Small Groups For Lent
Lent begins February 22 While we are still coming down from the Christmas and New Year season, we find we are already gearing up for the Lenten season, which begins Feb. 22nd on Ash...
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Santa’s Wonderland is Recruiting Volunteers
Santa’s Wonderland is Saturday, December 10 We believe it shouldn’t cost families anything to make special memories together at Christmas. Santa’s Wonderland is a high-quality, fun-filled event that invites families of all kinds to...
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Winter Clothing Drive
First Church has an ongoing partnership with Coventry Elementary School in Crystal Lake. Each fall, we provide a number of school children with much needed new winter clothing. Thank you for taking the time...
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Summer Worship Schedule
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, we’ll be adopting our new summer worship hours. These will include an abbreviated service in our outdoor chapel (Chapel In The Woods) at 8 a.m., followed by a...
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Holy Week + Easter Schedule
Holy Week Worship at First Church Holy Week is a time to reflect on the last week of Christ’s life and to look into significant moments during that week that led to his death...
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2022 Scholarship Program
The First Church Scholarship Program is available to youth and adults of First Church to pursue post-secondary education, certification, or licensure program at an accredited institution of higher learning. Scholarships are awarded based on...
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Suggested Lenten Study
Each year we like to make a suggestion of a study for Lent. You might like something for personal study or for your small group to work through. This year we’re recommending Embracing The...
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Worship Times in 2022
For the past few months, we’ve been worshiping together at 10 a.m. In the coming weeks, we’ll be worshiping two times each Sunday following the pattern we once had before COVID upended everything. Here’s...
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Advent
Advent encompasses the four Sundays/weeks prior to Christmas and started this past Sunday. Advent marks the beginning of the Christian calendar because it is the beginning of Jesus’ story, starting with the anticipation and...
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Angel Project
TOY DRIVE FOR COVENTRY SCHOOL First Church will again be partnering with Coventry Elementary School in Crystal Lake for the Angel project. The Angel project has been part of our church for 25+ years....
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