At 98 years, Margaret Gustavson is embracing a new church. The Aurora resident is the eldest member of the former Aurora Advent Christian Church. Aurora Advent and Redeemer Community Church, formerly of Oswego, but sharing Aurora Advent facilities since 2022, merged Easter Sunday. During a Redeemer rededication service, Gustavson joined
Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive, will celebrate 163 years of ministry Saturday, May 6. “Celebrating the past, building the future” is the theme. The celebration will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Light refreshments will be
Jerad Campbell of Aurora carries son Ethan, 21 months, at Aurora Advent Christian Church’s eighth annual Easter Egg Scramble Saturday morning, April 8.
With tears, hugs and bittersweet memories, Aurora Advent Christian Church held its final worship service Sunday, April 2, after 163 years of ministry. The Rev. Matt Mull, senior pastor, presided at the emotional two-hour service attended by about 75 congregants and former members. On Easter Sunday, April 9, Advent will
Aurora Advent Christian Church will hold its final worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 2, after 169 years of ministry. The Reverend Matt Mull, senior pastor, made the announcement in a March 18 E-mail. Advent and Redeemer Community Church, formerly of Oswego and co-located at Advent since August 2020,
Brian Daniels and Andrea Watson, a brother-sister duo from Ohio, provide music for “Friends Forever,” a retreat for 50 Midwest high school youth in Aurora, Ill.
Children are in a parade with palm fronds Sunday, April 10, to open Palm Sunday worship at Aurora Advent Christian Church.
Aurora Advent Christian Church kids sing, recently, at a closing program for “Discovery on Adventure Island,” 2021 Vacation Bible School.
Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will hold a rummage-sale fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10. The public is invited. Parking is free. Pastor Matt Mull said sale items include toys, games/puzzles, electronics, office and craft supplies, holiday decorations, jewelry, bedding, linens, luggage,
Kids run to find and collect a record 3,500 eggs Saturday at the Aurora Advent Christian Church’s annual Easter Egg Scramble. Approximately 100 children through fifth grade participated in the hour-long, free, event on the Church’s north lawn in Aurora.
There will be many upcoming Easter events in March and April. • An Easter breakfast and indoor egg hunt will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 20, at Whitetail Ridge Golf Course, 7671 Clubhouse Drive in Yorkville. In addition to a buffet breakfast, games, bunny photos, a
Aurorans Aaliyah Flores, 8, from left, Chelsea Langford 9, and Mariah Langford, 12, join Michelle Ulrich of Aurora, right, who reads a prayer Sunday, Dec. 13, after lighting the third candle of Advent at Aurora Advent Christian Church.
