Historical Timeline
June 10,
1997
Start a New Work Picnic - Sponsored by the Lake County Baptist Association
July-August 1997
New work meetings held at the church parsonage / church name
chosen / enlistment of 100 people to pray weekly / co-pastorship established
September 7,1997 Lighthouse holds first worship service
September 29, 1997
Lighthouse Yard Sale - all proceeds went to the Antioch Rescue Squad
November
2-8, 1997
Lighthouse co-sponsors annual Antioch Food Drive
October
1, 1997
First issue of The Signal Light newsletter distributed
October
11, 1997
Church Renovation-Cleaning-Painting Day
December
20, 1997
Musical "Christmas Fantasia" performed by 1st Southern Baptist
Church
April 12, 1998 Outdoor Easter Sunrise Service / 3 baptized in nearby Fox Lake
May 30,
1998
3 baptized
June 6,
1998
Lighthouse Tape Ministry begins recording Pastor Tom's sermons
July 18,
1998
Pastor Tom's Ordination Service
August
2, 1998
Lighthouse Community Car Wash
August
13, 1998
Adventure
Club for Kids
holds its first class & Fundamentals of the Faith holds its first
class
August
28, 1998
First Family Nite Out at Lighthouse
August
30, 1998
Lighthouse Day of Prayer - 20 people commit to pray for an hour
that day
September 5, 1998
1st Year Anniversary Celebration Service and Feast
September 7, 1998
Monday Night Bible Adult Bible Study holds its first class
September 26, 1998
New baptismal heater installed in baptistry
October
3, 1998
4 baptized / Pastor Tom becomes solo pastor of Lighthouse
October
11, 1998
Beacon Bus Ministry begins
October
31, 1998
First Annual Business Meeting / David Beiswenger licensed by the
church as associate pastor
November 20, 1998 Lighthouse Website online
November
23, 1998
Pastor Tom and his wife Sharon move into the church parsonage
November
28, 1998
Evangelism Explosion
training established at Lighthouse
December 18,
1998
Christmas
Caroling Nite
December 31,
1998
3 baptized
January 7, 1999
Lighthouse opens
it doors for weekly AA meetings
January 31, 1999
Two rooms in the
church basement torn down to make a larger fellowship hall area
February 13,
1999
Special meeting
called to begin drafting a church constitution
February 14,
1999
Special Agent
Induction Night for Mission Pentecost
February 21,
1999
Mission
Pentecost launched with Operation Jericho
March 13, 1999
3 baptized
March 21, 1999
Lighthouse
incorporates and petitions for membership in the Southern Baptist Convention
March 27, 1999
Lighthouse
Constitution Service / 3 baptized / Property deeded to church membership / Lance Rengel
begins pastoral internship / Church's new name: Lighthouse Church of
Antioch
April 4, 1999
Easter Sunrise
Service
April 24, 1999
5 baptized
May 29, 1999
2 baptized
July 25, 1999
Church Picnic at
Chain'O'Lakes State Park
July 31, 1999
2 baptized
August 7, 1999
1 baptized
August 7-8, 1999
Lighthouse
Church's eventful white-water rafting outing on the Peshtigo River
August 27-29,
1999
Church Campout
at Bong Recreational Park
September 23,
1999
Dave Beiswenger
resigns as associate pastor
September 26,
1999
Outing to the
Chicago Science and Industry Museum
October 9, 1999 Mission Pentecost reaches Half-way Goal: 1500 home contacts
October 17, 1999
Outing to the
Waconda Apple Orchards
October 30, 1999
Second Annual
Business Meeting
November 13, 1999 Premiere of "Terror on the Peshtigo" - a mock documentary of our whitewater rafting trip
November 20,
1999
Old Fashioned
Saturday Service and Pot-luck Dinner
December 11,
1999
Filming begins
of new movie "Mission Pentecost"
December 17,
1999
Christmas
Caroling
December 19,
1999
Outing to Kris
Kringle's Mark dowtown Chicago
January 1, 2000
1 baptized
February 19,
2000
Unique
worship/wedding service (Michael Anderson and Lynn Gaffney)
March 16-23,
2000
Pastor Tom and
his wife Sharon, and Ken Ferguson attend EE training clinic
in Phoenix, AZ
March 25, 2000
1 baptized
March 31, 2000
Congregation
treated to a preview of the up-coming movie "Mission Pentecost"
April 2, 2000
