First United Methodist Church of Evanston, IL

Social Justice Intersections Planning Meeting
2025-10-26 11:45 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall

Social Justice Intersections Fall 25 Planning Meeting
2025-10-26 11:45 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall

Interfaith Action Vision Keepers Dinner
2025-10-26 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | Hilton Orrington Hotel, Grand Ballroom 1710 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL
Interfaith Action of Evanston cordially invites you to its
Annual Fundraising Dinner honoring Vision Keepers from our community.

Sunday, October 26, 2025, 5:30 pm
Hilton Orrington Hotel, Grand Ballroom 1710 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL

First Church’s 2025 Vision Keeper is Dave Koester. We will joyfully celebrate the ministry of the weekly Soup Kitchen and Dave’s leadership in its outreach and impact.

Proceeds from the Vision Keepers Dinner support Interfaith Action’s programs: winter overnight shelter and warming center, Hospitality Center for the Homeless, and local soup kitchens
RSVP by Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
$90 per person: https://onrealm.org/faithatfirst/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=NDQ5YjM5NzAtMTk5Yi00MDQ1LTlkMzEtYjMyZjAxMWZhNWY4

All reservations must be accompanied by payment. Our preference is that payment is made through Realm, but if you need an alternative, please contact britt@faithatfirst.com.

Young Adult Potluck
2025-10-26 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!

Room Reservation
2025-10-27 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Collaborate, Connect, Care Staff Meeting
2025-10-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Room

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with Woman's Club of Evanston
2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Room M

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing
2025-11-01 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall

Inquirers Breakfast and Diaper Packing
2025-11-01 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall
Inquirers and First Church friends are invited to help Bundled Blessings Diaper Bank by packing diapers for an upcoming distribution day. We’ll gather in the dining room at 9am for breakfast, then roll up our sleeves and get to work! Children and other family members welcome.
Interested? Please reach out to mary@faithatfirst.com.

Social Justice Intersections - A Sacred Remembrance: Evanston's first Black Resident, Maria Murray Robinson
2025-11-02 09:15 - 10:15 (America/Chicago)
Social Justice Intersections – A Sacred Remembrance: Evanston’s first Black Resident, Maria Murray Robinson
Join in a discussion led by Melissa Appelt as we remember Maria Murray Robinson, Evanston’s first Black resident.
How did she arrive in Evanston? What do we know about her? How is her life interwoven with First United Methodist Church? What are the ways we can tell her story/our story as we approach our 175th anniversary?
Please join us on November 2 at 9:15 am for an overview of the possibilities and limitations confronting this historical challenge.

Visitor Coffee and Tour
2025-11-02 11:30 - 12:20 (America/Chicago) | 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 .

Stewardship/Finance Leadership Meeting
2025-11-02 11:45 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Covenant Hike Group
2025-11-02 14:00 - 15:15 (America/Chicago)
The Covenant Hike Group invites all who have a wonder of the natural world to share nature immersion with each other through 3 seasons while experiencing the presence of God. The format is simple. We begin with a brief reading (scripture or poem), hike along while sharing joys and concerns, and appreciate 5 minutes of silence at mid-point. Each hike concludes with an optional, brief time of sharing about our experiences on the hike, closing prayer, and a cool or hot drink. All ages are welcome.

Each month we will meet at a designated location at 2 p.m., hiking various paths in our area for about an hour at a comfortable pace for everyone. The group will meet each first Sunday from October through May, and participants may join in as schedules allow.

Facilitator: Jim Johnson. Contact Jim at jjohnso@luc.edu with any questions and to be placed on the distribution list.

Adult ASP Trip
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-09
Join us this fall for Adult ASP, building community and making homes warmer, safer, and drier for the people of Central Appalachia.
Questions? Email: thegrantbailey@gmail.com

Board of Trustees meeting
2025-11-06 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room
Reserving the Conference Room on 9/4, 11/6, 4/9, & 6/4.
The other meetings will be via Zoom.

Faith & Parenting Class
2025-11-09 09:15 - 10:15 (America/Chicago)
Sundays at 9:15am in Room 24. BEGINS NOVEMBER 9TH.
Does not meet on First Sundays of the month.
Faith & Parenting offers a space for parents of children at various stages to share and reflect on how their personal and familial faith journeys are nurtured and challenged through the vocation of parenting. Brief guided reflections based on scriptures from children’s Sunday School will accompany each session.
For more info, contact Colin McDonald, Director of Children’s Ministry, at colin@faithatfirst.com .

Earth Care Committee Meeting
2025-11-09 11:50 - 13:15 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Youth Council
2025-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room

Faith Around The Table
2025-11-09 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Are you hungry for meaningful conversation and deeper connection with your First Church community? Do you like to eat food? Then this group is for you! One Sunday a month from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, each group of 8 people gathers for a potluck meal and discusses a topic relating to faith and spiritual formation. Group members commit to meeting for six months. We’ve identified group leaders who will lead each group and host the first meeting with potential for others to host subsequent gatherings or use church space. Groups will launch in November. Come be a part of what others in the church have found to be deeply meaningful and nourishing!

Please email Andrew Schumacher (andrew.r.schumacher@gmail.com) for more info and to sign up.

Nominations Committee
2025-11-10 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Room

Nominations & Leadership Development Committee
2025-11-10 18:15 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall

Coffee, Conversation, and Friends
2025-11-12 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.

Lantern Walk (Total Child families)
2025-11-13 07:30 - 08:30 (America/Chicago) | Memorial Garden

Church Council Meeting
2025-11-13 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Bottoms Up: Diaper Bank Fundraiser
2025-11-16 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Double Clutch Brewing Company, Evanston.

Adult Education meeting
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall
Monthly meeting of Adult Education Council

Mozart's Requiem- Dress Rehearsal
2025-11-19 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Sanctuary

Mozart's Requiem
2025-11-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Dining room and sanctuary
Concert is from 7:30-8:30pm. More details to come!

New Member Sunday Walk Through
2025-11-23 09:30 - 10:10 (America/Chicago) | Tittle Chapel
Inquirers and First Friends gather before worship on New Member Sunday to review and walk through the liturgy.

New Member Sunday
2025-11-23 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
