Inner City Mission

05/27/2026

We just used our last 33-gallon trash bag on the campus 🤠 so if you are feeling crazy and want to swing some by this week we would be extremely thankful!

In fact, we are already thankful because you guys are awesome! 😎 Thank you for loving us so well and helping us share that love with others 🙂

Donations can be made 8am-7pm at 720 North 7th Street, Springfield, IL 62702. You can also donate online through our Amazon Wishlist:

05/22/2026

Havana High School’s senior English class joined us again this year to tackle some service projects around campus. Each year, they bring around 30 students to learn about our ministry and to help beautify and maintain our property. Thanks to their hard work, the campus is looking great with a fresh coat of paint! 🫟👍🏻

05/20/2026

Tuesday nights, our adults head to class, while our kids are joined by volunteers and staff for childcare! This week, the craft was collecting flowers, leaves, sticks, and more to add to their drawings! 🌸🌳🖍️

04/30/2026

It was awesome to have The Llamapalooza gang with us again after so many years! The Folsom Family started serving with us over 20 years ago, and they always bring an amazing group of people ready to share the love of Jesus with those around them. This time, they brought over a dozen ninja warriors with them, ready to tackle any challenge we might throw their way 😎

In the midst of a hard few weeks, this group brought new energy and uplifted our spirits with intentional conversations, haircuts, replacing the pantry floor, serving meals, and using their amazing skills to teach our kids how to be ninjas on a ninja course! 💇‍♀️🥷

Thank you for showing up and meeting us where we are, and for creating memories our kiddos will never forget. What a blessing it is to be a part of the Body of Christ! 🙌🏻 Until next time 🤠

04/28/2026

This group did 👏🏼it 👏🏼all 👏🏼
FCC of Clinton came down 2 weeks ago and completed every project on the list (resident kids pitched in too). They took our kiddos to an Easter egg hunt at the park, students led a devotional and worship, and they spent time building relationships with our families!
Thank you, FCC of Clinton, for sharing the love of Jesus with our families!

04/20/2026

We have put together a GoFundMe to help cover the funeral costs for Rodger Paoni. If you would like to honor Rodger and bless the Paoni family in this way please use the link below. Thank you for all of your loving prayers and support. We are so blessed to walk with you through this season.

Rodger Paoni passed away on April 10, 2026. Rodger was a beloved husband, father, friend, a… Jacob Payne needs your support for Honoring Rodger Paoni’s Legacy

04/20/2026

On Friday April 10, 2026, Rodger Paoni, a dear friend and member of the ICM family passed away unexpectedly. Rodger was a part of the Mission community for many years, officially coming on staff in 2023 as our maintenance man and lodge supervisor. Although a man of few words, Rodger cared deeply for people and used the gifts God gave him to help and serve those around him every single day. Over the past few years, Rodgers' curiosity about Christianity and what it means to follow Jesus grew, leading him to be baptized on February 6, 2026 at Real Life Church. Rodgers' passing is incredibly difficult, and we will no longer see him fixing anything broken, mowing grass, or holding down the fort, but we are so thankful for every moment we got to share with him and to witness the love, joy, and hope of Jesus shine through his life into this world. Rodger will forever be remembered, and I look forward to the day I roll up to the pearly gates and see him there with WD40 keeping those hinges smooth.

Here is the link to Rodger's obituary: https://www.walkerfs.com/obituaries/Rodger-D-Paoni-Jr?obId=48167981

Visitation will be held Friday, April 24 from 10:00-11:30 am and a funeral service will follow at 11:30 am, at Real Life Church in Springfield, Illinois. Caleb Payne will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Springfield, IL.

04/08/2026

We celebrated Easter this past week with crafts for the kids, an egg hunt, Easter baskets on Sunday morning, amazing food, and of course, celebrating that Jesus is risen! 🐣✝️
Thank you to Ed Hines, Lynn, Hope Presbyterian, and Sweetwater Christian Church for making this possible! 🙌🏻🙏

03/24/2026

SELAH brings a group to the Mission a couple times each year and their weekends are always a blast! 🪩🎉🥳
They repainted the hallway and bathrooms in one of our shelters, cooked amazing food, hosted craft times, bingo, Bible study and so much more! 🖼️👩‍🎨
We love SELAH and we love how much they love our residents! 🥰

01/23/2026

Can’t believe we are already this far into January! 😳 It is certainly flu season around here 🤧 and many of our cleaning supplies are starting to run low. If you are out and about and think of us, we could put any cleaning supplies, toilet paper, and paper towels to good use. 🧻🫧

📍If you would like to give to this need, we are open for donations drop off Monday-Saturday 8am to 7pm and Sunday 1pm to 7pm. We have also updated our Amazon Wishlist to reflect our current needs. Thank you so much!