• Connect456

    Connect456

    Connect456 is designed to help children in grades 4-6 connect to the church community as older elementary and middle school students preparing to make their own way at First Church. Each week features a unique means of connecting, including serving in leadership with younger children, learning about our church history and United Methodist identity, observing […]

  • Methodist Youth Fellowship

    Methodist Youth Fellowship
    Room M

    All youth are invited to come to Methodist Youth Fellowship every 1st and 3rd Sunday right after service from 11:30-1:30 pm.. We will have lunch, play games, and have time to gather to talk about where we are at in life. This will be our main time to gather as youth to get to know […]

  • Soup Kitchen

    Soup Kitchen: Cooking Team Needed
    kitchen

    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.

  • Single or Solo Fellowship Christmas Dinner

    This year it will be a dinner party, hosted by Abbey Ogunbola. Starting at 5:30 pm on Saturday, December 2. The main course will be baked ham; bring an appetizer, side dish or dessert to share. If you are single or attend First Church as the solo member of your family, please join us for […]

  • Messy Advent!

    Messy Church!
    Great Hall

    Advent marks the beginning of the church year as we anticipate the coming of Christ! It is a season of hope, peace, joy, and love, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. It is also a season of preparation and togetherness. Join us in ringing in the Christian "New Year" on Sunday, December 3 at "Messy Advent" from 9:00-10:15 a.m. in Great Hall. […]

  • Journey to the Common Good: Fostering Connection and Relational Discipleship During an Epidemic of Loneliness

    Room 33

    Despite the proliferation of opportunities to be connected by social media in 2023, people feel less connected than ever. The increasing lack of connection has been called by some an "epidemic of loneliness." Moreover, the divisiveness over political and social issues in our culture continues to foster alienation and not connection. This lack of connection […]