October Large Group
Hessel Park Church 700 W. Kirby Ave, Champaign, ILWe welcome you and your friends and colleagues to join us for a potluck and more! Details to come as to the “more,” but it’ll be good!
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We have all kinds of events throughout the year, including small groups, large group discussions and outings, camping, hiking, Winter Retreat, Summer dinner groups and more!
November Large Group
Hessel Park Church 700 W. Kirby Ave, Champaign, ILHello! We invite you to mark your calendars for our third large group gathering of the year! We will have a potluck for dinner, so come hungry (rumor has it there will be pizza)! We are excited to welcome Dr. McNamara as our speaker, looking at what it means to follow Christ as an academic.
Christmas Party
TCBC 806 W Michigan Ave, Urbana, ILCelebrate the first coming of Christ with festive activities together! :) Bring some desserts to share and come and go as you need! Games, snacks, and hot water for tea or cocoa is the plan!
Winter Retreat
Camp Manitoqua 8122 W. Sauk Trail, Frankfort, IL2024 GCF Winter Retreat! January 12-14. The retreat will be held at Camp Manitoqua. You can go here to register! Some notes from David: (1) The first ten students of any fellowship to register get a $50 discount, and the next 10 to register get a $25 discount. You’ll know if you’re in Read More
February Large Group
TCBC 806 W Michigan Ave, Urbana, ILWe invite you to join us for a large group meeting, complete with a potluck and time with Ned O’Gorman! We are excited to spend this time together over food, worship, and learning. Come prepared to build relationships with one another and with Jesus!
All Campus Worship
Foellinger 709 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, ILJust like it sounds, this is a night for all of campus to come together and focus all our hearts on God in worship (does not matter what organizations one may or may not be a part of - all are invited!). Bring your friends! We will meet in the Foellinger Hall. Speaker: Dr. Ken Read More
Building-up Believers’ Connections “Mini-retreat”!
Orchard Downs Community Center 510 W George Huff Dr, Urbana, ILDo you find it difficult to share your faith with others? Do you feel that you lack the tools to effectively disciple others in their faith journeys? We invite you to join us (and bring your friends) for a free mini-retreat on Saturday, March 2nd, from 12:30pm-4:30pm here in Urbana at the Orchard Downs Community Center, Read More
March Large Group
TCBC 806 W Michigan Ave, Urbana, ILCome one, come all and enjoy a taco bar themed potluck/carry-in/pitch-in together (options for people with gluten/dairy/sugar sensitivities), a time of musical worship, and hearing from Chris Williams with One Mission Society speak on “reviving the passion for a life of purpose.” We will start at 6:30PM at Twin City Bible Church. Looking forward to Read More
April Large Group
TCBC 806 W Michigan Ave, Urbana, ILApril 18! It is a big night, y’all. We will gather to worship God, fellowship over food (potluck/carry-in style), and hear from Janine Giordano Drake about “What is the Kingdom of God and to what extent is this the Church?” We will start with food at 6:30PM, at Twin City Bible Church, and go from Read More
Graduating Seniors Sendoff!
Orchard Downs Community Center 510 W George Huff Dr, Urbana, ILPlease mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 1st, at 6:30pm. We want to celebrate graduating members of GCF with desserts and prayer! This event will be held in the Orchard Downs Community Center: 510 W. George Huff Dr., Urbana, IL 61801 (free parking). Bus station close as well.
Quad Day 2024
GCF will be at the University of Illinois Quad Day on August 25th from 12-4pm. If you are interested in being connected Christian community of graduate students, come by and talk to us!
Ice Cream Party
Twin City Bible Church 806 W Michigan Ave, Urbana, ILWe are having an ice cream party in the basement of Twin City Bible Church this Wednesday! Come by and get to know the GCF members and learn how to get involved.