First United Methodist Church Park Ridge IL
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Who we are
First United Methodist Church was served by circuit riders in the early 1800s before the church was officially organized and founded as a Methodist Church in 1856. The Sanctuary was built in 1857 and part of the facility is still in use today. The church, also known as the Lighthouse on the Ridge, is reported to be the oldest church structure in Park Ridge.
For over 150 years, First United Methodist Church has striven to live out its core values of love, compassion and spiritual growth and is the home of many distinguished past and present ParFirst UMC and childrenk Ridge residents. Boy Scout Troop #1, the first troop for the Boy Scout organization, was founded in the Church and still uses our facilities today. Avenues To Independence, a local non-profit which assists the developmentally disabled, began in our church in 1953. The Park Ridge Teen Center offered a safe place for the youth of our community for more than 25 years; staffed by volunteers, it was located at the Church.
Continuing a tradition of more than 50 years, the church is active in social issues through hands-on projects in Chicago neighborhoods and work camps throughout the Midwest, on native American reservations and in Appalachia. We support Volunteers in Mission, and for more than 100 years, the current unit of the United Methodist Women and its predecessor groups have joined women throughout the world to advocate for the rights of women and children through participation in the largest women’s mission-giving effort in the world. More recently our church members have been helping support African missions to Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and Senegal.
For over 150 years, First United Methodist Church has striven to live out its core values of love, compassion and spiritual growth and is the home of many distinguished past and present ParFirst UMC and childrenk Ridge residents. Boy Scout Troop #1, the first troop for the Boy Scout organization, was founded in the Church and still uses our facilities today. Avenues To Independence, a local non-profit which assists the developmentally disabled, began in our church in 1953. The Park Ridge Teen Center offered a safe place for the youth of our community for more than 25 years; staffed by volunteers, it was located at the Church.
Continuing a tradition of more than 50 years, the church is active in social issues through hands-on projects in Chicago neighborhoods and work camps throughout the Midwest, on native American reservations and in Appalachia. We support Volunteers in Mission, and for more than 100 years, the current unit of the United Methodist Women and its predecessor groups have joined women throughout the world to advocate for the rights of women and children through participation in the largest women’s mission-giving effort in the world. More recently our church members have been helping support African missions to Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and Senegal.
Street Address
418 West Touhy Avenue
Park Ridge,
IL
60068-4273
United States
Phone: 847-825-3144
Fax: 847-825-3149
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Church Pastor
Rev. Dr. Rich Darr
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418 West Touhy Avenue
Park Ridge,
IL
60068-4273
United States
Phone: 847-825-3144
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United Methodist Church
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Rev. Dr. Rich Darr
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Amy Lane
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First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge is located at 418 West Touhy Avenue in the center of Uptown Park Ridge, just east of the intersection of Touhy, Northwest Highway and Prospect Avenue. Our church is convenient to the Kennedy (I-90) and Edens (I-94) Expressways, and Tri-State (I-294) Tollway, as well as suburban Pace bus routes, the CTA Rapid Transit Cumberland station, and the nearby Metra Northwest line. Check their weekday and weekend schedules.
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Our main parking lot is located on Grant Place, just north of the church. Grant Place is a one-way eastbound street that is accessed from Prospect Avenue only. There is a church entrance across Grant Place from the lot. Additional parking for Sunday services may be found on the south side of Touhy in the Chase Bank parking lot. The church may then be entered via the south entrance by crossing Touhy.
First United Methodist Church Service Times
Chapel Service at 8:00am
Sanctuary Service at 9:30am
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God's Promise
Jesus gave His life so that you do not have to carry your burden. He knows this burden hinders you from having eternal life. He knows your sin burden hinders you from living the abundant life that God created you to live. He knows your sin hinders you from experiencing joy and peace that has no bounds and hinders you from receiving all that God has promised and created you to receive.
You just have to ask.
First United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 2nd of May, 2015
