Our Community
We worship and learn together on Sundays, but it doesn’t stop there. Through education, outreach, small group gatherings, social activities and more, community at LMC is a seven-days-a-week affair.
Our Pastoral Care Team helps facilitate mutual care and support of one another. Our Small Group program is one of the best ways for individuals to get connected at LMC through Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Our numerous activities—such as potluck meals and our annual church retreat—give us space and time to strengthen relationships.
Contact us to learn more!
Christian Formation
Sundays: We use a variety of interactive methods to stimulate reflection on Anabaptist values and basic Christian beliefs. Young or old, guest or regular attendee, we warmly invite you to participate in one of our Sunday school classes.
Children: At the conclusion of the worship service, kids meet for Gathering Time (a large group opening meeting), in the downstairs library. Sunday school teachers escort the children to their classrooms from there.
Youth: Our MYF (high school class) meets in the Conference Room. The Venture Club (middle school group) meets in the office classroom.
Adults: Classes start 15 minutes after the conclusion of the worship service.
- Facing the Climate Crisis (Sanctuary)
- Salt and Light Bible Study (Room 303, upstairs education wing)
To read our Safeguards for Children, Youth, and Volunteers, click here(opens in new tab).
Youth Ministry
We love our youth at LMC. Through activities, service projects, winter retreats, and weekly Sunday school classes, our youth learn and explore what it means to be a follower of Christ, build relationships, and work out how peacemaking and other Anabaptist values apply to their daily lives. And they have a lot of fun in the process!
Our middle school group is called the Venture Club. Our high school group is called the MYF (it stands for Mennonite Youth Fellowship, but we’re never that formal). We also have a Mentor/Mentee program, where students turning 12 can choose adult mentors from the congregation.
Midweek Activities
Tuesday: Contemplative Prayer
A group engages in contemplative prayer together on Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-7:30 PM. A leader opens with a brief prayer or scripture. Then everyone sits together (virtually) in silence showing up to be present to God. After about 20 minutes of silence, the group closes with the Lord’s Prayer. All are welcome; contact the church office for the Zoom link.
Wednesday: Women of the Word
Our Wednesday Women of the Word Bible study will resume meeting in October.
Thursday: Menno Men
Men of all ages meet on Thursday mornings from 9:30-11:00 AM. All are welcome to join us for an informal time of fellowship and friendship, usually accompanied by coffee and cookies! We meet in the LMC conference room. Contact the church office if you would like to participate via Zoom.
Giving Back
We financially support a number of local organizations that provide food, job training, housing assistance, and service programs to the less fortunate. We also support the following:
MCC responds to basic human needs and works for peace and justice around the world. We participate in their work with annual relief and school kit drives, making comforters, fundraisers and more.
This fair trade store in Glen Ellyn (which we helped start in the late 80s), provides vital and fair income to people around the world. The store is located at 503 Pennsylvania Ave, Glen Ellyn. Both shoppers and volunteers are welcome!
This camp in Tiskilwa, IL, has a special place in our hearts. We hold our annual church retreat there, many of our children and youth have attended or worked at the camp, and our youth groups travel there a couple of times a year.
Our Mission Matching Grant program encourages clusters of individuals in the congregation to connect with specific ministries in Christ’s name. These groups submit an application and then raise funds for the mission project they chose through November 30, receiving a matching grant from the church of between $500—$2,000.
Our 2026 matching grants include:
- An organization that provides services to trans persons who need to leave their homes and relocate for their physical safety, medical services, etc.
- Radical Hospitality Ministries, which provides services for formerly incarcerated individuals, connecting housing, healthcare, education, and employment — with dignity.
- Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice, walking alongside the global church in the pursuit of justice and peace in a broken world.
- And more!