Ministries

Nursery

Each Sunday we have the nursery available for parents with little children. The nursery has an area with a TV where you could continue to watch the worship service while attending the needs of your children. 

Pray Ground

The pray-ground is a worship space in the front of the sanctuary where the young and the young at heart can experience worship through age-appropriate materials and manipulatives that are designed to complement the theme of the whole of worship.  The pray-ground is where children learn that they are welcome in the sanctuary!

Kids Plus

Wednesday night’s program is Kindergarten – 8th grade, 6pm-7pm. We follow the school schedule from September through May. Our program follows the Cokesbury curriculum Celebrate Wonder.

There is a light dinner served before class where the younger ones have a story, craft and a game. The older group does more age-appropriate bible study.  We provide fun and educational activities.

Vacation Bible School

During summer, we celebrate a VBS in collaboration with other churches in the area. Last summer we had enrolled a total of 35 kids and on the last day of the Friday Festival we held about 85 People.

Summer Camping

Every summer, we take our kids to church camp using programs provided by the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. Scholarships are available.

Jubilee Senior Adult Ministry

The Senior Adult Ministry provides enrichment (for those age 55 plus) through a group called Jubilee.  Members seek to grow spiritually, gain knowledge, enjoy Christian fellowship, and discover opportunities for Christian service.  Special events, day trips, and seasonal programs as well as concerts and other types of musical entertainment are scheduled throughout the year. 

Chi Rho Women’s Ministry

The Chi Rho women’s group meets monthly for fellowship, support, and worship. We serve our church and our community. We often have educational programs, and we raise money by selling nuts and candy in order to provide financial help to area organizations. We help other social groups and volunteer at the Midwest Distribution Center.

Adult Sunday School

At Main Street UMC we believe we are constantly growing in our faith.  We offer an adult Sunday school class to assist in faith formation and maturity.  Each Sunday at 9:30 am, the class studies materials tied to the lectionary topic for the week.