by Mary | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured
Mission and Outreach is seeking donations of new, white, cotton underwear in girl’s sizes 12-14 and women’s size small to support Girls 4 Girls Ghana, a nonprofit that provides reusable cloth sanitary pads for girls in Ghana. Please drop underwear...
by Mary | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured, News
For Immediate Release:Over a dozen Evanston congregations join forces to support Reparations On Jun 13, 2022 at noon at Fountain Square (1601 Sherman) in Evanston over a dozencongregations will launch their combined efforts to support reparations in Evanston across...
by Mary | May 11, 2022 | Featured, News
A final wave of fundraising begins Sunday for our summer Appalachia Service Project (ASP) mission trip. The 2022 ASP leadership team at First Church has a goal of raising $10,000. For the 24th consecutive year (with the exception of 2020), First Church will send a...
by Mary | Apr 28, 2022 | Events, Featured, Message, News
Anyone familiar with the First Church congregation knows that this faith community “expects and respects” (as one retired pastor says) questions about scripture, theology, and religion. It is no surprise, then, that we are a congregation of readers, with six...
by Mary | Apr 25, 2022 | Featured, Message
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. During this month of thinking about the Earth, we should understand something about the greenhouse gasses that human activity continues to release into our...
by Mary | Apr 20, 2022 | Featured
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. This month–and especially this Earth Week of April–many groups are organizing events designed to get you up and out to your local parks to help nature. It may not...
by Mary | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured, News
Forty persons gathered at the church on Saturday, April 9, for the second ever “Mission Morning,” a collaborative effort between the Mission and Outreach, Fellowship, and Membership Committee. Like the first such gathering in November, this one elicited incredibly...
by Mary | Apr 11, 2022 | Featured, Message
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. Did you know? Healthy ecosystems help a community become resilient in the face of climate change. Here on the North Shore, we can support a healthy ecosystem by...
by Mary | Apr 5, 2022 | Events, Featured
Here are the links for worship this Sunday: YouTube Livestream link is HERE. Register here to participate in person. Advance registration recommended for April. April 10 Worship Bulletin Welcome Folder (Virtual worshippers, please sign) Online Offering...
by Mary | Apr 4, 2022 | Featured, Message
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. Did you know? Industrial agriculture in the United States–the industry behind much of what you find at the grocery store–produces a large percentage of the...
