About Our Church

First United Methodist Church

Ministry Staff: Steven Mindrup, Pastor

Address/Location:
318 West Main Street
West Dundee, IL 60118-2021
Map
phone: 847/426-2113
fax: 847/426-2550
e-mail: fumc_wd@ameritech.net
parsonage: 847/426-3761

Parking: Our church is located at the corner of Fourth and Main (Route 72) Streets, adjacent to Grafelman (formerly Tower) Park. On-street parking is available surrounding Grafelman Park on both sides of Fourth and Fifth Streets as well as Washington Street. For those needing to park closer for health reasons, a limited amount of parking spaces is available on the east side of the building near the church garage.

Accessibility for All: One parking space for handicap accessibility is located near the west entrance (Fourth Street) where there is a ramp providing access to the first floor. For anyone needing assistance to the basement level, a chair lift is available at the east door (the driveway entrance).

Building Layout: Coming in the front door which faces Main Street (Route 72) is the Narthex and Sanctuary. Through the west entrance (Fourth Street) is the Fireside Room and stairway to the basement (kitchen, dining room, Board Room, youth room). Through the Fireside Room and down the hall is the Educational Wing. The nursery, preschool room, library, and offices are on the first floor; the other Sunday School rooms are on the second floor along with the music room and choir room. The east door (by the driveway) is the entrance to use during the week, and the offices are located in this area.

Office Hours: Mornings, Monday thru Friday

Staff:
Sandra Granholm CPS, church secretary & treasurer
Luann Lamz, choir director/organist
Bonnie Rohr, organist
Cris Nilson, custodian
Sharon Fu, Marci Reinbrecht, Ashley Wendt, nursery attendants

Church History: The Methodists began meeting in Dundee in 1835, and we are the oldest continuous religious organization in the township. The present building, erected in 1865, has been home to this congregation since 1922.

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Memorials: Our church is always thankful for being chosen as the recipient of donations made in memory of someone. Here's how it works: 1) the family designates the church; 2) this information is placed in the obituary by the funeral director; 3) all donations are given to the family; 4) after sending their acknowledgements, the family delivers the funds to the church; 5) the church sends thank-you notes; 6) the donations are deposited in the Memorial Fund; 7) the family is sent a letter and asked to choose one of the following categories: programs of the church, building needs, mission and outreach, or undesignated; 8) after a category is chosen, the Board of Trustees or the appropriate committee chairperson determine how the funds are used; 9) the trustees will review items or projects the family request if they can be funded completely by the memorial fund or with family contributions. Our church also welcomes being chosen as "a charity of one's choice" when making contributions in memory of someone not necessarily affiliated with the church.

Our Vision
As members of the church, we make up the body of Christ, the health of the body depends upon growing:
        - richer through worship
        - deeper through education
        - warmer through fellowship
        - larger through evangelism
        - in grace through mission.

Our Denomination

Northern Illinois Conference: Our church is a member of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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