First Congregational Des Plaines United Church of Christ

06/17/2026

This year's Des Plaines Pride Fest will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on June 20 from 1-5. This is a free event. Please mark your calendar and join us.

06/09/2026

Our 2026 mission team recently returned from Pilgrim Park, a UCC conference camp in Princeton, IL, where members spent five days working on various maintenance and repair projects. 2026 marks the team's fifth year of service at the camp, where team efforts helped prepare the camp for the busy summer season. This year's team included Rick Warren, Ralph Murdy, Don Cameron, Jim Ruedisueli, Mary Buchholz, Kevin Donoghue, Jim Foster, Sue & Anthony Almerigi and (not pictured) John Lodewyck.

06/03/2026

Congratulations to our friends at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Des Plaines upon the celebration of Trinity's
100th anniversary!

05/23/2026

Join us for worship at 9:00am on May 24, when we welcome back special guest Rev. Dr. Paris Donehoo. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Paris has served as pastor of churches in Illinois and his native Georgia for 40 years. In addition, he taught for 11 years as adjunct professor in the Doctor of Ministry in Preaching program at Chicago Theological Seminary. Currently he fills his days with an active schedule of writing, pulpit supply, playing guitar and banjo, enjoying his eight grandchildren, and podcasting The Soul’s Garage with his partner in crime, Rev. David Ezekiel. Personal blogs, sermons, and music videos can be found at parislovesbacon.com.

05/06/2026

05/04/2026

We welcomed seven new church members through the Rite of Confirmation this morning. Pictured (l to r) are Maya Wager, Zoe Cooper, Ryan Cooper, Lydia Wetendorf, Andrew Dahl, Vito Pelletiere, Jr. and Megan Claussen. Also pictured are Marissa Anderson, Youth Ministries co-director; Rev. Co; and Sue Almerigi, Children's & Adult Education coordinator. Congratulations, everyone!

04/27/2026

"Second Time Around" Sale 2026. Thanks to all who contributed to a very successful fundraiser for our church over the weekend. These yellow shirt folks are just a sampling of the volunteer efforts behind this year's rummage sale. Whether you helped set up, clean up or organize, priced, shopped, baked, grilled, lifted, carried, packed, etc., THANK YOU, everyone!

04/26/2026

If you're exhausted from working or shopping at our rummage sale this weekend, have we got a solution for you - no cooking required!

04/25/2026

We open at 9am today...why not start your shopping with a delicious homemade bakery treat?