Ministries

We believe that the mission of the gospel is to love and serve those surrounding us – particularly the poor and hurting. An important way we reach out to the community is through the ministry of an organization that was founded by Spirit of God Fellowship: Restoration Ministries, whose mission is based on Matthew 25:35-36:

“For I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you invited me in, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.”

Restoration Ministries is a separate, not-for-profit organization which provides two residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs (one for men, one for women), after-school and youth programs (including a boxing club, arts programs, meals, chess club, and literacy programs), a food pantry, and thrift stores (which provide work for the residents and funds for the ministry).

To request general information on Restoration Ministries or to find out how you can serve, click the button below:

“We forget this is a church; it feels like family.”
– Pastora Paula Lopez

Espiritu de Dios Comunidad Cristiana is our Spanish-speaking sister church, led by Pastores Jose and Paula Lopez. Before Spirit of God Fellowship was a church, it was a Bible study meeting in the basement of the church’s founding pastor, John Sullivan. In that Bible study were Jose and Paula Lopez, who would later become the pastors of Espiritu de Dios Comunidad Cristiana.

Espiritu de Dios is more than a building; it is a community of God’s people who are there for each other in the midst of all kinds of circumstances – a family. Their church services are held on Sunday afternoons at 12:30, followed by a dinner.

If you’re looking for a Spanish-speaking church for you or your family to grow, love, and serve in, Espiritu de Dios Comunidad Cristiana could be the community for you.

To request more information about Espiritu de Dios Comunidad Cristiana, click the button below:

Spirit of God Fellowship’s youth group loves to spend time together! Whether during a service project downtown or playing together in the gym, they are learning to become leaders who will impact their communities in the name of Jesus. They are our future.

During the school year, we offer youth group for those in 6th through 12th grade on Wednesday nights from 6-8pm. One week, junior high will meet, while the next Wednesday, high school will meet. In addition to youth group, we host an Open Gym once a month next door at Calvary.

October Youth Events:

Oct. 2: Junior High Youth Group (grades 6th-8th)

Oct. 9: Senior High Youth Group (grades 9th-12th)

Oct. 16: Junior High Youth Group (grades 9th-12th)

Oct. 23: Senior High Youth Group (grades 6th-8th)

Oct. 25: Youth Group Open Gym at Calvary Academy, 5:30-7:30pm

Oct. 30: Junior High Youth Group (grades 9th-12th)

You can contact Charles Sergeant, Family Pastor, with any questions at charles@sogfchurch.com, or click the button below.

We are thrilled to offer nursery for children younger than 18 months and Sunday School for children age 18 months through 8th grade during our worship services. Check-ins begin at 9:45am and close at 10:15am.

Kids in 9th-12th grade meet the first two Sundays of the month. They will sit together in the service during worship, and then will have class in the Great Awakening Café during the teaching portion of the service.

Click below for more information about our programs and to register your child for Sunday School.

We are excited to have Calvary Academy as part of our ministry.

Calvary Academy serves kids of all ages. Their school is a private, non-denominational, ACSI-accredited, K-8th Christian grade school located next door to our church. You can see more about all they have to offer here.

Calvary Academy Preschool & Day Care is also next door! They are licensed by the Department of Children & Family Services, and they accept Illinois Action for Children. Their programs are for infants and children through age 4. You can learn more about them here.

To request more information about Calvary Academy, click the button below:

Once a month, a group from Spirit of God Fellowship heads to a neighborhood in need in Chicago- Cicero area. There, they fire up a grill, unload boxes of clothes, and offer the love of Christ to hundreds of people who are hungry, thirsty, and broken.

Led by Ulises and Gigi Adames, many people they speak to are experiencing homelessness, suffering from a mental illness, fighting addiction, or simply facing tough times. “We want to be the hands and feet of God,” says Ulises. Gigi leads worship, and Ulises brings a message of hope, salvation, healing, and restoration. People leave with their bodies and spirits fed, and usually with a few pairs of socks or other donated items to help them survive.

“What they are experiencing is not who they are,” Gigi says. “We want to show them that God’s love for them is unconditional.”

There are a few ways to help this ministry. First, hold this ministry up in prayer as they bring God’s love to those who are in need of so much. Second, we are always in need of donations. Items most desired are jackets or coats, shoes, socks, backpacks, sweaters, sweatshirts, blankets, bras, feminine products, and wipes. Clothing items do not need to be brand new, but should be in good condition.

If you would like to join the Street Ministry with your own gifts and heart for Jesus, or if you'd like to learn when we will go out next, click the button below to request more information: