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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.
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First Church Welcomes Two Seminary Interns
Garrett Seminary students Lambert Habonimana and Abby Holcombe are serving as interns this year. Lambert is working with Youth and Young Adult Ministries, while Abby serves with the Worship team.
First Church Honors Ann Weatherhead as 2022 Vision Keeper
The Mission & Outreach Committee is pleased to name Ann Weatherhead as First Church’s 2022 Vision Keeper. Interfaith Action of Evanston invites each member...
Progressive Christianity Group Invites New Participants this Fall
First Church's Progressive Christianity Reading Group invites new and former participants to prepare as we reconvene for our fall reading term.Meeting via Zoom on...
Keeping the Faith
It’s a common response during times of uncertainty to tell our doubting selves and maybe even others to just “keep the faith.” Most of the time this statement means to...
Highlights from the Northern Illinois Annual Conference
Five delegates represented First Church at the Annual Conference of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) in Schaumberg, IL on June 8-10. Delegates Grant Bailey, S.E....
The Origin of Worship in the Park
On June 19, 2022 our congregation celebrated Juneteenth, co-sponsored the YWCA annual Ricky Byrdsong Race Against Hate, and continued to celebrate Pride Month. That...