Faith United Methodist Church will be offering two services on Christmas Eve. 4 PM – Family Christmas Eve with Faith Rising Band & “Kid-Friendly” Candlelight Service 11 PM – Traditional Choir & Candlelight Service Communion will be offered at both services. Services will be live streamed at both 4 PM […]
The Missions Committee would like to thank all who donated food items for Together We Cope for Thanksgiving! We would also like to thank Weight Watchers for wanting to partner with us to help people in need. Weight Watchers meets at our church three days a week and wanted to […]
HOW DO THE TRUSTEES USE MONEY PLEDGED TO FAITH? Our building is older and requires a lot of money for maintenance and operation. The money comes from two sources of income and is used in two different ways. The first source is from our general budget. The Trustees use a […]
We will be having a Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 14th at 2:00 pm. While the holidays are a time of joy for many, it can also be a time of grief and sadness. This is a service designed to reflect on the HOPE and HEALING that comes to […]
The weekend of Sunday, December 14th, there will be ONE service at 10 AM for our Christmas Musical Celebration. The event will feature performances from Chancel Choir, Faith Rising, the Handbell Choir, and the Faith Kids Choir.
Please join us on December 11th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. There will be a devotion, crafts, and snacks. All adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities are invited to join us for Thankful Thursday, a monthly social gathering for special needs adults on the 2nd Thursday of each month. For questions, […]
You have shown strength with your arm; you have scattered the proud in their conceit; you have deposed the mighty from their thrones and raised the lowly to high places. – Luke 1:50 (Inclusive Bible) In 1865, William Chatterton Dix penned a poem that would become the beloved Christmas-time favorite, […]
From Pastor Jenny Weber: Several individuals have inquired recently about what being a member of Faith United Methodist Church really means. What is the difference between a member and someone who is involved and attends regularly, but hasn’t made the commitment to join the congregation officially? I would say the […]
I was recently in Colorado on vacation and it was a great time to be there. The temperatures were cool, but the days were sunny and invigorating. The Aspen trees were turning colors and so amidst the greens and browns of the trees and mountains were pops of bright yellow, […]
Hello Faith Families, I love fall so much and people think I am just nuts, but it brings back such memories for me as a kid. My mom would walk us to Park School, until 3rd grade, here in Old Orland Park. Along our walk were many trees, specifically Oak […]
Prayer Shawls are mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. Originally, prayer shawls were commissioned by God and only worn by men after marriage or at age 13 after their Bar Mitzvah. In Numbers 15:38-40 God told the Israelites to make for themselves a garment with fringes on the […]
Report by: Rita Bartak, Jim Simmons, and Sandy Ward – Lay Delegates About 700 clergy and lay members of the Northern IL Annual Conference met from June 9-11 in Schaumburg to explore the theme “Grace is Sufficient”. The opening Laity Session provided an opportunity for worship and sharing of information. […]