The Deacons host our summertime fellowship tradition of Lemonade on the Lawn at approximately 11:15 a.m. This brief gathering takes place out in front of our building each Sunday after our 10 a.m. worship service (weather permitting). All are invited to join us, share a nice cold glass of lemonade, and get to know others
Beginning September 3, in Room 103, the Quilting and Needlework Group will meet be meeting from 1-3 p.m. every first and third Tuesday of the month for quilting projects, individual sewing or handiwork projects, and conversation. Everyone is welcome, we're willing to teach! Email carol@wstephensmith.com.
Men’s Breakfast is a group that gathers simultaneously in-person in Room 213 and on Zoom to socialize, pray and study scripture. Those attending in-person enjoy a breakfast of coffee, tea, donuts and bananas. Contact Bob Bastian at first.pres.evanston.men@gmail.com for more information or to request Zoom link.
Bright Stars of Bethlehem’s 5th annual virtual fundraising gala, “20 Years of Hope,” will be hosted remotely in Room 213, Saturday, September 7, at 6:15 p.m. The event, streamed live from Bethlehem, raises awareness and support for Dar al-Kalima University, the first and only university of arts and culture in all of Palestine. Coffee and
First Pres launches into Fall on September 8 with an event we are calling “Come and See Sunday!” Our worship service time will return to 9:30 a.m. We’re excited to include everyone as part of the event! We’re looking for at least 10 enthusiastic volunteers to assist with overseeing bounce houses, handing out food, face
Our Sunday Worship Service will take place IN PERSON and online at 9:30 a.m. Join us for our Sunday worship service held in the First Pres Sanctuary. This service will be also streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Sunday on the First Pres website and at https://live.firstpresevanston.org. You can find the bulletin for this week's service
Join with our First Friends at Garden Park in Evanston for a barbecue and picnic, 3 p.m. Sunday, September 8. Share fantastic food with people from outside our own American culture who long for friends in the U.S. Bring a side dish or dessert, your lawn chairs if you have them, your friends and family
First Pres will host a visit with Rasha Saba, general secretary of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students - Fellowship of Christian Students in Israel (IFES-FCSI), on Tuesday, September 10, at 7 p.m. in the FPCE Dining Room. She will be accompanied by her husband, Rami, the general director of the Association of Baptist Churches in
Our prayer gatherings are held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month on Zoom. We ask everyone who attends to register on Zoom to receive the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83836106259?pwd=dHk0ay95dHpWd0pxN1ltUFNkWVRLUT09. We will take time to lift up the concerns of the church as well as personal needs. Scripture says God loves to hear our prayers and
The Nourish women's Bible study will resume meeting on Thursday, September12 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 213. Come for an informal potluck brunch and hear about this year's study in the Gospel of John. Bring a friend! Free childcare is provided.
On Thursday, September 12, you're invited to join the next Worship Field Trip - we'll meet at the front desk at 5 pm and walk just a block to enjoy FPCE member Verna Todd's photography exhibit "A World in the Bark of a Tree" at Perspectives Gallery. Following the exhibit, please join the Worship Ministry at church for
On Thursday, September 19, all are invited to gather at church @ 7-8 pm to enjoy FPCE member Verna Todd's Virtual Artist Talk, live over Zoom, about her photography exhibit "A World in the Bark of a Tree" showing at Perspectives Gallery. For many years, Verna has been engaged in making art that reflects God's
