Staff and Church Leadership
The Reverend Greg Sabetta was called as our pastor in February of 2023. He is a graduate of The Chicago Theological Seminary and was ordained at St. Pauls UCC in Lincoln Park in 2009. In a previous life, he was a professional musician and has been directing the music for the Jewish High Holy Days at Emanuel Congregation for 20 years. He convenes a knitting group for men and his knitwear has been featured in an art gallery. Pastor Greg takes an incarnational approach to his sermons and ministry in general, constantly attempting to understand how the ancient narratives we’ve inherited can be faithfully applied to our living today. Favorite quote: “Pray as if everything depends on God. Act as if everything depends on you.” (Attributed to Augustine of Hippo)
Robin Smith is our office manager and has been with us for over 20 years! She is the friendly, welcoming, efficient face of our congregation and she has all the answers!
Our search for a settled Director of Music is currently in progress. Please contact Pastor Greg for more information.
WELCOME
Whether you are just visiting the Bensenville area or are exploring our village churches in search of a new faith community to call your home, we hope that you will consider Faith Community United Church of Christ. You are always invited to drop in and experience our worship celebration with us on Sunday morning, and to learn more about what we have to offer you.
Upcoming Events
Christmas at Faith Community Church
Join us at 4:30pm for our Candlelight Service
There will be NO service at 10am
Snack & Chat
Join us after worship in Dettmann Hall for… snacks and chat
Members and friends volunteer to host our time together.
If you’d like to volunteer, there’s a sign-up on the Great Hall bulletin board
or see Cheryl Ruchti.
Food Pantry Sunday
Food Pantry Sunday is the third Sunday of each month.
We are proud to house and support the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry in our facility.
Greetings from Rev. Greg Sabetta
Early church reformer John Calvin said that we’re all ministers and the pastor’s function is to restore God’s people to ministry. As we embark our new ministry together, I look forward to meeting you and finding ways to engage our mutual ministry, to be a force for good, and to be God’s hands of compassion and healing in our community and in our world. Together we can continue to do great things!
Moments from the Celebration of our Mutual Ministry
October 15, 2023
Worship Leaders
Cantor Friedman and the Emanuel Congregation High Holy Day Choir
Double blessings from Cantor Shelly and Pastor Greg
Here’s where you’ll find us
Faith Community United Church of Christ
192 South Center Street | Bensenville, IL 60106
630-766-1141 | office@faithcommunityucc.com
Holy Welcome
Welcome to Faith Community Church,
an Open and Affirming Congregation of
The United Church of Christ
Welcome to those whose hearts are on fire with faith,
and to those who bring their doubt inside our doors.
Welcome to our first time guests and our longtime members.
Welcome to single people, tiny children,
grandparents and families of all configurations.
Welcome to those who rejoice and to those who grieve.
Welcome to LGBTQ+ people.
Welcome to each and to everyone.
We are blessed by your presence and
we are glad you are here.
Faith Community United Church of Christ
is a congregation of the Fox Valley Association
of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ.
E-Giving
You can now set up your offerings to be made directly to the church from your checking or savings account, eliminating the need to write a check. Offerings can be made at any time and to whatever ministry of the church that you choose (i.e., General Fund, Building Fund, Christmas, Easter, church missions). You can set up your offerings weekly, monthly, or at any interval you choose.
Our partner in e-giving is Vanco Services. Vanco is the financial technology company that has been chosen by the United Church of Christ. It provides secure electronic giving to more than 10,000 churches. Your information provided to Vanco Services is safe and is kept strictly confidential.
Vanco is integrated with our church software, and your offerings are automatically recorded in your giving record. It eliminates the need for our church office to manually record your offerings.
If you have any questions, please call the church office at 630-766-1141