Your vote is your voice – don’t give it up!
Our Faith Our Vote Tips Resources at
https://www.ucc.org/ourfaithourvote/
Website contains information that all settings of the United Church of Christ – local churches, associations, conferences and national ministries – have contributed to and may find useful.
Youth and Sunday School kids from Christ Tamil Church Chicago in Wheaton participated
in the “Prison Pack Ministry” and packed 81 care packs.
Fox Valley Association holds 2019 Fall Meeting in Downers Grove.
Fox Valley Association fall meeting energizer: Exploring Single-use Plastics Alternatives was led by Don and Barb Schmidt, and George Roby, who have studied Climate Change issues.
The three bells, placed together in front Faith Community UCC in Bensenville, come from the three congregations that came together ten years ago -St. John’s UCC, Peace UCC, and Immanuel UCC. Rev. Catherine Balk, pastor, officiated the dedication on Oct. 2019.
The Fox Valley Association is 44 churches strong. It stretches from the western and northern suburbs of Chicago to the rolling hills of the Fox River Valley and down into the fastest growing communities in Chicago area. Its unique blend of city life, established suburbs, and growing communities bring people of all walks of life to the UCC congregations in its area. The churches in this association extend the invitation of – “no matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey – welcome in towns so established there is little room for diversity, and in towns so new they have practically sprouted up over night, leaving people searching for places to share and grow their faith.