History
We are a multi-generational church with wonderfully wise seniors and frequently vocal babies, who share in our worship services. We will be 125 years old in 2017, and we love to sing. We are biblically oriented, with Sunday school for all ages and a pastor who uses the history of the Old Testament and the parables and stories of Jesus' journey to help us embrace the kingdom of God, here on earth. We are mission-bound, with youth and adults participating in work trips from New Orleans to Nicaragua, and we help support missions in Africa through our denomination. We share space in our church with a Hispanic congregation, a preschool, and a family therapy practice. Our service in the community includes participating in food pantries, after school tutoring, and sewing for children in the school district. First Presbyterian is a social justice church, working to help immigrants, gays, people of different faiths, and others in need of support and prayers.
Specialties
Sunday Mornings ~ Book Discussion Group 9:00 AM Youth Sunday School 9:15 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Fellowship After Worship The mission of the members of First Presbyterian Church (USA), Elgin, is to invite, form, nurture, shape and sustain disciples of Jesus Christ. We are a faith community of justice-seeking Presbyterians, responding to the God who calls us through the power of the Holy Spirit into wholeness, as a community that lives out the vision of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ in the world. The congregation strives to be an inclusive and loving faith community, and to serve as an agent of reconciliation in a broken and troubled world by: - Nurturing the prophetic voice of the church through study, action and reflection, - Equipping faithful Presbyterians for responsible participation at all levels of the church, - Advocating for peace, for social, economic and political justice, for the integrity of creation, and for the full inclusion of all God's people in church and society.