by Michael Crosby | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
First Mennonite Church of Champaign Urbana60th Anniversary Celebration Weekend ScheduleJune 29 – 30, 2024 Saturday Afternoon Fellowship, June 29, at Hessel Park, 3-5 pm in the large pavilion An informal time for those who wish to gather, reminisce and...
by Michael Crosby | Oct 28, 2020 | Tiny House
On Monday, October 26, about twenty-five of us, including representatives from CU at Home and the city of Champaign, met on-site at 509 Alabama Ave to pray a blessing over the work. These are the words we shared: Welcome to 509 Alabama Avenue, the future location of a...
by Michael Crosby | Jun 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Statement Concerning 2020 IMC Annual Meeting First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana June 13, 2020 Seven delegates represented First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana at the Illinois Mennonite Conference (IMC) annual business meeting Feb. 15 at Menno Haven Camp...
by Michael Crosby | Jun 11, 2020 | E-Vine
Political ImaginationThe task of prophetic communities shaped by God’s love and justice, according to Walter Brueggemann, is to nourish and evoke an “alternative consciousness,” one that is not confined by the measures of what’s possible but is shaped instead by the...
by Michael Crosby | Jun 5, 2020 | E-Vine
Jesus was a Jewish man with brown skin who was murdered by the state police after an act of civil disobedience resulted in the destruction of public property. He was accused of inciting the people to riot. This Jesus is the center of our faith. These historical facts...
