First United Methodist Church of Evanston, IL

Senior Recital- Mya Vandergrift
2025-06-05 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Tittle Chapel

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with AbbVie
2025-06-06 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Room M

Men's Fellowship Gathering
2025-06-08 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) | Dining Room
The men’s fellowship group meets on the second Sunday of each month in the dining room for a light breakfast, fellowship and often a short program. Contact Jim Hagedorn (jehdvm@gmail.com) for more information or to be added to our contact list.

New Member walk-through
2025-06-08 09:45 - 10:15 (America/Chicago) | Tittle Chapel

Church Conference
2025-06-08 12:30 - 12:45 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall
Church Conference: Sunday, June 8 at 12pm
Join us for our Church Conference on Sunday, June 8, at noon in the dining room. Victor Melad, our District Superintendent, will preside. Online access is available (contact Leslie Chiapetti at leslie@faithatfirst.com), but voting is in-person only.
Agenda Highlights:

Vote on the 2025-2026 leadership slate (click here for the latest version).
Vote to endorse four First Church members as candidates for ordained ministry:

• Sydney Harkrider
• Ivy Joe Kuruvila
• Antoinette Senjanovich
• Sam Stanes
Please stop by Great Hall after worship to meet our newest members, and bring your coffee and snack to the meeting.

Second Annual Interfaith Family Pride Fest (IFPF)
2025-06-08 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Raymond Park
The Second Annual Interfaith Family Pride Fest (IFPF) is scheduled for Sunday, June 8th, 2025, from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm at Raymond Park in Evanston, IL.
Stemming from a desire to build better relationships between the faith communities and the LGBTQ+ community, members of Evanston’s congregations have gathered to plan our second youth and family-focused pride event, one that is inclusive, joyful, and representative of the rich diversity in Evanston.
This event will feature a variety of dynamic performers including the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, the Drag Bubbe, Artemis Singers, and many others! There will be art and activities in the park, carnival snacks and beverages, and fun for the whole family. The event is expected to be a memorable one and entirely free of charge for the people of Evanston.

Communications Committee Meeting
2025-06-09 19:30 - 20:45 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
The 2024-25 Communications Commitee meets monthly on the second Monday of each month at 7:30pm online.
Questions? Please reach out to committee chair Andy Shotwell at ashotwell@gmail.com.

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with Mather
2025-06-10 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Room M

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-06-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Email mary@faithatfirst.com with questions

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-06-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
The Membership Committee will meet Tuesday, June 10, 7-8pm via Zoom. The agenda includes (1) an update from Matt Moy Johnson of Church Council on the strategic planning process; (2) conversation on how our work on congregational engagement and membership growth aligns with the plan; (3) initial work on goal setting for 2025-26 and beyond. Questions? Please contact Lynelle Diener, Chair, at lynellediener@gmail.com .

Church Council Meeting
2025-06-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Chapel Organ Tuning
2025-06-11 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Tittle Chapel

Coffee, Conversation, and Friends
2025-06-11 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
This group of women “of a certain age” meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Year round we gather at LePeep in Evanston for informal conversations on a wide variety of topics: books, the news, restaurants, grandchildren, and places to visit. No matter what’s on the table, we are all ears. Come join the conversation and make some new friends.

Summer Lunch Bunch
2025-06-11 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Fountain Square
Register: https://onrealm.org/faithatfirst/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YWUyMzBhZGUtNGI2MC00NzM1LTgyMjUtYjJmMTAxMzg1NGQ5

Mom's Night Out
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
MNO – Wed June 11th at Linda Brennan’s with Linda Federer cohost

Isabel's Retirement Party- Total Child
2025-06-12 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Hinman Lawn

Outdoor Worship
2025-06-15 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)

Summer Hours for the Church Office
2025-06-15 10:00 - 2025-08-31 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Office
As we have in years past, beginning on June 15th, the church office will be operating on our summer schedule. The building will be open Tuesday-Friday 10am-2pm and Sundays 8:30am-12:30pm. The office building will be closed on Mondays. Church staff will be working their usual schedules, but having the office closed on Mondays will allow for rest and attention to the planning of big projects for the coming program year.

