United Methodists of the Northern Illinois Conference will honor the memory of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a program at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue in Downers Grove. The public is invited to the event and admission and parking are...
Aurora and Tri-Cities United Methodist churches celebrated the first Sunday after Christmas with a shared worship service Sunday, Dec. 29. The event at Batavia UMC featured leaders from Aurora Wesley UMC, Batavia UMC, Geneva UMC and Baker Memorial UMC, St. Charles. Rev. Melissa Meyers, Batavia UMC pastor, opened the service...
Pastors co-facilitating a Pub Theology discussion series pose for a photo at the gathering's debut meeting Sept. 28 in Batavia.
The disaffiliation of eight churches was approved by lay and clergy members of Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) in its 184th annual session June 6 at Schaumburg Convention Center. These churches had signed disaffiliating agreements with the conference and were eligible for consideration: Calvary UMC and...
