Greetings from the Green Team Committee! What is Green Friday? It’s the eco-friendly counterpart to Black Friday’s shopping craze. Instead of impulsive buying, Green Friday encourages thoughtful shopping, sustainable choices, and giving back. Plan your purchases ahead of time rather than impulse buying, and consider giving to sustainable causes. If the weather is nice, you […]
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Musicians: Come Sing and Play for Us This Advent/Christmas Season
McKinley musicians! Advent and Christmas are approaching quickly and we would love to have you share your talents with us during this time of anticipation and celebration! Starting this Sunday there will be clipboards for sign up handed out during service. If you can sing, play an instrument, or both, please put your name in! […]
Grateful Gathering: Sunday, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Spurlock Museum
The Interfaith Alliance of Champaign County invites you to an afternoon program of community, music, and interfaith reflection. Please join us on Sunday, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Spurlock Museum – 600 S. Gregory, Urbana.
Worship on November 19
One of the traditional Thanksgiving scripture passages talks about worrying and not giving thanks. How might worry and thankfulness be connected or in conflict? Join Heidi, Sara, McKinley kids, members, and friends as we offer prayers of thanksgiving and prayers to lift our worries.
Clothes for Migrants
New migrants in Chicago are camped on the street outside of police stations without warm clothes or tents or blankets. Janice Rutherford will coordinate a drive to collect clean blankets, gently used sleeping bags and tents, as well as winter gear like coats, hats, gloves, and boots for adults and children. These will be driven […]
Mitten Tree Tradition Continues
Over 40 years ago, The McKinley Mitten Tree began with a collection mittens and gloves for the Champaign-Urbana Day Care that met in the foundation basement. Men’s winter socks were added when The Times Shelter for homeless community members met nightly for 16 years in the McKinley Church basement. Both of those groups moved on […]
Kinship Coffee House at McKinley is Open for Business!
The Kinship Coffee House at the McKinley Foundation has passed all inspections and is fully staffed, so we are now ready to open our doors to the public. This coming week, Kinship will be open M-F from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hours will expand in the weeks ahead. On November 26, Kinship will host […]
Recitals this Weekend
Don’t miss out on a chance to see some Champaign County youth in their recitals this weekend! On Saturday morning, you can see children from Therese Miller’s Studio at the following times in our church sanctuary. Recital 1 is 9:00–9:30 a.m. Recital 2 is 9:30–10:00 a.m. Both of these are 5-7 year old students Recital […]