The following is a snapshot of congregational life at First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana provided by Rebecca Bare. If you would like more information on news shared here, please contact the congregation directly. We’re sure they’d love to hear from you.

A Habitat House blessing was held on Feb. 19 for the house that FMC is helping to build.
Kathy and Keith Springer spent the month of March in Mississippi volunteering through SOOP. They did home repair, tutoring, and painting. They related their experiences to us on April 30.
Harold and Mary Ann Heiser celebrated their 68^th anniversary on March 4.
The theme for Lent was Enliven Us O God. Each Sunday, we focused on a different aspect: wonder, hunger, thirst, see.
Jan Sabey, Rebecca Bare, Keith and Kathy Springer, Deb Sutter, and the Crosby family were the delegates to the Illinois Mennonite Conference meeting at Menno Haven on April 1.
We celebrated Easter with lots of music from our choir and concluded the worship service with the Hallelujah Chorus.
Sheryl and Peter Dyck shared with us their experiences with SOOP in Puerto Rico in January.
Bharat Phillipe and Joyce Wyse announced their engagement. They will be married in June.
Dannie Otto preached on April 30 and Jonathan Kuttab, a Palestinian Mennonite and human rights lawyer, preached on May 14.