FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OAK PARK

Events  

Plan Your Visit to First UMC Oak Park

Hey there! Thank you for stopping by our website. If you are searching for a welcoming church, we know we are the place for you.

 

Feel free to check out the "About" page where you can find the answers to frequently asked questions.

 

If you have never been to our church before, come by this Sunday or attend any of the events below! We would love to get to know you. We want to see lives changed here by the power of Jesus Christ, and we see that happen every week when someone steps through our doors. We look forward to meeting you! God bless.

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April

Good Friday Service

 

Friday, April 3rd

Good Friday Cluster Worship Service 

We will be joined by several other local congregations for a Good Friday Worship service at 7pm on Friday, April 3rd in our sanctuary. The service will also be livestreamed for those who are not able to attend in person.

 

All offerings will go to Housing Forward.

Easter Worship

 

Sunday, April 5th

Easter

He Is Risen, Indeed! Please join us in person or online for our 11am Resurrection worship service Easter Sunday, April 5th.

 

Children are invited to enjoy Sunday School during worship and an Easter egg hunt! 

 

For more information about Easter, please visit our Easter webpage! 

Retirement Party for Bill Underwood

 

Sunday, April 12th

Retirement Party for Bill Underwood

Please join us in Fellowship Hall immediately following the service on Sunday, April 12th as we bid farewell to Bill and Adrienne, celebrate Bill’s retirement, and thank him for his dedication to our music ministry. We will gather for lunch and dessert. For more information, please contact Judy Gazaway or Rae Kalin.

 

Vitalant Blood Drive

 

Monday, April 20th

Vitalant Blood Drive

Vitalant will be holding their community blood drive in Fellowship Hall on Monday, April 20th from 4-8pm. Please consider donating and use the QR code on the flyer or visit Vitalant.org using the code ORD0945B to schedule. 

 

Deeper - A Lectionary Based Bible Study

 

Thursday Evenings

Deeper - Lectionary Based Bible Study

7pm via Zoom

tinyurl.com/DeeperThursdays
Meeting ID: 857 6582 7331

Passcode: 645862

Join by Phone: (312) 626-6799

 

Each week we will dive deeper into the Sunday morning scriptures (and their accompanying texts). Taking time for Scripture study and discussion is an important part of our Christian discipleship, and our tradition as Methodists. Attend as often as you can!

 

Use whatever study Bible or Bible app you choose. If you are in need of a study Bible, please let Pastor Megan know.
 

May

Annual Crop Hunger Walk

 

Sunday, May 3rd 

Crop Hunger Walk

The annual CROP Hunger Walk will take place on Sunday, May 3 at 2:00 pm at Pilgrim Church in Oak Park. This year, we are partnering with Euclid Methodist Church in raising funds to fight hunger locally and around the world.

 

Below is a link to this year's combined team of Euclid Ave UMC and First UMC. You can register to walk or make a donation to the combined team.

https://events.crophungerwalk.org/chw/team/euclid-ave-umcfirst-united- methodist-church-of-op


If you have any questions, please contact Craig Zeller.

Ongoing...

Church Calendar

Take a look at the events happening at First UMC Oak Park.  Want to book a room or have a question about an event? Reach out to the church office! 

Wednesdays

Weaving Plastic Sleeping Mats

10:30a- Noon

Join us in weaving sleeping mats from disposable plastic bags.  The mats will benefit the housing insecure  who are served by the Midwest Mission.

 

You can also help by saving and donating clean, used plastic bags like the kind you get from a grocery store.  Bags cannot have been used to transport items that leave a residue or odor and must be dry.

Thursdays

Deeper - Lectionary Based Bible Study

7pm via Zoom

Each week we will dive deeper into the Sunday morning scriptures (and their accompanying texts). Taking time for Scripture study and discussion is an important part of our Christian discipleship, and our tradition as Methodists. Attend as often as you can!

 

Use whatever study Bible or Bible app you choose. If you are in need of a study Bible, please let Pastor Megan know.


 

Three Times Per Year

Discipleship Exploration Class

 

Want to learn more about what it means to be a a Christian, a United Methodist , and/or part of the First United Methodist Church family?  Join us for this informative session learning some of the basics while getting better acquainted with the pastor, some folks already active in the church, and others exploring just like you.

 

Watch for announcements of when the next session will be or reach out to the pastor in the meanwhile for what your next steps in discipleship might be.