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 | Feb 28, 2022 | Events, News
“Hygge for the soul” is how one woman describes Compline, a Night Prayer Service offered by the Faith Formation Committee this winter. Another participant shared that Compline reminded him of putting his young daughters to sleep: “It’s like God...
