First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana

Friday Spiritual Direction Group
2025-03-07 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
4-6 people meet the several Tuesdays each month for prayer, sharing, Lectio Divina and a short silence. Meeting times and days are decided by the group. New groups are formed each September.
In person & on Zoom.

Thursday Morning Bible Study
2025-03-06 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-20 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-13 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-06 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-30 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-23 09:30 - 11:30 | FMC Library, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, 61801
Join us for a time of study, sharing and prayer. Pastor Deb will facilitate a study of the book of John. All are welcome to attend.

Wednesday Morning Zoom Bible Study (meets over Zoom)
2025-03-05 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-02-26 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-02-12 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-02-05 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-01-29 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-01-22 08:00 - 09:30 | Zoom
Early risers – join us online for a time of study and discussion. Email Pastor Michael for the Zoom link.

The Sacred Circle Workshop
2025-03-01 10:00 - 16:00 | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
The Sacred Circle: Native American Spirituality and Christian Friendship workshop. 10 am – 4 pm. Registration is required.

Decolonial Worship-Zoom
2025-02-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
FMC is part of a Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition of congregations that supports church communities in education, solidarity and reparative action alongside Indigenous Peoples. The Coalition meets via Zoom each month for worship which focuses on the theme of healing and economic justice. A link is needed to attend.

FMC potluck and Medical Debt Relief Auction
2025-02-23 12:00 - 14:00 | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
The auction will follow a church potluck.

Sunday Mornings at FMC
2025-02-23 09:15 - 12:00, 2025-02-16 09:15 - 12:00, 2025-02-09 09:15 - 12:00, 2025-02-02 09:15 - 12:00, 2025-01-26 09:15 - 12:00 | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
Jubilee Living series January 26 – February 23, 2025

Join us for worship at 9:15 am live in the sanctuary or online. We welcome, without exclusion all who seek God’s love and grace!
Our current children’s offering benefits SIM Bangladesh Arsenic Poisoning Prevention Program (www.simbd.org/appp).
After worship, stay for fellowship and refreshments and Sunday school. All ages are invited to attend Sunday school. Click here to view our current Sunday school Classes.

Vine Newsletter - submission deadline
2025-02-23, 2025-01-26 | IL
The Vine is the newsletter of First Mennonite Church. Submissions should be emailed to the current editor, Cindi Schieber.

Friday Spiritual Direction Group
2025-02-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-07 10:30 - 12:00 | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
4-6 people meet several times each month for prayer, sharing, Lectio Divina and a short silence. Meeting times and days are decided by the group. New groups are formed each September.
The group meets in person & on Zoom.

Taco Tuesday (3rd Tuesday of each month)
2025-02-18 17:30 - 19:30 | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
Attendees meet for fellowship and a taco dinner. People sign up to help bring main items. Those not helping bring a main meal item are invited, though not required, to bring a topping to share.

One Winter Night
2025-02-07 18:00 - 2025-02-08 06:00 | downtown Champaign
CU at Home’s One Winter Night event to raise awareness and funds to help the homeless in our community. Rea Koehn and Rebecca Bare will participate in the event on behalf of FMC. They will sleep in their car in downtown Champaign. Links to their donation pages can be found on the CU at Home event page.

Central District Conference (CDC) Mid-Year Gathering
2025-02-01 08:30 - 11:00 | First Mennonite Church, 902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
CDC congregations are invited to come together via Zoom. Talk together about exciting things happening in the conference. No registration is required. Click here for more information and the Zoom link.
The Central District Conference, a member conference of Mennonite Church USA, promotes community among congregations, serves as a resource for pastors and congregations, and facilitates the reign of God by providing channels through which congregations and pastors may work.

Repair Network Prayer & Action Hour-Zoom
2025-01-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
FMC is part of a Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition of congregations that supports church communities in education, solidarity and reparative action alongside Indigenous Peoples. The Coalition meets via Zoom each month for prayer and action. Click here to view the calendar and to sign up for the Zoom link.