As usual, if you need building access for when the office is closed, please email Claire Amey, at office@faithatfirst.com for a building code.

Thank you so much for the support of First Church Staff!

– Pastor Britt

Worship in Tittle Chapel
2025-06-15 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Tittle Chapel
Please find up to date information about this Sunday here.

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with NU Athletic Dept
2025-06-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Room M
This is a closed group–no church volunteers needed. Keep an eye out for more opportunities to come!

Inquirers Reunion Cookout
2025-06-18 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
2025 Winter and Spring Inquirers along with their First Friends and the Membership Committee are invited to a casual cookout (a la Chef Britt) at Pastor Britt and Jessica’s home. Connect and reconnect with other 2025 Inquirers, meet Pastor Britt’s family, check out the parsonage, and enjoy the food! Weather permitting, we’ll also enjoy the yard. Families are welcome.

Third Thursday Women’s Plus Basketball at First Church
2025-06-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Great Hall
Third Thursday Women’s Plus Basketball at First Church

Calling all women and non-binary folks who want to play ball or just have a ball.

What: Basketball for adults. Your children can watch (the way we watch their games). No skills are required. Fierce competition and great gentleness are welcome. The ultimate goals are fun and connection. Your friends who have not yet experienced First Church awesomeness are also welcome.

When: Third Thursday of Every Month from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Where: First Church Gym
Who to Contact: Kathryn Grant-Bolton at kgrant@depaul.edu or 847-529-6256

Memorial Service: Jean Price
2025-06-20 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Great Hall
Reception in the Great Hall
Pre-service in Glenna Hall

Wedding
2025-06-20 15:00 - 2025-06-21 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Sanctuary
Friday, June 20, 2025 (4 p.m.), and Saturday, June 21, 2025 (wedding)

Building Allies...bystander intervention training to support LGBTQIA+
2025-06-21 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Renewed Hope UMC 3100 W. Wilson Ave Chicago
Bystander Intervention Training to Support LGBTQIA+
Grow more comfortable recognizing and interrupting LGBTQIA+ harassment using effective strategies for intervention. skills to identify various forms of LGBTQIA+ harassment and proven intervention techniques, led by Right To Be. Learn how to apply these intervention techniques to different scenarios with other allies committed to creating a more inclusive environment.

Doors open at 9:00 a.m. Coffee refreshment and lunch will be provided. Limited lot parking available, street parking available.
Carpooling and public transit are encouraged. Six-minute Walk from the brown line. You do not need to be Methodist to attend.

Contact martha@aztec506.net for information about sponsored tickets.

Styrofoam Collection
2025-06-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
The Earth Care Committee holds its monthly Styrofoam collection time at First UMC Evanston on the third Saturday of the month at the Church Street entrance between 10am and Noon. Material to be collected includes all clean No. 6 plastic foam. Acceptable items include disposable coffee cups; take out containers (such as clamshells); plastic plates, bowls and cutlery; meat and poultry foam trays and packing foam. When recycled, these items can be processed into a material used to make park benches, picture frames, and other items. Recycling these items helps keep this harmful plastic, which cannot be processed locally, out of the waste stream.

Music Ministry
2025-06-22 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room

Young Adult Potluck
2025-06-22 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
Calling all Young Adults! Join us for our Potlucks every other week at 5:30pm. Feel free to bring your favorite side item or dessert! Contact Sydney Harkrider at sydney@faithatfirst.com for the location!

HOME: A Musical Worship Experience
2025-06-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
HOME (by Tim McKinley) is a musical-liturgical project being reprised by singers in Northern Il Conference and led by Mark Bowman, one of the first directors of the Reconciling Movement in the UMC to open the church to LGBTQIA+ folks and all!
Two HOME worship experiences are being offered in the Chicagoland area on June 22nd at Trinity UMC in Mt. Prospect and July 13 at Broadway UMC in Chicago. There will be the music of HOME with some of our FUMC folx involved, and testimonies of queer and trans siblings’ journey to find home in the faith community. Admission is free!
