Religious Organizations
with online services or activities
The Western Illinois University Religious Studies Program reviewed institutions within and around WIU's Macomb and Quad Cities campuses in March and April, 2020. This list includes information from that period about any online services or other activities. This page will update information upon request (see Links page).
This website is informational only; links do not constitute an endorsement by the WIU Religious Studies Program, Western Illinois University, or any contributors to the website.
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Macomb links
Macomb, Illinois, is the home of Western Illinois University, as well as several dozen religious organizations. Links to those providing online religious services or other activities can be found here.
Quad Cities links
More than 80 religious organizations in the Quad Cities Region, near the WIU Quad Cities campus, offer online services or other activities. The list, which goes from A to Z (Assumption Greek Orthodox to Zion Lutheran), and contains Jewish, Hindu, and Muslim sites, as well as those from many Christian denominations, can be found here.
Galesburg, Illinois links
A list of religious organizations with streaming services in Galesburg, Illinois, located between Western Illinois University's Macomb and Quad Cities campuses, can be found here.
Quincy, Illinois links
A list of religious organizations with streaming services in Quincy, Illinois, an hour to the south of Western Illinois University's Macomb campus, can be found here.
The Chicago Tribune is collecting a list of Chicago-area religious services that are online, here; congregations in Chicago may also use this story to submit their information for the Tribune's site.
Chicago, St. Louis, Iowa City, and regional: Bahai
Baha’i House of Worship, Wilmette, IL: daily virtual prayer services:
Chicago, St. Louis, Iowa City, and regional: Jewish
Reconstructionist Judaism:
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, IL: https://www.jrc-evanston.org/
Reform Judaism:
Am Shalom, Glencoe, IL: https://www.amshalom.com/virtualgathering
B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohimin, Deerfield, IL : https://www.bjbe.org/
Congregation Solel, Highland Park, IL https://solel.org/worship/worship-solel-live-streaming/
Congregation Temple Israel, St. Louis, MO: https://www.ti-stl.org/index.php?submenu=Worship&src=landing&ref=Watch%20Services
North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, IL: https://venue.streamspot.com/norths
United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis, MO: https://www.unitedhebrew.org/praying/livestream/
Conservative Judaism:
Agudas Achim, Coralville, IA: https://agudasachimic.org/
Congregation B’nai Amoona, St. Louis, MO: https://www.bnaiamoona.com/streaming
Kol Rinah, St. Louis, MO: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/
Chicago, St. Louis, Iowa City, and regional: Muslim
Mosque Maryam (Nation of Islam), Chicago, IL: https://www.noi.org/webcast-archive/
Chicago, St. Louis, Iowa City, and regional: Roman Catholic
Livestreamed and televised Roman Catholic masses in St. Louis: https://www.archstl.org/live-streamed-and-televised-masses