Church Calendar

Are you in high school? Come join us on Wednesday nights every 1st and 3rd of the month for dinner and time to be in community. We will have nights with reflection, games, or just nights where we hang out to get a break from the busy lives we all have. This will be the […]

As part of Interfaith Action of Evanston, First Church hosts a weekly soup kitchen each Thursday evening.  A host team of First Church volunteers is needed each week, and 5-6 times a year we also need cooking teams.   Interested in helping?  Please contact Dave Koester (davekoester57@gmail.com) about current scheduling needs.

God’s Story, Our Stories – Lectionary Bible Study Group YOU Are Invited! The Lectionary Bible Study Group meets via zoom every Thursday night mid-September through mid-June from 7 – 8:30 p.m. We are a band of curious explorers, reflecting upon the lectionary passages for the coming Sunday. We ask many questions. We have “ah ha” […]

Monthly meeting of the Staff Parish Relations Committee. Please address questions about this group to Beth Swanick, Chair.

The Earth Care Committee holds its monthly Styrofoam collection time at First UMC Evanston on the third Saturday of the month at the Church Street entrance between 10am and Noon. Material to be collected includes all clean No. 6 plastic foam. Acceptable items include disposable coffee cups; take out containers (such as clamshells); plastic plates, […]

“Connecting Through Storytelling” Take this course if you want to meet and get to know other members of FUMC, Evanston. You will create and tell 3-minute stories during our four class sessions. Invite your family and friends to hear one of your stories at our Performance Hour following worship on May 19, 2024. There is […]

Faith & Parenting offers a weekly space for parents of children at all stages to share and reflect on how their personal and familial faith journeys are nurtured and challenged through the vocation of parenting. Brief guided reflections based on scriptures shared in Children's Sunday school will accompany each session.