Outing to see
the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Chicago Museum of Natural History
April 15, 2000
2 baptized
April 22, 2000
1 baptized
May 20, 2000
Church Yard Sale
- 300 informational flyers handed out
May 27, 2000
Mission
Pentecost reaches goal of 3000 contacts / Premiere of Mission Pentecost:The Movie
June 10, 2000
1 baptized
June 16-17, 2000
Lighthouse
Church members participate in an evangelistic Big Top Circus event in Island
Lake, IL
July 1-3, 2000
Work days to re-shingle the entire roof of the church building
July 22, 2000
Premiere of the
video documentary "The Roofing"
August 1-7, 2000
Lighthouse
Church's very first Vacation Bible School "Family Puppet Workshop"
August 26, 2000
1 baptized
September 16,
2000
1 baptized
September 19,
2000
Church member Patrick
Peterson passed away
September 24,
2000
Filming begins
for new movie "Baptistman"
October 8, 2000
"Gone Fishin"
premiered at the Annual LCBA meeting at Meadowridge Baptist Church, Zion, IL
October 29, 2000
Third Annual
Business Meeting
November 18,
2000
Old-fashioned
Saturday Service and Pot-luck Dinner
December 8, 2000
Lighthouse
Church hosts annual Pastors & Wives Christmas Dinner "A Night of
Elegance"
December 30,
2000
1 baptized
January 17, 2001
Church member Connie
Charlton died unexpectedly
February 10,
2001
Valentine's
Banquet after worship service
February 17,
2001
New ceiling
fans/lights installed in church auditorium
March 17, 2001
1 baptized
April 15, 2001
Outdoor Easter
Sunrise Service at Petersen Park
May 11-12, 2001
Women's retreat
at Illinois Beach State Park
May 18-20, 2001
Work project:
roof of parsonage is reshingled
June 2, 2001
Church Yard Sale
June 16, 2001
2 baptized
June 25-29, 2001
Vacation Bible
School "You Oughta Be in Pictures"
June 30, 2001 "Saturday Safari" for pre-school aged children is added to the children's ministry on Saturdays
July 4, 2001
The cast of the
up-coming movie "Baptistman" marches in Antioch's 4th of July Parade
September 1,
2001
Church's new
website domain name:
www.lighthousechurch.info
September 29,
2001
"Baptistman"
premieres to a packed out church
October 13, 2001
The band
"Chrism" gives a special concert after the service
October 27, 2001
Fourth Annual
Business Meeting - church officially affirms Lance Rengel as an elder
November 24,
2001
Old-fashioned
service and pot-luck dinner
December 23,
2001
Christmas
Caroling
January 22, 2002
D-Day
Discipleship Training begins - Tuesday Nights
March 2, 2002 Major renovation of the church auditorium begins - services are held in the fellowship hall
March 31, 2002
Outdoor Easter
Sunrise Service at Petersen Park
April 27, 2002
Dedication
Service for newly renovated auditorium
May 4, 2002
2 baptized
June 8, 2002
Church Yard Sale
June 17-21, 2002
Vacation Bible
School "The Fabulous Fun Fair"
June 29, 2002
Presentation of
"The Fabulous Fun Fair" video
June 30, 2002
Baptistman and
Baptistboy represent Lighthouse Church as they enter the Annual Antioch
Soapbox Derby
July 6, 2002
Our very first
Men's monthly prayer breakfast / video presentation of "Baptistman's Big
Race" after the service
July 19-21, 2002
Church Campout
at Bong Recreational Park
October 5, 2002
Chrism
returns to lead
the worship service and provides a special concert thereafter
October 13, 2002
Construction of
The Back Door Coffee House (fellowship hall) begins
October 26th,
2002
Fifth Annual
Business Meeting
November 2, 2002
Renovation of
fellowship hall completed
November 23,
2002
Old-fashioned
Saturday service and pot-luck dinner
December 6, 2002
Lighthouse
Church hosts the annual Pastors & Pastor's Wives Christmas Dinner
December 13,
2002
The Back Door
Coffee House
opens
March 8, 2003
2 baptized
April 20, 2003
Outdoor Easter
Sunrise Service at Petersen Park
May 18, 2003
Church outing to the
Milwaukee Zoo
May 31, 2003
1 baptized
June 27, 2003
Upstream
Christian Blues Band at The Back Door Coffee House
July 25, 2003
Guitarist Gary
Altercott at The Back Door Coffee House
