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Our Story of Joining the Reconciling Movement
By guest writer Kathy Cheney-Egan on behalf of the Reconciling Congregation Task Force On February 9, 2014, FUMC Evanston made a somewhat formal but very important decision. We decided to become a Reconciling Congregation in the United Methodist Church which by...
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Covenant Hike Group Returns This Fall
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” – George Washington...
We are a Mission Links Church. (What does that mean?)
First Church was named a Mission Links church by the Northern Illinois Conference at the 2022 Annual Conference, recognizing this congregation as one of 43 in the NIC to “live out the Beatitudes and be a blessing for projects around the block and around the world.”
Meet Sydney Harkrider
Sydney Harkrider, our new Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, will be installed during worship on July 9. Check out her responses to these interview questions.
Practicing Our Welcome
In the first four Sundays of summer worship, we have welcomed 79 adult visitors. Summer worship typically does attract a number of local and out-of-town visitors to...
Organ Convention Comes To Evanston
First Church is a venue for the Great Lakes Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists June 25-28, 2023. Organists from around the region will gather...
Member Spotlight: Bill Brown
By Chris Webler, Guest Contributor If a church is fortunate, there are a few people in the congregation who decide to donate a significant portion of...