Located in Lincoln, Illinois, LCU was founded in 1944 as a Bible institute. Lincoln Christian University is a Christian higher education community whose mission is to nurture and equip Christians with a Biblical worldview to serve and lead in the church and the world.

Inner City Mission provides shelter, sustenance, education and Christian counseling to homeless children, their parents and single women all while teaching Biblical truths about godly righteousness to residents.  

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly provides quality Christian camp programming to help people of all ages encounter, embrace, and engage the gospel message of Christ.

Lee School is a public school in Springfield with which Lakeside is able to partner. Lakeside provides mentoring programs, classroom support, and teacher/relational engagement at this wonderfully unique school!

Lewis Memorial Christian Village is a faith based Senior living complex. They provide independent living garden homes and apartment homes, assisted living facilities, long term skilled nursing care, short term rehab and therapy programs, and safe haven hospice care.

Pioneer Bible Translators is a mission that works to make the Bible accessible to the multitude of people groups around the world who need the Bible translated to their heart languages. 

Christian Student Fellowship is a campus ministry at the University of Illinois Springfield that exists to help students find their way back to God.. Their vision is to see students mobilized to be disciples who make disciples while on campus and for the rest of their lives.

Myanmar Hope Christian Mission's vision is to bring the eternal hope of Jesus to the people of Myanmar through addressing the spiritual, physical, emotional, and educational needs of their community. Among many other community projects, Myanmar Hope operates a boarding school for disadvantaged children, equips church leaders, and organizes regional church conferences.

Taking Christ to Millions Institute's mission and vision is to provide graduate level education to national Christian leaders so that every nation will have effective leaders of disciple-making movements, impacting their churches, cultures, and countries for Christ. 

Direction Church in Des Moines, Iowa is a church plant led by minister Jared Nassiff. Pray for this new body of believers...and consider a weekend in Des Moines where you could greet them in person. Their theme for 2023 is "Every Heart Matters". Check out Direction's Facebook page to see what they have been up to. As of January 2023, Lakeside is a monthly supporter of Direction Church.