Earth Care Library Recommends: Braiding Sweetgrass

Earth Care Library Recommends: Braiding Sweetgrass

The word in the Potawatomi language for the soft grass that grows near sun-filled meadows is wiingaashk, what author Robin Wall Kimmerer describes as the “sweet-smelling hair of Mother Earth” while also noting that its scientific name, Hierochloe odorata, means “the...
Covenant Hike Group Returns This Fall

Covenant Hike Group Returns This Fall

  “I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.”   – George Washington Carver The Covenant Hike Group returns this fall and invites new participants who have a wonder of the...
Meet Sydney Harkrider

Meet Sydney Harkrider

  Sydney Harkrider will be installed during July 9 worship as our new Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries.  Between the two worship services on that day, the congregation will have the opportunity to welcome her to Evanston and First Church.   We had a...
An Origin Story of Worship in the Park

An Origin Story of Worship in the Park

Originally written and published in the June/July 2013 issue of Faith at First, First Church’s former print newsletter, this piece outlines how and why Worship in the Park began.  The story is worth revisiting as we begin our 25th year of Worship in the Park....
Member Spotlight:  Bill Brown

Member Spotlight: Bill Brown

  By Chris Webler, Guest Contributor     If a church is fortunate, there are a few people in the congregation who decide to donate a significant portion of their time to their church. First United Methodist Church of Evanston has been the recipient of such a...
Inviting Applications for Nursery Coordinator Position

Inviting Applications for Nursery Coordinator Position

First Church seeks a dedicated individual to serve as the coordinator of the church nursery on Sunday mornings.  This part-time position begins September 11 and continues through May 28. Our nursery program seeks to provide safe, secure, nurturing, clean and efficient...
Support UMCOR Response to Refugee Migration

Support UMCOR Response to Refugee Migration

Millions of refugees are fleeing war, persecution, and violence in their homelands, often running with just the clothes on their backs. UMCOR and Global Ministries are addressing the global refugee and migration contexts guided by four principles: the right to stay...