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Livestream worship Sunday, March 26, 2023

Join us this Sunday, March 26th, at 10 am for our in-person and livestream video worship service. Rev. Jeff Lehn will preach on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-9 in a sermon titled “Hope Travels in Story.” Please click here to access the Livestream worship video Please click here to access the Sunday bulletin

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Livestream worship Sunday, March 19, 2023

Join us this Sunday, March 19th, at 10 am for our in-person and Livestream video worship service. Our Midweek Meetup children will present The Artist and Her Children: A Parable, adapted by Lindley Traynor from the book “The Festival of Art” by Gerald A. Pottebaum. Please click here to access the Livestream worship video Please click here to access…

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Racial Justice Pilgrimage

In November, FPCW will be sponsoring a racial justice pilgrimage to a number of important historic civil rights sites in Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama. While specific plans for the pilgrimage are still in the development stage, the itinerary will most likely include the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma; the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial…

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Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting The Session has rescheduled the Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, March 19th, at 9:15 am (breakfast available at 9 am) in WMFC to give us more time to publicize the meeting and to experiment with a different way of doing it. A Zoom option will also be available for those who…

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Holy Week

Holy Week  Palm/Passion Sunday – April 2nd 10:00 am – in-person/Livestream worship, Sanctuary Maundy Thursday – April 6th 6:00 pm – Soup Supper, WMFC 6:45 pm – in-person/Livestream worship, Chapel Good Friday – April 7th 3 – 6:00 pm – Meditation, Chapel Easter Sunday – April 9th 9:00 am – in-person worship, Sanctuary 11:00 am…

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Introducing Realm

First Pres Wilmette’s New On-line Directory Realm is a secure online tool for members and constituents of First Pres. It’s similar to Facebook but only for our church community. Realm has many features that we will begin to use as more of us create our online accounts to manage individual and family profile information.  For…

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Welcome Kara Smith-Laubenstein!

On Sunday, January 8, the FPCW congregation voted to call our new Associate Pastor, Kara Smith-Laubenstein. Reverend Kara Smith-Laubenstein graduated from Indiana University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts double major in Philosophy and Religious Studies and then obtained a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2008. She received the Jagow Award…

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Children’s Chapel Sundays for Children 3 years – 6th grade

Children begin worship in the sanctuary with their families, children ages 3 years – 6th grade are invited to the chapel each week for a meaningful time encountering God and connecting with each other, through simple liturgy, songs, prayer, and the stories of our faith, led by Lindley Traynor, Director of Children & Family Ministry,…

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Usher Team

The First Pres Usher Team is open to any adult member of FPCW and is a great opportunity to meet members of the congregation and visitors while assisting with our worship services. Please contact Kevin McJoynt or speak to an usher at an upcoming service and they will be happy to answer your questions.

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