Events

The First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove is offering a summer camp experience for children and youth from June 24 to 28, 2012. 

Camp offers children and youth the opportunity for fellowship with other children. It offers youth and adults an experience of God’s creation while exploring nature. It offers everyone a chance to experience Christian community and develop skills for Christian living.

This year, the theme of the camp is All Things New. From the very beginning, God creates order out of chaos. With each new day light overcomes darkness, new life emerges, and we find new potential in our own lives. The Bible provides the good news for us that as God restored the lives of ancient people, God will renew us today as well. Our experiences at camp together show us that through Christ, God continues to do a new thing in us, both individually and collectively.

Day 1: A New Thing (Isaiah 43:19-21)

Day 2: New Shape (Jeremiah 18:1-6)

Day 3: New Expressions (Luke 10:38-42)

Day 4: New Community (Philippians 1:3-6)

Camp will be held at Wesley Woods Conference Center in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Wesley Woods is owned and operated by the Northern Illinois Conference.

Wacky Wednesdays Are Back!

This is a summer program will begin on June 13 and is for children going into 1st grade through 6th grade! The mission of this program is to bring children together for a lot of fun and fellowship in a church community. Every child is welcome. Invite your children, grandchildren, children in your neighborhood, and children of friends---ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME!

The program will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30PM to 8:00PM and there is NO cost! Parents are welcome to drop off their kids OR stay and enjoy the fun! Children are encouraged to bring one non-perishable food item each week to be donated to the Peoples Resource Center!

Ichthus is a Christian Music Festival in Wilmore, Kentucky. It's a three day music, media, and ministry event. It involves over 120 different music artists and 20 speakers. We go down and camp for three days with thousands of other attendees. All Youth are invited to attend. For more information go to: www.icthusfestival.org or contact JJ Mannschreck.

Please join the 20's and 30's Fellowship Group for an outing to the concert in Fishel Park June 19 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The concert is "Slamabama" country hits and rock classics from Alabama to Rolling Stones.

We will meet at the church at 6:45 p.m. and walk over together. Feel free to invite friends!

Questions? Contact Dana Jacobson for more details.

Wacky Wednesdays Are Back!

This is a summer program will begin on June 13 and is for children going into 1st grade through 6th grade! The mission of this program is to bring children together for a lot of fun and fellowship in a church community. Every child is welcome. Invite your children, grandchildren, children in your neighborhood, and children of friends---ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME!

The program will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30PM to 8:00PM and there is NO cost! Parents are welcome to drop off their kids OR stay and enjoy the fun! Children are encouraged to bring one non-perishable food item each week to be donated to the Peoples Resource Center!

The Young at Heart group for senior adults are going to try their skill at playing miniature golf on Wednesday, June 13. We will meet at McCollum Park, 6801 Main St, Downers Grove at 11:00 a.m. to play a round of golf at a cost of $4.00 per person playing. After showing off our talent at hitting the ball, we will go to Home Run Inn for lunch. Each person attending will pay for their own golf and Lunch.

You may sign up for this exciting event in the Parlor on Sunday mornings or by calling Marilou Welch at 630.968.4136.

The Celebration Singers and Ringers from Church of the Saviour UMC in Cincinnati, OH will be performing A Letter from Christ on Sunday, June 10 at 7:00 p.m.

This is a free concert, please join us for an evening of music!

Summer Ignite goes all Summer! We'll be meeting the following dates:

For those who have been coming to Ignite all year long, you'll notice Sunday, June 10th is a reversal of roles! Students will have the opportunity to host, serve, and enjoy a community meal with the visiting choir from Church of the Saviour United Methodist Church. After the meal, we'll head to the sanctuary and enjoy the show! 

If you're interested in meeting new people and hearing a great concert, please contact Katie. Hope to see you all there :)

Thanks to everyone who helped out in May! We are accomplishing so much with All your help! Carolyn's office looks great and Pastor Greta's is coming along!

With summer upon us, the main focus will be working outside around the church. The area around the Chapel and the Prayer Garden both need some TLC. If yard work is not your "thing", we still have painting and cleaning to do inside.

DGFUMC Youth will be traveling to Aurora on Monday, June 4th to help out at Feed My Starving Children! We still have quite a few spots left, so adults (we need drivers!) and students who want to help can join our group by registering at this link:
 
http://volunteer.fmsc.org/Register/Group/JoinGroup.aspx?gid=227963
 
or by contacting Katie! This will be an awesome opportunity to help others in need while still having some fun! 

Anyone 6-12th grade is invited to share in our Summer Ignite Program from 6-8 PM! Dinner will not be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring snacks to share. Hope to see you!