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FMC Welcomes You!

At First Mennonite Church, we welcome, without exclusion, all who seek God’s love and grace. You are welcome here, inclusive of gender, race, country of origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, family status, past imprisonment, education, citizenship status, political affiliation, physical, or mental ability. All are encouraged to share in the rituals, fellowship, and ministry of the congregation.

Worship is in person and online.
Office Hours are Tuesday – Friday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm.

First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana is an inclusive congregation trying to follow Jesus by loving God and all our neighbors, caring for one another, and joining the struggle for justice and peace. You are invited to come walk with us!

WORSHIP SERVICE

January 26, 2025
9:15 am

Jubilee Living

Start of the East Central IL
Medical Debt Relief Campaign

Scriptures:
Matthew 25:35-36
Leviticus 25:8-17, 23-24

All are welcome!
Worship nursery is provided.

WINTER SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday school classes for all ages
are offered during our
winter quarter (Dec. – Feb.).

Click here to view the Winter
class options.

[Click to view YouTube live or recorded services,
or contact the church for Zoom info.]

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Sunday Worship Bulletins

Our goal: raise $20,000 to provide
$3.1 million in medical debt relief
for 15 Counties in East Central IL
by March 16, 2025

First Mennonite Church will match
every dollar up to $10,000
toward the fundraising effort.
All donations will be 100% applied
to relieving medical debt.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

WHY? Medical debt is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States. In Illinois, more than 1.75 million residents currently carry an estimated $4 billion of erasable medical debt. Although the State of Illinois has designated funds to help relieve medical debt, it is not enough. The financial burden of medical debt can be overwhelming and insurmountable; it can interfere with people’s mental health and their ability to pay for basic needs.

In the spirit of the Bible’s Jubilee Year, which celebrates debt forgiveness as an act of compassion and justice, First Mennonite Church seeks to provide medical debt relief as love in action and an appropriate response to our current healthcare system.

HOW? In partnership with Undue Medical Debt, we are spearheading a community-wide fundraising campaign to provide medical debt relief in East Central Illinois. By embracing God’s call to love our neighbors, we can help bring hope to those in need. Together, we can raise $20,000, which will provide $3.1 million in medical debt relief to financially vulnerable people in 15 counties in East Central Illinois; people whose household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level or who have medical debt that’s 5% or more of their household income.

Please note that people cannot apply to have their medical debt relieved. Undue Medical Debt can only purchase and cancel medical debts from hospitals and health systems that sell or donate their debt portfolios to Undue Medical Debt.

Learn more about our campaign

Frequently asked questions

Learn more about medical debt