On this page you will find press releases and
media coverage of our church events.
Press Releases
7/21/07
Peace Bubble Arrives in Naperville
12/22/06
Listen to our
Christmas Radio Ad
11/2/06
All Souls Day
Prayer Service & Walk In Memory of All those Who Have Died in Iraq
10/16/06
Stories from Katrina’s Post and Current New Orleans Told at First Congregational
Church
9/27/06 Well Known
Christian Author Dr. Jan Linn to Discuss “Big Christianity”
9/15/06
Celebrate Naperville’s Day of
Vision with Stained Glass Window Tour
6/29/06
Exclusive: UCC member IL Sen. Barack Obama discusses faith and politics
4/22/06
Church Rededicates 100-Year-Old Sanctuary
4/17/06
Elizabeth Caldwell, Renowned Author
And Harold Blake Walker Professor Of Pastoral Theology At McCormick Theological
Seminary To Speak On "Nurturing Faith"
4/13/06
First Congregational United Church of
Christ Recital To Honor Oldest Pipe Organ In DuPage County
4/7/06
Liberal
Denomination Fires Salvos at Right By Neela Banergee
3/27/06
UCC announces campaign to amplify mainline churches’ public voice by J.
Bennett Guess
2/10/06 Church Welcomes Hurricane Work Trip Group Home
Worship Service February 12, 2006 @ 9:30 AM to highlight the group's experiences
2/9/06 Church Installs a Pastor for New Youth and their Families Ministry
2/1/06 Music and song from
more than 100 years will be featured during the “100th Anniversary Music
Concert”
2/1/06 It’s a Mardi
Gras Pancake Supper at First Congregational Church, UCC
1/15/06 Church
Holds Old-Fashioned Benefit Spaghetti Supper – It’s Past’a Pasta
9/5/05
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Kit Supplies Needed
8/31/05
Community Prayer
Service For Victims of Hurricane Katrina
10/1/04
Media
Guidelines
9/9/04
Naperville Faith Collaboration to Host Senatorial Forums
3/1/04
United Church of Christ Shops Fifth Avenue
Brings home a chic ad campaign
Background of First Congregational
Church, a United Church of Christ
Articles and Media Coverage
UCC
leaders 'indignant' over FCC staff dismissal of 'Stillspeaking'
ad complaint August 8, 2007
Man in the ‘Peace Bubble',
Daily Herald, 8/2/07
Bubble will envelop
local church with song, Naperville Sun, 7/31/07
Obama tells church
right 'hijacked' faith, Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2007
Peace
activists remember souls affected by war, Joliet Diocese Catholic
Newspaper, November 9, 2006
Church's pipe organ
links generations in spirit of worship, Naperville
Sun, 7/27/06
Church to honor
100-year-old organ with recital, Daily Herald, 4/30/06
Profile of
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Naperville Sun 04/21/06
Profile of The Rev. Katie
Morrison, Naperville Sun 03/13/06
Fundraiser makes
every carb count, Naperville Sun 01/31/06
Church's connection to
Biloxi strengthened its resolve to help, Naperville Sun Hurricane Katrina
Aftermath: Answering the Call 11/20/05
Senior complex
welcomes newest resident Hurricane Naperville Sun 10/7/05
His vision, our reality
Early developer set tone for Naperville Daily Herald 9/14/05
Downtown churches oppose expansion of Central Park. A proposal
to put more green in Central Park has some neighboring churches seeing red.
Naperville Sun 9/8/05
Prayer service unites several denominations Daily Herald 9/2/05
Naperville Church with ties to Mississippi holds vigil CBS 2 at
10pm 9/1/05
Naperville Church Had Volunteered Recently in Mississippi
Channel 2 WBBM 9/1/05
Naperville church feels connection with victims
Daily Herald 8/31/05
Churches tread carefully in
election process
Daily Herald 10/31/04
Engaging speaker;
Keyes' appearance draws mix of fans, curious to forum Naperville
Sun
10/15/04
Obama spreads the word
U.S. Senate candidate makes local stops to address issues
Naperville Sun
10/06/04
Obama, Keyes to speak at local faith forums
Naperville Sun
9/23/04
Keyes, Obama to talk
Faith in Naperville
Daily Herald
9/14/2004
