A United Methodist Congregation
The public reopening of the Elmhurst Community Clothing Center will be on Thursday, July 2nd at 1pm! Our regular shopping hours will be:
We welcome anyone in need of clothes, shoes, coats, household goods, bedding, toys, and books. All items are 100% free, and there are no residency requirements.
🗓️ When: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
What we accept (Gently Used):
👕 Men’s, women’s, & children’s clothing
👟 Shoes & coats
👜 Accessories
🧸 Toys & household items
Where to go: Head to the back parking lot on the east side of the building. Look for the door with the portico (covered porch) above it, and ring the doorbell! A friendly volunteer will be there to greet you.
⚠️ Important Note: To keep our community clean and safe, please do not leave donations on the ground or outside of our designated drop-off hours. Thank you for your support!
Join us for Worship on Sundays at 9:30 am in person or on Facebook! Facebook.com/FirstUMCElmhurst
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Join us at First Church on May 18th for guest speaker, Mark Bowman. Mark Bowman was one of the founders of the Reconciling Congregation Program (now Reconciling Ministries Network) in 1984 and served in a leadership role for the first 15 years He has also served as a church musician in several Chicago area congregations. In 2001, he founded the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, an online information center on LGBTQ religious history, and serves as its part-time executive director in his retirement.
Beginning on June 18th and through July 30th First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst and Christ United Methodist Church of Elmhurst will gather together for Sunday Worship switching off between the two churches. The itinerary for the summer is below.
Food, Games, Bounce House, Kid’s Costume Parade, Costume Contest for ALL ages, Spooky Organ Music concert, Halloween Trivia contest and a King Arthur’s Baking Contest. For more information and to register go to LINK
Thank you to all who joined us on June 29th for the VBS Food Truck Party! Over 60 people from our church and the community had tons of fun eating, dancing, playing games, socializing, and celebrating the end of a wonderful month of Vacation Bible School. HUGE THANKS to Jennifer Grisolia for serving as co-leader of VBS, Lilly Sherman for assisting at VBS, Marlene Stratton for feeding us at VBS, Pastor Joe and Mike for helping with set-up, Jack Mathias for being an AMAZING DJ for the event, and Eddie and Liesl Cooke for helping with the games. And thank you to all who helped with the clean up after the event, your help was so appreciated!
And the cherry on top of a super fun evening is that we raised $400 at the event that will be split evenly between the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. During VBS we learned about how God provides for us and asks us to provide for others, so thank you for helping illustrate that lesson to our children with your generosity!!!!
On May 30th, under blue skies and the perfect summer breeze, First United Methodist Church joined the Elmhurst Memorial Day parade honoring our fallen heroes. Members of our Bell Choir rode in the back of Bart the truck while playing My Country ‘Tis of Thee for an appreciative crowd. Our theme, Remembering the Faithful, reminded us of the true measure of devotion these men and women displayed in fighting and dying for our country’s freedom. Other members of the church walked alongside the truck waving to the crowd, connecting with neighbors and friends, and taking time to thank the veterans who attended the parade. God bless all those who serve in our military.