• Soup Kitchen

    Soup Kitchen
    Dining Room

    As part of Interfaith Action of Evanston, First Church hosts a weekly soup kitchen each Thursday evening.  A host team of First Church volunteers is needed each week, and 5-6 times a year we also need cooking teams.   Interested in helping?  Please contact Dave Koester (davekoester57@gmail.com) about current scheduling needs.

  • Rainbows, Resistance and Reconciliation (R3)

    Sanctuary, Chapel, Glenna, Dining Room, Third Floor rooms, basement rooms, Great Hall

    A Celebration of our Intersectional Pride In the month of our 11th Anniversary as a Reconciling Ministry Network (RMN) Congregation Black History Month First United Methodist Church of Evanston REGISTER HERE Saturday/Sunday, February 15-16th, 2025 First United Methodist Church in Evanston (FUMCE) is celebrating it’s eleventh anniversary as a reconciling congregation that seeks justice and dignity […]

  • Styrofoam Collection

    Styrofoam Collection

    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, […]

  • Sunday School

    Sunday School

    Sunday School takes place before Worship from 9:15-10:15 a.m. from mid-September through May, with an emphasis on learning and responding to stories in the Bible through reading, conversation, and play. Sunday School is offered for children ages Pre-K-6th grade. Classroom locations are posted throughout the building.