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18 Aug

Though he’s only been with us a short time (welcome, Wil!), he’s excited to bring imagination, laughter, and real talk about life and having a relationship with God as a young person to our congregation.A Graduate Resident from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Wil has extensive ministry experience with ages 2-18 and has served alongside volunteers and student ministry staff from Idaho to Alaska to Tennessee, working with young people and discovering how much he loves...

15 Aug

The Reverend Paulo Gustavo França will be installed as Senior Pastor of Winnetka Congregational Church on Sunday, September 14th at 3:00 PM. Rev. França and Winnetka Congregational Church cordially and enthusiastically  request your presence at this most festive moment of celebration and thanksgiving.  See all events...

22 May

In case you missed it, Friday and Saturday May 9-10, 2025, was our 2-Day Grand Spring Rummage Sale. One of the largest rummage sales in the area, with over 25 departments, WCC’s Rummage is so big it has to be housed in three locations – and yes, you need a map to make sure you don’t miss a single thing. First held in 1902, the Winnetka Congregational Church Rummage Sale has been going ever since....

09 Apr

We are thrilled to have Rev. Paulo here as our new senior pastor. We recently sat down for an interview to get to know him a little better, and to find out more about his faith journey as well as why he’s excited to be here at WCC.Question: Frederick Buechner, we’ve heard, is one of your favorite writers and he once famously said: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness...

07 Feb

The congregation of Winnetka Congregational Church has been on a journey of major transition and growth for the past three years. During this time, we celebrated 150 years of WCC and said goodbye to much-loved Pastors and Staff. We have thought creatively and courageously about the future of WCC and ratified our Vision document to guide us through the coming years. I bring you news today of another milestone in the life of WCC—the Senior Pastor Search Committee...

06 Sep

The pandemic taught us what most of us already knew - that isolation and loneliness is harmful to our health. Last year the US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called it an ‘epidemic.’ Not only are 50% of adults lonely,  73% of 16-24 year olds say they struggle with loneliness, and younger children are also feeling it. So, how do we find connection and community in today’s disconnected, still-recovering-from-the-pandemic world?  How can we find a place where we...

23 Jul

Did you know that the first carillon at WCC was given as a gift to the congregation by Mr. and Mrs. Theron Mandeville Woolson? The electronic carillon was dedicated on December 18, 1955 to the “children of Winnetka in loving and grateful memory of June Mandeville Woolson” who had died in 1946 at age 21. The chair of the Board of Trustees (the predecessor of today’s Council) spoke these brief but eloquent words of acceptance. “Our church...

06 Feb

Come and find the quiet centerIn the crowded life we lead,Find the room for hope to enter,Find the frame where we are freed.Clear the chaos and the clutter,Clear our eyes, that we can seeAll the things that really matter,Be at peace and simply be.- Shirley Erena Murray, 1989 Beginning February 1, the Little Chapel is open to anyone who wants to “come and find the quiet center” Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The...

24 Feb

There’s an earworm song in the musical Moulin Rouge that, if you aren’t careful, will stick in your head for weeks on end. In it, the two main characters are singing the beginning of a flirtation (on top of a giant elephant, but that’s not the point of this story). Hoping to convince the aloof and beautiful Satine that love is worth the risk, our protagonist, penniless poet Christian, turns to the lyrics of popular...

12 Dec

Have you ever noticed how our favorite holiday songs are filled with images of peace? Silent nights. Fields of glistening snow. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, lights turned way down low, stars brightly shining - song after song, we’re met with poetry that invites us to step out of the hustle and bustle of the world around us and just… breathe. These songs strike a chord because the moments of peace they picture feel like a...

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