August 9, 2003
1 baptized
August 29, 2003
Chrism
plays at The Back Door Coffee House
September 26,
2003
The Amazing
Impeccable
(Christian Ska Band) play at The Back Door
September 27,
2003
Guest Speaker
Robert Brock, missionary from Voice of the Martyrs
October 2, 2003
First WIF (Women
In Fellowship) meeting (monthly event)
October 17, 2003
First "An
Evening of Prayer" prayer & worship service (monthly event)
October 25, 2003
Sixth Annual Business Meeting & Potluck Dinner
October 31, 2003
Classical
guitarist William Bachochin plays at The Back Door Coffee House
November 16,
2003
"Bring It
Around Town" Outreach Event
December 5, 2003
A Coffee House
Christmas, featuring the music of The Bartmer Brothers
December 31,
2003
New Year's Eve
Service and Celebration
February 15,
2004
Church outing to the
Milwaukee Public Museum
March 26, 2004
Ammi in Concert
April 11, 2004
Easter Sunrise
Service at Petersen Park
May 11, 2004
The Tugboats go
to Monster Golf
May 23, 2004
Lighthouse
Church Potluck Picnic at Centennial Park
July 10, 2004
Church Yard Sale
- All proceeds benefit the Baptist Children's Home
August 1, 2004
Lighthouse Church represents the LCBA outreach booth at the Lake County Fair
October 3, 2004
Church Outing to
the Edible Harvest Festival
October 30, 2004
Seventh Annual Meeting / Operation Invitation Begins
November 9, 2004
Tugboats Youth
Group Food Drive For Needy Families
March 1, 2005
New basement
furnace installed
March 12, 2005
2 baptized
July 30, 2005
The Christmas
Story Project begins for December 2005
October 29th,
2005
Eighth Annual
Meeting
November 26,
2005
The Christmas
Story Project Up and Running for Christmas Season
December 13,
2005
1 baptized
April 1, 2006
1 baptized
April 15, 2006
Showing of the
movie "The Passion of the Christ"
May 27, 2006
Church Yard Sale
-- All Proceeds Go to Benefit the Baptist Children's Home
October 28, 2006
Ninth Annual
Business Meeting
December 2,
2006
1 baptized
January 15,
2007
Church member Virginia
Frieza passed away
February 3,
2007
1 baptized
April 22, 2007
Church Outing to
Miller Park
July 22, 2007
Church member Dorothy
Ronnquist passed away
July 28, 2007
Lighthouse Church represents the LCBA outreach booth at the Lake County Fair
August 6-10,
2007
Lighthouse
Church Puppet Workshop (VBS)
September 8,
2007
Premiere of the
DVD Movie: The Lighthouse Puppet Workshop
October 27,
2007
10th Annual
Business Meeting
April 5, 2008
2 baptized
May 31, 2008
Church Yard Sale
July 13, 2008
Church Picnic at
Bong Recreational Area
October 25, 2008 11th Annual Meeting
December 20, 2008 Christmas Dinner before the Worship Service
February 7, 2009 The Lighthouse Bait Shop (food pantry) opens
February 14, 2009 Valentine's Day Dinner
February 28, 2009 Church's water heater replaced
March 7, 2009 The Lighthouse Video Collection (all short films from 1999-2002) now available on DVD
March 14, 2009 New gutters installed on church and parsonage
April 12, 2009 Easter Sunrise Service & Breakfast
April 24 - May 8, 2009 Landscaping project for church building (installed stone retaining wall and shrubery)
May 3-19, 2009 Installed new blacktop driveway, porch and walkway for parsonage
June 24-27, 2009 Crazy County Fair VBS
July 20, 2009 Lighthouse Church hosts the Lake County Baptist Assocation Executive Board Meeting
August 2, 2009 Lighthouse Church represents the LCBA evangelism booth at the County Fair
August 30, 2009 Church Clean-up Day and Picnic / New washroom sinks installed / new paint for exterior trim
September 21, 2009 Church basement windows replaced
October 12, 2009 The church website (www.lighthousechurch.info) is updated to a new and improved format
October 31, 2009 12th Annual Meeting and Celebration
November 3, 2009 New windows installed in church auditorium
February 21, 2010 Church Outing to the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Milwaukee Museum
April 4, 2010 Easter Sunrise Service & Fellowship Breakfast
July 11, 2010 Church Picnic at Bong Recreational Area
