Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ's (EvUCC's) Web Site!  We hope you find our web site helpful, informative and interesting.  EvUCC is the oldest and largest Protestant church in Highland, IL - yet we worship God and serve the community in a spacious and modern facility. 

We invite you to take the next opportunity to be our guest in worship. We offer two worship services each Sunday morning: a traditional service at 8:00 a.m. and a family worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for grades Pre-K thru 6th also meets at 9:30 a.m. Nursery care for infants and toddlers is available throughout the morning. We also offer special services on Christmas Eve, Easter, and many other times as well.

 We have many activities and opportunities available at Highland EvUCC! Please check our Event Schedule for more upcoming events and information!

Monthly Calendar

Sheltered Reality - Take a Chance!

We welcomed the group Sheltered Reality to our church on June 22 and they were a big hit!  Ear plugs were definitely a necessity, but we all learned to:

- Take a chance

                              - Never give up

                                                              - Do whatever it takes

                                                                                                        - Believe in yourself

Several of the audience members also got to perform!  And we danced an awesome conga line around the church lead by Pastor Chris and Pastor Cherie.  Click here to view pictures from the Sheltered Reality concert!

Sheltered Reality is a youth-oriented project, where youth members in SR use music and education as a way to reach out to audiences, motivating them to advocate for those in need, especially children and families. The educational message presented focuses on facts, statistics, and real-life stories, and culminates with character education and ideas for action.  SR's unique percussive approach to performing music inspires the audience members to 'take on the world' and ensures that the message 'doing good is fun' is remembered by all in attendance.

Sheltered Reality believes that music can have meaning, yet be a blast at the same time!  Sheltered Reality is a unique drum group with drummers of all ages.  If you are interested in being a part of Sheltered Reality, you may contact Pastor Cherie for more information.  

Children's Church

Starting June 1 we will be having Children's Church during the 9:30am service.  The children will be in church with their parents for the first 15-20 minutes and at the appropriate time will go to the social hall for the remainder of the hour.

All ages together will enjoy crafts, stories, snacks, songs and games.  We plan to revisit the bible stories and see how they relate to our lives.

Several times during the summer months (approximately once a month) the children will be asked to stay in church so they might be included in the youth worship that will be conducted that Sunday.

Joan Scheutz will be leading the Children's Church but will need volunteers to help each Sunday.  There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board - please consider helping one Sunday.  No preparatory work will need to be done by helpers.

Youth Worship Team

The Youth Council met in June to plan activities for the upcoming months.  They include a canoe trip, Six Flags, possibly a Raging Rivers or Gateway Fun park trip, and maybe a Gateway Grizzlies game.  Keep an eye out for the upcoming schedule as details are still being finalized!

The youth led an awesome service of "Faith Prints" on June 22 incorporating the musical talents of Sheltered Reality.

Hope to see you - and your friends!  

Call or email Pastor Cherie if you have any questions.

TECHNOLOGY TEAM

The new sound and projection system in the Sanctuary bring a new set of demands on EvUCC.  We need a team of techno-savvy people to be trained to run the system and to share the responsibility of staffing it.  If you are interested in computers, sounds or learning more about them, please contact the church office.

Confirmation

Any incoming 7th graders who are interested in going through the Confirmation Program should fill out a Registration Form, available at the church office, and return it to Pastor Cherie by August 5.

Confirmation Orientation

Sunday, August 24

7:00 p.m.

The Confirmation Orientation is for any 7th graders interested in learning more about the program as well as a re-orientation for all returning 8th graders.  Parents and youth are expected to attend as we will go over the year's calendar, highlight the program, and discuss the changes made.  There will be a question and answer period, as well as ice cream!  

We will be done by 8:30.  Please RSVP to Pastor Cherie.

Updated 07/04/2008