by Mary | Mar 21, 2022 | Featured, News
The idea for the current Where Is God Calling You? inventory began in early 2020. The Nominations and Leadership Development Committee decided to create a tool to help individuals in the congregation identify their skills and passions. This info, the “Nom...
by Mary | Mar 15, 2022 | News
First Church’s February 27 worship service and $50,000 gift toward reparations in the City of Evanston have caught the attention of individuals, organizations, and the media locally and nationally. What seems to be most compelling to those who learn about this...
by Mary | Mar 6, 2022 | News
The Commission on the General Conference has announced that General Conference was further postponed until 2024. General Conference, originally scheduled for 2020, was rescheduled due to the pandemic to August 2022. General Conference is normally a quadrennial...
by Mary | Mar 3, 2022 | News
On March 1 the Nominations and Leadership Development Committee of First Church approved a proposal for a new Worship Commission. The proposal articulates the purpose and task of this new group as follows: An appointed body of 6-8 members representative of the larger...
by Mary | Feb 25, 2022 | Featured, News
On Sunday, February 27th, 2022, at 10:30 am the congregation of First United Methodist Church (FUMC) will present a check for $50,000 to the Evanston Community Foundation (ECF), specifically in support of the Reparations Stakeholders Authority of Evanston group. These...
by Mary | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Robin Rue Simmons, who has been described as the architect of the City of Evanston’s reparations efforts, will preach during 10:30 am worship on February 27, the same day First Church gives a major gift toward the City of Evanston’s reparations work. Rue...
by Mary | Feb 13, 2022 | News
Bishop John Hopkins and the Northern Illinois Cabinet are pleased to appoint Rev. Britt Cox as Associate Pastor at Evanston: First United Methodist Church effective July 1, 2022. The assignment is made for the following missional reasons: Strong gifts and skills with...
by Mary | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, News
Welcome to the new First Church website, built during the pandemic and almost entirely virutally! We invite you to explore the site. You might check out the calendar, worship service information, our home page that welcomes visitors, the latest church news, summer...
by Mary | Jan 18, 2022 | Events, News
Registration continues this winter for two youth mission experiences in June and July 2022. Details and registration links are below. While Pastor Jane Cheema is on renewal leave, please direct any questions to Jim Hagedorn, Youth Council Chair, at...
by Mary | Jan 14, 2022 | Featured, News
After Dow Kirkpatrick was appointed senior pastor of First Church in 1962, one of his first acts was to invite his former colleague from Atlanta, Martin Luther King, Jr., to preach at his new church. After months of negotiation to find a date in King’s busy schedule,...
