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Easter Offering Marked for Reparations
Senior Pastor Grace Imathiu has announced that the 2022 Easter Offering is designed to support reparations in the City of Evanston. How did the decision get made? When...
Group Serves with Habitat for Humanity
After two years off from hands-on building and repair projects, First Church adults were happy to spend Saturday, March 19, serving with Habitat for Humanity in Lake...
What gives you joy? What stirs your soul? Committee seeks your responses
The idea for the current Where Is God Calling You? inventory began in early 2020. The Nominations and Leadership Development Committee decided to create a tool to help...
First Church Reparations Work Attracts Attention
First Church’s February 27 worship service and $50,000 gift toward reparations in the City of Evanston garners media attention.
General Conference Postponed Again
The United Methodist Church has once again postponed the highly anticipated General Conference — this time to 2024.






