by Liesl Hoeldtke | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured
As these two Children’s Ministry staff members step down at the end of the program year, we offer our thanks and gratitude for all of their good work. Below they reflect on and share their experiences. Rachel Shepherd, Nursery CoordinatorMy role in the...
by Mary | May 31, 2023 | Featured, News
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...
by Mary | May 25, 2023 | Featured
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...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured
The Progressive Christianity Reading Group announces its final book selection of the program year. The group will discuss Do I Stay Christian? A guide for the doubters, the disappointed, and the disillusioned on Thursdays, May 4-25, at 1pm online. Brian McClaren,...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured
Calling all book lovers, storytellers, performers, and readers of ALL ages! Our Change for Change recipient, Erie Family Health Centers’ Reach Out and Read program, is leading its annual Reach Out, Read Out! Virtual Storytime Series this March. This...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured
First Church’s Progressive Christian Reading Group begins a four-week discussion of Obery Hendricks, JR., Ph.D.’s Christians Against Christianity: How Right Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith on March 23 at their Zoom gathering. The...
by Mary | Nov 9, 2022 | Featured, News
Once again, First Church will host the Interfaith Action Emergency Shelter for three weeks over the holidays, from December 25, 2022 to January 15, 2023 . Our congregation is one of nine faith communities involved this year. Interfaith Action of Evanston (IAE)...
by Mary | Oct 19, 2022 | Featured, News
The children’s entrance during the opening hymn on Rally Day 2022 was festive and full of energy as usual, with books in place of balloons. The church program year began with a “Peace Library Processional.” Church members and friends were encouraged to help the...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Oct 18, 2022 | Featured
Please support Youth Ministry’s clothing drive for ESCCA (Evanston School Children Clothing Association) and their motto “No Evanston child should miss a single day of school for need of warm, sturdy clothing.” The clothing drives focusses on items especially...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Oct 7, 2022 | Featured, News
On October 16th, First Church will welcome Rev. Dr. Javier Viera, President and Professor of Education and Leadership at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary to preach for Bible Sunday. On the Sunday our third graders receive their Bibles, a rite of passage for...
