Encounter Campus Ministry

Encounter Campus Ministry is a church at 210 West Mulberry Street in Normal, IL 61761. It is one of 45 churches in Normal.

Encounter opens up all types of leadership roles to students so that discipleship and service during students’ college years will equip and prepare them to be effective leaders within the local church after graduation.

Serving since 2004

210 West Mulberry Street, Normal, IL, 61761

Service times

Tue, Aug 11 @ 8:00 pm (as listed)

Shares a ministry location with Judson Baptist Fellowship.

Find Encounter Campus Ministry on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

Watch

Latest from Encounter ISU's YouTube channel: End of Year Building Update (all videos).

The community around Encounter Campus Ministry

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 69.9%
  • Social Isolation: 45.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.2%
  • Depression: 32.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.8%
  • Unemployment: 10.0% (3.8–16.1%)
  • Obesity: 37.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Normal town is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 1,704 residents.

Churches near Encounter Campus Ministry

See all churches in Normal, IL · All churches in Illinois