Vacation Bible School
2025-07-21 00:00 - 2025-07-25 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
It’s our week of Vacation Bible School! We’ll gather Monday through Friday from 9:30-11:30am for a fun week. Children ages 3 through entering 5th grade are welcome. Our theme will be “Waves of Wonder” from Shine Curriculum. Register here.

Summerfest!
2025-08-09 16:00 - 19:00
Join us for a summer celebration from 4-7 PM! We’ll play games, fellowship, and enjoy a delicious meal together. Click here for all the details.

Worship Service: Anabaptism at 500
2025-08-31 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
This will be our third worship service celebrating 500 years of Anabaptism. Pastor Richard will preach on the theme of “Renewal through Trust and Yieldedness.” His text will be Matthew 18: 1-5.

Church Retreat at Camp Menno Haven
2025-09-06 00:00 - 2025-09-07 23:59 | Menno Haven Camp & Retreat Center, 9301 1575 E St, Tiskilwa, IL, 61368
It’s our annual church retreat weekend at Camp Menno Haven in Tiskilwa! Check-in begins at 1:00 PM. (Pre-registration is required.)

Sunday School Classes Begin!
2025-09-14 11:30 - 12:15 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
We kick off fall Christian Formation activities for all ages. We’ll have two classes for adults: a continuation of the Bible in a Year class and a special session with guest preacher Tony Deik and LMCer Jamie Huff. They will share about the outcomes of the July Peacebuilding Summit: Palestine in Comparative Perspective event.

Worship Service: World Communion Sunday
2025-10-05 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
LMCer Adrien Keables Hayward will preach on Acts 27: 27-38. She writes, “For World Communion Sunday, we turn to explore a moment when Paul broke bread under difficult conditions, noticing how God works in our lives so that we can share God’s love.” We’ll celebrate communion with breads from around the world.

Introduction to Commissions Fair
2025-10-05 11:30 - 12:15 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
We’ll hold this during Sunday school. The chairpersons of Community Life, Mission, Worship, Education, and Church Administration will each have a location set up so you can stop by and learn more about how to engage with these lively and meaningful communities within our congregation!

Cotton Patch Gospel
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Join us for the musical The Cotton Patch Gospel, a re-imagining of Jesus’ life as if he were born in Gainesville, Georgia in the 20th century. Native Illinoisan Phillip Kaufmann will perform this one-man show. With the help of audio and video technology, Phillip portrays over 20 characters, plays 11 musical instruments, and sings his own backup vocals.
The performance is free. We’ll take a freewill offering with 100% of the proceeds going to fight hunger locally, nationally, and globally. Learn more here.

Harvest Halloween Party
2025-10-26 12:15 - 14:15 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Join us for the Harvest Halloween Party after Sunday school. We’ll enjoy a potluck meal together (please bring food to share), then play games, hunt for chocolate, and more! LMC will provide drinks. We love costumes; bring them for your kids to change into or wear them to church (what’s a few wriggles?). This event is geared towards families with kids up through middle school.

Church Workday
2025-11-01 08:00 - 12:30 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Come join us for the fall workday on Saturday, November 1! We’ll work from 8:00 AM to noon and then break for a delicious lunch. The to-do list includes tasks for all ages both indoors and outdoors. Workday is always a great time of fellowship while working shoulder to shoulder to beautify our church. Please see Davis R. or Andy E. if you have questions.

Worship Service: All Saints Sunday
2025-11-02 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
We’ll honor those who have gone before us in the family of faith. In lieu of a sermon, we’ll enjoy a hymn sing together. We’ll also have a time of candle lighting in honor of those who have passed on.

Pizza with the Pastors
2025-11-02 12:30 - 14:30 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
We invite newer attendees of LMC to join the pastors for lunch after the worship service. It’s a great chance to get to know Pastors Barb, Richard, and Nathan better, while they get to know you better. If you would like to attend, please contact the church office.

