves among the Karen people in the western suburbs of Chicago. Service language is Karen, a language spoken in the lower regions of Myanmar. Soe Rah is the pastor. Karen Baptist has planted a church in Rockford.

7 churches, comprising Five language groups meet at Glenfield

People’s Community Church meets at the College of DuPage on Sunday and during the week at Glenfield. Dr. James E Shannon is pastor.

“A foretaste of heaven...”

That’s how one member described one of our combined services at Glenfield. Seven congregations meet at Glenfield weekly, but with five languages spoken, it takes special coordination to meet together. Three times a year we all meet together and it is a foretaste of heaven.