First Baptist Congregational Church Reviews
1613 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612-2612
(312) 243-8047
1613 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612-2612
(312) 243-8047
"We focus on witnessing the good news of the work of Jesus Christ to lost souls, worshipping in the fellowship of HIs followers and weaning from earthly passions and sinful practices. Therefore, our church is like a ferry transporting restless souls to a place of refuge and peacemakers to a community in chaos."
Ayudar a las almas a adorar a Jesús y conocer su amor a través de la compasión; adiestrándoles con la Palabra de Dios, como orar y servir a otros para promover su crecimiento espiritual. / Help souls worship Jesus and get to know his love through compassion; teaching them God’s Word, how to pray and serve others in order to promote their spiritual growth.We serve the needs of Hispanic families in the Chicagoland area by offering bilingual Celebrate Recovery Classes, counseling, discipleship, leadership training, Bible studies, and prayer.
Sunday Morning Service Sunday School: 9:30 AM Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Music: Voices of Metro
MINISTERS: Reverend Willie Morris Jr. (Senior Pastor) Minister Blake Hatchett (Associate Minister) Minister Leo Swan (Associate Minister) DEACONS: Deacon Wallace Pendleton Sr. (Chairman) Deacon Frederick McKinney Jr. (Co. Chair.) Deacon Paul Hubbard Sr. Deacon Arthur Thompson Bro. Michael Murphy (Deacon in Training) DEACONESSES: Sis. Barbara Pendleton (Chairperson) Sis. Vivian Boykin Sis. Rose Marie Brown Sis. Mellaine Fryer Sis Cornelia Hubbard Sis. Linda Morris Sis. Rosie Shell Sis. Adrienne Thompson TRUSTEES: Sis. Barbara Carrington (Chairperson) Bro. Stephen Proctor Sis. Mary Thompson Sis. LaTonya Boykin Sis. Ernestine Harris Deacon Frederick McKinney Jr. Sis. Barbara Theus Sis. Adrienne Thompson Bro. Scott Thompson Sis Vanisha Williams MUSICAL STAFF: Bro. Scott Thompson (Minister of Music/Organist) Sis. Carolyn Turner (Choir President) Sis. Adrienne Thompson (Pianists) Minister Blake Hatchett (Percussionist/Male Chorus Director) Bro. John Spence (Percussionist)
Founded in 1974, Rev. Ralph Ramey Sr. and the late Rev. Catherine L. Ramey, with a word from God, and few members organized Emmanuel Tabernacle church. Walking in obedience, and no where to go, Rev. Ramey Sr. was led by God to Pastor Whombie, who allowed him to have service in his edifice. In 1976, the church moved out west on fifth Avenue, where they stayed for a year, and being released by God, Pastor Ramey and the church merged with 2nd Union Grove at the current location. As God began to use them to free his people from the shackles of sin, there were many that criticized them, yet he stood as the Lord fought his battles. Today, by the grace of God, he is one the great pathfinders, who has laid the foundation for true kingdom building.
First Baptist Congregational Church is a United Church of Christ and Baptist congregation currently located at 60 N. Ashland Blvd. in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The church building is an Illinois Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by architect Gurdon P. Randall for the Union Park Congregational Church, founded in 1860, and was built between 1869 and 1871. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Mayor's Office, City Council, and General Relief Committee of Chicago were temporarily headquartered in the church. In 1910, the building of nearby First Congregational Church burnt down. Union Park Congregational then merged with First Congregational to form First Congregational Church. Two other congregations would eventually merged into the new First Congregational Church: Leavitt Street Congregational Church in 1917 and Bethany Congregational Church in the 1920s. In the 1950s, the neighborhood surrounding the First Congregational Church building began suffering from white flight and became majority Hispanic. In 1961, an associate pastor for Hispanic outreach was hired and a Spanish-speaking church services were begun.
Ashland is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green and Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood at 1601 West Lake Street. Just to the west of the station the Pink Line branches off from the Lake Street branch to follow the Paulina Connector to the Cermak branch. The adjacent stations are California, which is located about 1+1/2mi to the west, Polk, which is located about 1mi to the south, and Morgan station, approximately 3/4mi to the east.HistoryAshland Station opened on November 6, 1893 as part of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad's initial route, and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'. The station closed on April 4, 1948, along with nine other stations on the Lake Street branch, but later reopened on February 25, 1951, the same day the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway opened for service. During the two-year closure of the Green Line from 1994–1996, the station was restored and elevators were added to make the station ADA compliant.Structure and locationAshland is the closest 'L' station to the United Center home of the Chicago Bulls NBA team and the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team. It is also directly adjacent to Union Park, venue for the Intonation Music Festival and the Pitchfork Music Festival.