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Pilgrim Congregational Church is a diverse community of Christians who come together to worship God and put our faith into action. Through God's call, we center in the Gospel, care for each other, and foster social justice. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
IN-PERSON worship is held in the Sanctuary & LIVE-STREAMED!
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“It is time to return Peace to our nation’s Cities”
God, we long for peace in our communities, peace that is promised, peace that is everlasting. We cry out for the loss of lives to violence in the streets of the United States. Grant us the courage to see and speak the truth. Help us to be witnesses to your presence and to the call to love our neighbors as ourselves. Restore peace to the land, to our communities, and to our world. Set things right among us we pray. Amen.
To read more about our church’s commitment to peace, click here.
Meet our Sabbatical Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey Phillips
Jeffrey is delighted to serve as Sabbatical Pastor at Pilgrim! Jeffrey has been a UCC pastor since 1984, having served as a pastor, interim pastor, and high school chaplain in Zimbabwe. He retired from Winnetka Congregational Church in 2024, but remains active as a guest pastor, coach, consultant, and interfaith/interspiritual spiritual companion. He is also on the staff of SamaraCare Counseling where he leads grief support groups and provides spiritual direction. Jeffrey and his partner Vince were married at Pilgrim Church in 2000. They live in Lombard and have one son, four grandchildren, two great-granddaughters, and a coonhound named Storm. Following their daughter’s death in 2024, Vince and Jeffrey began raising their 8-year-old great-granddaughter Carmella. (Jeffrey says, “We are her staff.”) The family belongs to First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn. Jeffrey’s passions are spirituality, global religion, international travel, and cross-cultural ministry.
FRIDAY’S Bible Study: The book of Numbers
The Friday Bible Study continues the journey through the Torah in January with a study of Numbers, the fourth book of the Old Testament. In the Hebrew Bible, the title is "In the Wilderness,” which accentuates the setting of the book and provides a thought-provoking theme for the study, structured in two parts. Part 1 will run for over 7 weeks and begin on January 9th. Every session is held via Zoom at noon.
Please contact Rev. Gloria Cox directly for exact dates and email notifications (including Zoom link), or for more information.
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GIVE
The benefits of a generous life are demonstrative, verifiable and authentic. At the end of the day we seem to be hard-wired to give. That’s the way God created us. God, the original giver, the one who held nothing back invites us to participate in the joy of giving.