Plow Creek Mennonite Church and Fellowship is an intentional Christian community in rural Tiskilwa, Illinois
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Intentional Communities are often called communes.  We do not call ourselves a commune as that has a connotation of illegal or immoral activities to some people.  We do live a form of communal living, so some might call us a Christian commune or even a Christian kibbutz.  Explore this site and read more about us.
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     Plow Creek
      Our Mission Statement:
"A Global Village
 Practicing the Peace of Jesus"
Plow Creek Mennonite Church and Fellowship is an intentional Christian community in rural Tiskilwa, Illinois.
music group
didging
Zach and Timmy
Children's Worship Time

Word of Welcome
"Plow Creek has two streams -- Plow Creek Church and Plow Creek Fellowship. We trust that at the point they flow together amazing things will happen so that people will say, "Wow, that's a great spot. I received all kinds of gifts from the Lord there." Continue: A Word of Welcome
Mission
 Spirituality
Jim and CPT
Jim Fitz Practices The Peace of Jesus With CPT in Colombia
Jim Fitz regularly spends several month periods with Christian Peacemaker Teams(CPT) in war-torn Colombia.
Jim shares news and reflections at  Jim's Peacemaking.
Mark and Louise
Louise Stahnke shares
original story with children during church
Louise's story about Jesus inviting children to His party teaches us what is important in God's eyes.   Read her story here.
Relationships
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three kings day
Three Kings Day celebration on January 5th
A time of worship and gift giving remembering the Christ child who came for all people and the wisemen who brought him to the Gentiles. See more.
umm, coleslaw
Just when you thought you'd seen everything...
No job is to big for this bunch.  Not even coleslaw tasting.  Umm!   Check out the youth page!
Love Letters
 Spotlighted Family

As a hen gathers her brood

Biblical reflections on the communal life

 

A mad mixture

 

Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,

and the house of Israel with deceit;

but Judah still walks with God.

Hosea 11:12

 

Hosea is a mad mixture of faithfulness and unfaithfulness. The book begins with the Lord commanding his prophet to marry a whore. Hosea does and he is faithful and his wife is unfaithful.


Elder Rich Foss's letters to Plow Creek
July 23, 2007
         Go to letters

Paul and Heather Munn

Heather and Paul Munn met at Reba Place and were married at Plow Creek in the spring of 2007.

 A month later they began a three and a half month walking trip--from Boston to Washington, DC, through Atlanta, and into Florida--to help prepare for a retreat ministry for the poor here at the farm.

Go to Munn page.

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Evergreen Leaders wants your groups to thrive.

Our mission is to help ordinary people practice healthy leadership in their everyday life:

Family... Workplace... Church... Neighborhood

The organization's core beliefs and values are guided by the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and the various lessons God has taught each of us:

Evergreen Leaders is a ministry started by Rich Foss, elder of Plow Creek.  To learn more, visit the Evergreen Leaders website at evergreenleaders.org

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