First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge

About this church

First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge worships at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the sanctuary and livestreams on YouTube. Services combine reflection, prayer, Scripture, preaching, traditional Wesleyan hymns, and contemporary praise songs; the Communion table is open on the first Sunday of the month. The congregation welcomes a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Parking is on Grant Place, a one-way eastbound street entered from Prospect Avenue, with a church entrance directly across from the lot—an important routing detail for a first visit.

Children ages three through fifth grade begin in worship and leave together after the children's message for classrooms 103 and 104; parents pick them up after the service. Babies and toddlers may stay in the sanctuary, use a quiet play area at the back, or attend the staffed first-floor nursery with sign-in and sign-out. Outreach includes free Sunday Night Suppers from September through May in partnership with two Lutheran churches, monthly food-pantry deliveries, hunger fundraising, refugee support, and winter gifts and clothing. The church frames these ministries through radical hospitality, intentional faith formation, risk-taking service, and generosity. Families should arrive early enough to park, locate childcare, and complete any nursery registration.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official newcomer page, inclusive welcome, 9:30 worship, Grant Place parking, nu · Official worship page, reflection, Scripture, preaching, Wesleyan hymns, praise · Official faith-formation page, children’s dismissal, classrooms, parent pickup, · Official outreach page, free suppers, food pantry, hunger work, refugee support,

Service times

Confirm current times directly with the church before visiting.

Ministries and visitor notes

• Children’s Sunday School — After Children’s Message
• Open Communion — First Sunday of Month

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