FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OAK PARK

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If you have never been to our church before, come by this Sunday or attend any of the events below! We would love to get to know you. We want to see lives changed here by the power of Jesus Christ, and we see that happen every week when someone steps through our doors. We look forward to meeting you! God bless.

- Rev. Reid

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April

Oak Park Concert Chorale

Sunday

4/6/25

2025 Spring Concert

4:00 - 5:15pm

 

Director Paul Laprade is pleased to present the 2025 spring concert titled ‘EXPERIENCES OF JOY.’

Music can be joyful! We seek joy in our lives, through experiences and relationships. OPCC will offer its experiences of joy through special choral works. Newer compositions by composers Ben Parry and William Schuman, madrigal-inspired works by Williametta Spencer and Jan Pieter Sweelinck, and beautifully re-envisioned spirituals by Moses Hogan and Gwyneth Walker will be presented. OPCC will also bring the joy of singing works from their traditional repertory by Lindblad, Howells, and others. Michael Costello will be the esteemed organist and soloist.

Join us in a joyful concert!

 

Purchase advance tickets through Eventbrite starting 6 am March 5 through 3 pm April 5. Parking options and after-concert dining restaurants are provided on Eventbrite.

Access  Eventbrite through the website for the Oak Park Concert Chorale. 

 

 

May

Michael Teolis Singers

Saturday

5/10/25

Spring Concert: 

"Peace Triumphant 1945"

7:30pm

The concert planned  for May, 2020 but post-poned due to the pandemic is being resurrected! This performance was to be a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Sadly, we had to cancel the concert due to Covid. In May 2025, we will commemorate the 80th anniversary of end of the War. The programming will include a mix of patriotic tunes, arrangements of popular songs of the era, and a recognition of those who were lost in the Holocaust.

 

Tickets are also available for purchase at the door or on the Teolis Singers website:
$25 - Adult
$20 - Senior Citizen/Student

Seating: Seating for all performances is general admission. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the concert.

Ongoing...

Church Calendar

Take a look at the events happening at First UMC Oak Park.  Want to book a room or have a question about an event? Reach out to the church office! 

First and Third Mondays

Prayer Sessions at the church

6:00 - 7:00p

Chapel open for prayer and scripture reading.  

Wednesdays

Weaving Plastic Sleeping Mats

10:30a- Noon

Join us in weaving sleeping mats from disposable plastic bags.  The mats will benefit the housing insecure  who are served by the Midwest Mission.

 

You can also help by saving and donating clean, used plastic bags like the kind you get from a grocery store.  Bags cannot have been used to transport items that leave a residue or odor and must be dry.

Three Times Per Year

Discipleship Exploration Class

 

Want to learn more about what it means to be a part of the First United Methodist Church family?  Join us for this informative session learning some of the basics while getting better acquainted with the pastor, some some folks already active in the church, and others exploring just like you.

 

Let us know you're interested so we can plan to see you in-person or online!  Click here.