OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- As the Christian season of Lent comes to a close, the lead pastor of First United Church in Oak Park is speaking out for the first time about his congregation's chosen ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Pastor John Edgerton put up a sign that reads “Fasting from Whiteness” outside First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake St. in Oak Park. | Tyler Pasciak ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The Rev. John Edgerton said First United Church of Oak Park will hold services online only until authorities assess threats made against him and the church.

First United Church of Oak Park announced on its website that it “is doing a mix of ‘giving something up’ and ‘taking something on.’ “In our worship services throughout Lent ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — News of First United Church of Oak Park's plan to 'fast from whiteness' for Lent drew so many responses, many of them critical, that its website crashed. CHICAGO (RNS ...

Looking at the selections he has chosen for “Musicians Wrestle Everywhere” on May 19 and 21 at First United Church of Oak Park, you have to agree with her. The program features poems that have ...

an announcement on the website of First United Church of Oak Park read. "In our worship services throughout Lent, we will not be using any music or liturgy written or composed by white people." ...