by Mary | Dec 19, 2023 | Events, News
On Tuesdays beginning January 2nd, you are invited to a thirty-minute Night Prayer Service to end your day in community and peace. These services from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., available online via Zoom, are patterned after the ancient monastic tradition of Compline...
by Mary | Dec 5, 2023 | Events
The family-friendly Walk for Warmth on January 15, 2024 is hosted in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service. Join us in the fight against homelessness in our community. There is no charge to register for the walk, but advance registration is required....
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Aug 31, 2023 | Events, News
The First Church Earth Care Committee holds a Styrofoam collection on the third Saturday of each month from 10:00-noon at the 516 Church Street entrance. Material to be collected includes all clean No. 6 plastic foam. Acceptable items include disposable coffee cups;...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Nov 15, 2022 | Events, News
The Progressive Christianity Reading Group will begin to reflect on/respond to Walter Brueggemann’s “Journey to the Common Good” (updated edition) on Thursday Nov. 17, and continues on Dec. 1, 8, and 15 at 1pm via Zoom. A copy of the book is available in the church...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Sep 20, 2022 | Events, Featured, News
The Earth Care Committee invites church members and friends to conversation on the book “Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred” by Victoria Loorz. A spiritual director and cofounder of the Wild Church Network, Loorz, is the founding pastor of The...
by Mary | Sep 15, 2022 | Events, Featured, News
NOTE: Due to transportation issues, the Fisk University Choir Concert was rescheduled for Nov. 19. The following article includea the updated info. We are delighted to celebrate the 100th year of ministry of our Evanston partner Sherman United Methodist Church by...
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 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 | Jan 18, 2022 | Events, News
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...
by Mary | Dec 8, 2021 | Events
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...
