An "Open Bible" Church
Multiplying Churches on Mission

Here at First Church we're a part of the Open Bible family, an evangelical pentecostal denomination with a community church feel. Our heart as a church is to lead people to Jesus, disciple them, and send them out to do the same throughout Northern Illinois, the Midwest and the world.

Established in 1949
Our History
  • 1950 – Construction began on original church building at 700 W Chestnut St
  • 1963 – Parsonage built on Chestnut St
  • 1968 – Construction began on current church building at 3800 W Stephenson St
  • 1975 – Childcare Facility added
  • 1983 – Sanctuary Expansion to current church building
  • 2021 – Elementary School Facility added

First Church of the Open Bible in the 1970's

by Roger F. Hill

This drawing was published in a book celebrating the United States' Bicentennial in 1976. It shows what the church building looked like before the various additions and remodels. The caption states: "The church was organized in 1944. The first church was built in 1951 at 700 W. Chestnut St. It outgrew its facilities and built a new church on W. Stephenson St. in 1967.

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