To register for Sunday School or a Children's Choir for 2021-2022, please fill out this Google form.
For nearly two decades, our Youth InTent program has served our church and community by renting out tents, tables and chairs for graduation, birthday, anniversary and other summer celebrations, as well as neighborhood block parties, weddings and wedding receptions.
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This is a new mid-week opportunity to refocus, re-energize and reflect in a quiet setting. It is a chance to gather your thoughts for Christ before or after your other activities. Each week will offer a unique worship experience, but always in a very meditative way. All are invited.
One of the benefits of being United Methodist is the way we work together to be in mission all around the world.
The first, foundation level of mission outreach is through the “apportionment” giving that is a part of our regular church budget. Through apportionments, a portion of our offerings are used throughout the year to minister through the World Service and Conference Benevolence Funds. The World Service Fund enables our church’s world-wide mission outreach. All United Methodist churches share together in contributing to the World Service Fund. The Conference Benevolence Fund directs a portion of our offerings to mission and ministries within our Northern Illinois Conference, from the inner city neighborhoods of Chicago to the rural areas of western Illinois. All the United Methodist Churches in our Conference in our Conference share financially in our Conference Benevolences.
The second, “extra” level of mission giving is through the “Rainbow Covenant.” The Rainbow Covenant allows us as a congregation to select specific ministries and mission projects for our congregation’s support. There are nine color “bands” of the Rainbow Covenant. To be a Rainbow Covenant church, a congregation first needs to pay its apportionments in full, and then give at least $25 to a mission in each of the color “bands” of the Rainbow.
The various colors each support an area of mission. They are:
The Tower Bell is a quarterly newsletter that contains news and information about our church. It is mailed to all church members. Contact the church office if you want to receive a copy. It may be downloaded here as a PDF file, but please note that the size is several MB.
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The United Church of Rogers Park (UCRP) has been our Sister Church for several years. Helping with the Summer Camp for neighborhood children has been a week-long mission of the Junior High Youth of DGFUMC for over 10 years, in addition to volunteering at their community Christmas Dinner for families in need. The Missions, Justice and Community work a