by Mary | Jun 27, 2022 | Featured, News
Five delegates represented First Church at the Annual Conference of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) in Schaumberg, IL on June 8-10. Delegates Grant Bailey, S.E. Brick, Phil Crihfield, Elaine Moy Johnson, and Colin McDonald attended, and also two First Church...
by Mary | Jun 20, 2022 | News
Dear Members and Friends of FUMC-Evanston, On behalf of the Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC), I would like to once again welcome and congratulate Rev. Britt Cox on her appointment by Bishop John Hopkins to serve as Associate Pastor at First UMC Evanston....
by Mary | Jun 14, 2022 | Featured, News
Thank you to everyone who was involved in the Music Ministry during our 2021-2022 program year! Looking ahead, here are a few important dates to add to your calendar: July 17 – Summer Choir Sept. 7 – Chancel Choir rehearsals resume Sept. 14 – Children’s Choir and...
by Mary | Jun 9, 2022 | Featured, News
ASP Team Heading to “Almost Heaven, WV” For the 24th time in 25 years First Church will send a youth mission team to serve with the Appalachia Service Project this summer. For years the ASP trip has been a hallmark of our congregation’s youth...
by Mary | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured, News
For Immediate Release:Over a dozen Evanston congregations join forces to support Reparations On Jun 13, 2022 at noon at Fountain Square (1601 Sherman) in Evanston over a dozencongregations will launch their combined efforts to support reparations in Evanston across...
by Mary | May 11, 2022 | Featured, News
A final wave of fundraising begins Sunday for our summer Appalachia Service Project (ASP) mission trip. The 2022 ASP leadership team at First Church has a goal of raising $10,000. For the 24th consecutive year (with the exception of 2020), First Church will send a...
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 12, 2022 | Featured, News
Forty persons gathered at the church on Saturday, April 9, for the second ever “Mission Morning,” a collaborative effort between the Mission and Outreach, Fellowship, and Membership Committee. Like the first such gathering in November, this one elicited incredibly...
by Mary | Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, News
Senior Pastor Grace Imathiu has announced that the 2022 Easter Offering is designed to support reparations in the City of Evanston. How did the decision get made? When did the fundraising start? Why important? MATT First Church donors, over 90 households, have...
by Mary | Mar 25, 2022 | News
After two years off from hands-on building and repair projects, First Church adults were happy to spend Saturday, March 19, serving with Habitat for Humanity in Lake County. The last adult work trip was in February 2020 on the South Side of Chicago and also with...
