Glen Ellyn Pastor Keeps Faith Community Connected through Humor

First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn pastor, Rev. Seth Ethan Carey, wasted no time in doing whatever he could to keep his Glen Ellyn church connected during this time of change. With in-person gathering impossible, the church has posted their weekly Sunday morning services online, moved all meetings to ZOOM and connected through enewsletters, contactless flower deliveries, signs and videos for graduates and continuaing financial contributions to our homeless population, food pantries and other missions. But Pastor Seth went a step further. In the cold of March, he began his video series of "Fireside Chats", a weekly check-in and information-sharing platform to keep our community up-to-date in this ever-changing environment. What he didn't know was how entertaining and popular this series would become amongst his faith community.

"Some days, it's a simple choice between laughing or crying; if I can bring folks a bit of cheer, I'm happy to do it. If I turn into a multimedia sensation along the way, so be it." joked Pastor Seth.

Now in week 14 of this series of 3-4 minute videos, viewers look to their inbox on Wednesday afternoons for the latest, and sometimes, silliest-yet-comforting, messages of hope and care. No one knows when things will be back to normal, but in the meantime, Seth will keep the, well, *fires* burning.

You can view the complete library of videos here.

Please let us know if you'd like to be added to email list to receive the Fireside Chats to your inbox by emailing us at info@fccge.org. First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn is located at 535 Forest Ave. in Glen Ellyn, Il.