First United Methodist Church of Evanston, IL

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 .

Chapel Organ Tuning
2025-06-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Tittle Chapel

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

Mom's Night Out
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30
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 | Hinman Lawn

Outdoor Worship
2025-06-15 09:00 - 10:00

Summer Hours for the Church Office
2025-06-15 10:00 - 2025-08-31 14:00 | 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 | 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 | 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
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.

Church Council Meeting
2025-06-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Glenna Hall

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

Wedding
2025-06-20 15:00 - 2025-06-21 17:00 | 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 | 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.

Music Ministry
2025-06-22 13:30 - 14:30 | Conference Room

HOME: A Musical Worship Experience
2025-06-22 18:00 - 20:00
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!

Creation Camp
2025-06-23 - 2025-06-27
First Church’s Children’s and Youth Ministry programs are returning to Camp Wesley Woods in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, June 23-27, 2024. Join us for an extended five-day overnight camp experience suitable for children and youth entering grades 2-8 in the fall of 2025 as together we seek to create life-giving relationships and life-changing memories in Christ.

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with Vineyard Middle School
2025-06-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Room M

Social Justice Intersections Planning Meeting for 2025-26
2025-06-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Dining Hall

Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches Pride Parade
2025-06-29 11:00 - 16:00 | Broadway UMC
FUMC Evanston is proud to be a member of the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches and has the opportunity to have up to four people march in the 2025 Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
This year’s theme is “Together in Faith, United in Pride, Rooted in Love.” A brief worship service will be held before the parade begins.
If you’re interested in representing our church in the parade, please sign up by contacting info@chicagowelcomingchurches.org.

Tittle Chapel Booking: Felix
2025-06-29 13:30 - 15:00 | Tittle Chapel

Religious Service (Private)
2025-06-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Tittle Chapel

Centralia Opera Concert
2025-07-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Tittle Chapel
6:30-8:30pm room reservation–more details to come!

ASP 2025
2025-07-12 - 2025-07-19
Calling all youth! Those who have completed 7th grade all the way to graduating seniors are invited to the Appalachia Service Project. We head to somewhere in Appalachia and serve the people by conducting home repairs. First Church will be attending their 27th year of this mission trip, and this tradition runs deep in the Youth Ministry. Contact Sydney for more details.

Peace Circle
2025-07-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Dining Hall
Peace Circle is a place of building community, where the emphasis is listening to others, responding to prompts or questions that addresses issues of personal concern or places of division and separation in our lives. Some themes that arose in a previous Peace Circle were concerns of health, mortality and family. For many it was beginning to know others on a deeper level, without being intrusive. This is a non-cross talk format. In order to allow for adequate personal space, the group will be limited to 14 participants.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4CA4AA2BA0FF2-57319033-peace

Earth Care Committee
2025-07-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Conference Room

Faith Formation Council Meeting
2025-07-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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Race and Ethnicity Committee Meeting
2025-07-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Conference Room

Visitor Coffee and Tour
2025-07-20 11:30 - 12:20 | Glenna Hall
Visitor Coffee and Tour

Sundays after 10:30am worship on July 20, August 24, Sept. 21 & Nov. 2

Curious to further explore First Church? Want to meet others in the congregation and tour the building? Visitors and others new and not-so-new to First Church are invited to stay after 10:30am worship on any of the dates listed above for coffee, informal conversation, and a tour of the church building where “the magic happens” (to quote Pastor Grace). For example, we’ll see the kitchen, nursery, diaper pantry, and overnight shelter space. Information on the Inquirers Class will be available for those who are curious to learn more about First Church.

Please RSVP for your preferred date as you complete this registration.
Register here!

Questions? Please contact Mary Taylor-Johnson, Director of Membership and Engagement, at mary@faithafirst.com .

Church Council
2025-07-22 18:00 - 20:00
