Join us on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. for a message of hope and reconciliation.

A relationship with Jesus Christ is the solution to fatherlessness.  Abba’s is dedicated to helping children discover a sense of belonging, comfort, hope, and peace in knowing God as Abba Father. Bring your 6-15 year old children and join us on Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Apostolic Life Church in Urbana. Snacks and activities are provided. ​ Call 217-898-7892, or click here for additional information.

This is our new Abba's Ministry van sign that can now be seen on Thursday evenings as the vans move throughout the community to pickup children for the Abba's meeting at Apostolic Life Church, located at 2107 N. High Cross Road in Urbana. Need a ride? Call 217-898-7892, or email abbas.ministry7@gmail.com to arrange for transportation.

Note: We are taking the following steps to ensure the health and safety of attendees and staff:
 We encourage our attendees to have been healthy for at least 14 days prior to joining in person services. If you or anyone in your household has the following symptoms or has been in contact with someone within 14 days who is Covid-19 positive, we ask that you please stay home and join us for worship online, ie.  Cough, Fever/Chills, Headache, Difficulty Breathing. All adults and youth are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask. Masks for children will be left to the discretion of the parent. Logical social distancing is recommended. Our staff will maintain sanitation and disinfection protocol throughout the church. We will have multiple hand sanitizer stations throughout the building.

Bring your children to Abba's this Thursday at 7 p.m. Call 898-7892, or click here for more information.

Dads on Duty is a group of fathers seeking to help quell violence and restore peace at their local high school in Louisiana Are the hearts of the fathers turning to the children? Are the hearts of the children turning to their fathers? Click here for additional details. 
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Malachi 4:5-6

"I'm looking forward to meeting my father some day and would like to know what he looks like."
​Many children feel forsaken by their natural fathers. Jesus experienced the pain of being forsaken as He hung on the cross. But now there is hope. Abba's is a ministry of Apostolic Life Church in Urbana, Illinois committed to helping 6-15 year old fatherless children discover the love and affirmation they need from God, a Father to the the fatherless. We encourage children through biblical teaching, and the testimonies of fathers who have overcome their own hurts, and the disappointments of fatherlessness in their lives. Bring your children or grandchildren to Abba's on Thursday evenings from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Call 217-898-7892, or click here with questions or for additional information.

• Depression and delinquency scores were much higher among the portion of adolescent respondents who reported having a father that had, at some point, been incarcerated. (Fathers.com)

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