Worship Service: Covenant Sunday—Anabaptism at 500
2025-11-09 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
We’ll celebrate our annual covenant membership renewal, committing to our shared convictions and covenant to our life together of care, discernment, forgiveness, and accountability. This will be our fourth worship service celebrating 500 years of Anabaptism. Pastor Richard will preach on 1 Corinthians 11: 17-26.
He writes, “This week we engage in several rituals as a community, including our monthly celebration of communion. While nearly every Christian group observes communion in some form, many have very different understandings of this ritual. How do we as Anabaptists understand communion?”

Congregational Meeting & Potluck
2025-12-07 11:30 - 13:30 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Adults will gather for a congregational meeting in the sanctuary, in lieu of their Christian Formation classes. (Children and youth will meet for their Sunday school classes as usual.) After the meeting, we’ll enjoy a delicious potluck in the Fellowship Hall together!

Fourth Sunday of Advent
2025-12-21 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
Our theme this week is “Be amazed: Love comes down.” Pastor Richard will preach on John 1: 1–18. He writes, “Many Christians focus on going to heaven someday. But the main storyline throughout the Bible is that God repeatedly reaches out to humanity on earth. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Incarnation when ‘The Word became flesh and made his home among us.'”
We won’t hold any adult Christian Formation classes on Sunday, but children and youth will hold a rehearsal for the Christmas pageant on December 24.

Christmas Eve Service & Fellowship
2025-12-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
In addition to all the wonderful LMC Christmas Eve traditions—such as lighting candles while singing Silent Night—this year you won’t want to miss the Christmas pageant! LMC children and youth will share the Christmas story. Following the service, we’ll enjoy a lovely time of fellowship and feasting on delicious holiday snacks. Please bring cookies and/or hors d’oeuvres to share with your LMC family. Join us at 6:30pm on December 24 for a time to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Taizé Worship Service
2025-12-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Join us for a contemplative worship service in the style of Taizé. This simple form of worship invites worshipers to sit in the presence of God through quiet repeated music with simple lyrics, silence, and prayer. Taizé services will take place in the sanctuary on the fourth Friday of each month.

First Sunday of Christmas
2025-12-28 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
Our theme this week is “Be amazed: God Among Us.” Pastor Nathan will preach on Matthew 2:1-12. He writes, “The Wise Men journey a long time following a light, taking the star as a sign of hope that their lives would change forever. This account invites us to consider ways to hold onto hope, and the ways we can see God at work in the world.”
We won’t hold any Christian Formation classes or formal fellowship time this Sunday.

Epiphany Sunday
2026-01-04 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
We’ll enjoy a service of lessons and carols, and celebrate communion together. Our theme is “Epiphany: Be Amazed.” Sunday school classes will resume.

MLK Sunday
2026-01-18 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
On this weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pastor Richard will preach on John 1: 35–51. He writes, “This text, which picks up where last week’s reading left off, tells of Jesus calling his first disciples. Twice in the passage, potential followers of Jesus are invited to ‘Come and see.’ Martin Luther King, Jr was someone who modeled a faithful response to this invitation, and whose vision helped others to ‘come and see’ as well.”

Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday
2026-01-25 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
It’s Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday! Pastor Nathan will preach.

Worship Service: Peace: Turn the Other Cheek
2026-02-01 10:00 - 11:15 | LMC & Streaming
Pastor Richard will preach on Matthew 5: 38-48. We’ll also celebrate communion together.

MYF Bistro
2026-02-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Join us for a full Italian meal in a pop-up restaurant, hosted by the MYF. Enjoy a cozy dinner with friends or celebrate Valentine’s Day early with your special someone (the Venture Club provides free babysitting!). We’ll serve dinner from 5:30-8:00 PM; contact the church office to make a reservation. Donations will support the MYF’s service, listening, and learning trip to Costa Rica this summer.

Ash Wednesday Service
2026-02-18 19:00 - 19:45 | Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E Madison, Lombard, IL, 60148
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. The imposition of ashes is a physical reminder of our mortality and sin and an assurance of God’s forgiveness and salvation. All are invited to join this brief service.
