by Liesl Hoeldtke | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured, News
By guest writer Kathy Cheney-Egan on behalf of the Reconciling Congregation Task Force On February 9, 2014, FUMC Evanston made a somewhat formal but very important decision. We decided to become a Reconciling Congregation in the United Methodist Church which by...
by Liesl Hoeldtke | Jan 10, 2024 | Featured
As a young woman, Jane Goodall was the first person to study great apes in the wild. Her subject animals were Chimpanzees of Africa, and her observations had a broad impact on the study of animal behavior.Today, Jane Goodall travels the world with the message of...
by Mary | Jan 3, 2024 | Featured, Message
Other churches might envy the steady visitor traffic we have at First Church. We do not have trouble attracting visitors. Our challenge is welcoming and retaining them. Robert Crossman of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership proposes that worshippers pay attention...
by Mary | Jul 5, 2023 | Featured, News
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...
by Mary | Jun 13, 2023 | Featured
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....
by Mary | Jun 7, 2023 | Featured, Message
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...
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,...
