Website Introduced as “Partner in Ministry”

Website Introduced as “Partner in Ministry”

Welcome to the new First Church website, built during the pandemic and almost entirely virutally! We invite you to explore the site.  You might check out the calendar, worship service information, our home page that welcomes visitors, the latest church news, summer...

Registration Open for Summer Youth Mission Trips

Registration continues this winter for two  youth mission experiences in June and July 2022.  Details and registration links are below.  While Pastor Jane Cheema is on renewal leave, please direct any questions to Jim Hagedorn, Youth Council Chair, at...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Visit to First Church

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Visit to First Church

After Dow Kirkpatrick was appointed senior pastor of First Church in 1962, one of his first acts was to invite his former colleague from Atlanta, Martin Luther King, Jr., to preach at his new church. After months of negotiation to find a date in King’s busy schedule,...
Overnight Shelter Blog

Overnight Shelter Blog

It’s 7 a.m. with a windchill of 15 below in Chicago. The last of 20 overnight shelter guests left the building at 6:45 a.m. Used bedding, stuffed into large laundry bags, is ready for pickup; it will be returned, clean, for tonight. Two morning shift volunteers, along...
Staff Parish Relations Committee Announcement

Staff Parish Relations Committee Announcement

January 5, 2022 Dear Members and Friends of First Church Evanston,  Happy New Year! As the Chair of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC), I would like to update you on some recent events and pending activities for the new year. This past fall, SPRC embraced the...
A Message in Response to the ETHS Lockdown

A Message in Response to the ETHS Lockdown

December 16, 2021 Shock. Confusion. Frustration. Anger. Fear. Relief. Prayers. …. and more. Your pastors, Grace, and Jane are offering space in the courtyard of First Church to all students, ​parents, and families tonight from 7-7:30 p.m. We have no grand...
Annual Christmas Pageant Marks 100th Year

Annual Christmas Pageant Marks 100th Year

This year marks First Church’s 100th Christmas Pageant.  Children Pre-K through Grade 6 share the story of Christ’s birth through scripture and song. Presented within our worship service on Dec. 12, the children embody the Joy of the Third Sunday of...