Christmas Eve at Faith UMC

Faith United Methodist Church will be offering two services on Christmas Eve. 4 PM – Family Christmas Eve with Faith Rising Band & “Kid-Friendly” Candlelight Service 11 PM – Traditional Choir & Candlelight Service Communion will be offered at both services. Services will be live streamed at both 4 PM […]

Blue Christmas Service

We will be having a Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 14th at 2:00 pm. While the holidays are a time of joy for many, it can also be a time of grief and sadness. This is a service designed to reflect on the HOPE and HEALING that comes to […]

Christmas Musical Celebration

The weekend of Sunday, December 14th, there will be ONE service at 10 AM for our Christmas Musical Celebration. The event will feature performances from Chancel Choir, Faith Rising, the Handbell Choir, and the Faith Kids Choir.

Thankful Thursday

Please join us on December 11th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. There will be a devotion, crafts, and snacks. All adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities are invited to join us for Thankful Thursday, a monthly social gathering for special needs adults on the 2nd Thursday of each month. For questions, […]

Sermon Series: What Child IS This?: Beyond the Lullaby

You have shown strength with your arm; you have scattered the proud in their conceit; you have deposed the mighty from their thrones and raised the lowly to high places. – Luke 1:50 (Inclusive Bible) In 1865, William Chatterton Dix penned a poem that would become the beloved Christmas-time favorite, […]

Why Become a Member

From Pastor Jenny Weber: Several individuals have inquired recently about what being a member of Faith United Methodist Church really means.  What is the difference between a member and someone who is involved and attends regularly, but hasn’t made the commitment to join the congregation officially? I would say the […]

A Note from the Pastor

I was recently in Colorado on vacation and it was a great time to be there. The temperatures were cool, but the days were sunny and invigorating. The Aspen trees were turning colors and so amidst the greens and browns of the trees and mountains were pops of bright yellow, […]

Family Ministries News

Hello Faith Families, I love fall so much and people think I am just nuts, but it brings back such memories for me as a kid. My mom would walk us to Park School, until 3rd grade, here in Old Orland Park. Along our walk were many trees, specifically Oak […]

Fall Small Groups

Fall ‘25 Small Groups will begin October 19th and run for 5 weeks. In Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph by Adam Hamilton, we will explore Joseph’s crucial, yet often overlooked, role in the nativity. Joseph’s story is a reminder that in life, we sometimes encounter circumstances we would […]

History of Prayer Shawls

Prayer Shawls are mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. Originally, prayer shawls were commissioned by God and only worn by men after marriage or at age 13 after their Bar Mitzvah. In Numbers 15:38-40 God told the Israelites to make for themselves a garment with fringes on the […]

Trustee Update

The Trustees are working hard to get the church ready for the fall kickoff. Some of the things are obvious like the cleaning of the carpets in the sanctuary and fellowship hall. Somethings are less obvious like performing needed maintenance around the exterior of the church to make sure we […]

Missions Committee Update

Missions would like to thank Jackie Konidaris, Nancy Carver, Paula & Mike Morrone, Peggy & Al DeNormandie, Alice Mossman, Vici & John Kleinow, Tina & Mary Fischer, Genie Lang, and Pastor Jenny Weber for volunteering at The Bridge Teen Center on July 15th. We had another great time sorting clothes […]