Souper Saturday is in much need of paper, handled grocery bags. These are needed for our guests’ meals. Donated bags can be left at the front desk for our pick up.

The next Life Together class will be on Sunday, February 15, in room 213 from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and continue after the worship service from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

It's that time again! The FPCE Annual Chili Cook-Off Agape Meal will take place after the worship service on Sunday, February 1, in Roy Hall.

This Christmas Eve, our offering will support two congregations in the West Bank: Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, led by Pastor Rev. Ashraf Tannous, and the Church of Hope in Ramallah, led by Pastor Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac.

On Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2 p.m., join a conversation online, sponsored by “Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon.” Rev. Dr. Don Wagner will be a speaker in the conversation. Please register and you will receive links to view the movie “Voices from the Holy Land” and participate in the discussion.

New Life Shelter, a ministry of Good News Partners in Rogers Park that provides housing and care for those facing homelessness, is a longtime mission partner of First Pres Evanston. This year, the FPCE Deacons—along with Santa Claus and his elves—are seeking to bless their clients with a special Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 20.

Our annual Angels of Hope project is underway. Each year, in partnership with Chicagoland Prison Outreach, we collect new toys or other requested items for children of incarcerated individuals from the region.

We’re excited to share an update on an important project in our Sanctuary! We completed the replacement of the Sanctuary lamps and repair of several fixtures, ensuring that our worship space remains bright, welcoming, and safe.

FPCE member Phil Timberlake returns, playing 19 characters in Lifeline Theater’s one-man show “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” a Jeff-nominated performance. Ticket sales are now open, and you're especially invited to join a group of First Pres folks attending the show on Sunday, December 7, at 2:30 p.m.

Throughout November, we’re collecting diapers and baby essentials to support a local Syrian family welcoming their first baby girl in December! Our goal is to fill the stable (yes—the nativity stable!) with love and donations to help this family get started.

Congratulations to the First Pres Building Committee and Building Staff on their recently completed project

Deacons Collecting Warm Coats, Winter Clothes for November 15 Distribution During Super Saturday The First

A Service in Memory of All Souls—an annual tradition at FPCE—will be held Wednesday, November 5, at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Those interested in having a loved one memorialized during the service are invited to add those names to the Memorial list in one of two ways:

The members of Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston voted unanimously, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to initiate a change to the schedule of activities for Sundays throughout the upcoming academic year.