Community Connections
Check out our new Concert Series! Click the button below to see a list of concerts sponsored or hosted by Baker Memorial Church. The series features our church staff, area musicians, ensembles and special presentations. These events are open to the community.
Community is Welcome Here!
Baker Memorial UMC frequently opens its doors to welcome the community at large. Beyond Baker events like our indoor and outdoor Farmers Market, the church hosts such groups as our Administer Justice, Mid-Valley Special Ed, Boy Scout/Cub Scout troops, Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Charles Kiwanis and Pottawatomie Garden Club, as well. Baker Memorial is the home church for the renowned St. Charles Singers group. In 2025 we welcomed Northside Brass to our music community. We sponsor blood drives, CPR training, medical screenings, and outside groups use our facilities for meetings, concerts, recitals and more.
We’re always on the look-out for ways to serve Christ here, near, and far away.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
The following events take place at Baker Memorial Church. For our Baker Concert Series list, go here.
- St. Charles Farmers Indoor Market
Fridays, November-May | 9 a.m.-Noon | Every Friday, November thru May, 9 at Baker Memorial Church in Baker Hall. Lots of great products offered: bakery goods, sourdough bread and baguettes, honey, eggs, chicken, pork, fresh fish, smoked fish, shrimp, cheese, dog treats, bagels and fresh roasted nuts. More items will be added as we progress into the year. - Friday, January 23 | 7 p.m. | Free Movie | This is a collaboration between PFLAG Geneva/Tri-Cities and Baker Memorial United Methodist Church to present a screening of the documentary 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture. Please sign up so we can prepare accordingly: https://forms.gle/yCrWDGcJwUCcAEt17
- Thursday, February 5 | 2:30-6:30 p.m. | Blood Drive | Save a life and donate blood. Versiti Blood Center will be on-site to take you donation. Sign up here. Walk-Ins welcome. Use Cedar Avenue entrance.
Free Movie Night with PFLAG and Baker Memorial Church
Mark your calendar to join us on Friday, January 23 at 7 p.m., for a Movie Night!
This is a collaboration between PFLAG Geneva/Tri-Cities and Baker Memorial United Methodist Church to present a screening of the documentary 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture. https://www.1946themovie.com/
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946.
This is a complimentary event! We will provide lemonade, popcorn, and some sweets for your enjoyment during the movie. Please sign up so we can prepare accordingly: https://forms.gle/yCrWDGcJwUCcAEt17
We look forward to connecting and after the film, anyone interested is welcome to join a discussion with Pastor David Aslesen and board members from PFLAG Geneva/Tri-Cities.
Farmers Market
The St. Charles Farmers Market is a year round farmers market.
The St. Charles Indoor Farmers Market runs Fridays, weekly, November-May from 9am-noon in Baker Hall. Enter at Cedar Avenue entrance. Lots of great products to offer: bakery goods, sourdough bread and baguettes, honey, eggs, chicken, pork, fresh fish, smoked fish, shrimp, cheese, dog treats, bagels and fresh roasted nuts. More items will be added as we progress into the year.
The St. Charles Outdoor Farmers Market runs every Friday from May through October each year 8 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. New location for 2025! You’ll find it at Riverside Ave and State, just west of the St Charles Fire Department in front of the old police department and North of the Municipal Center complex. Plenty of parking and all on a flat surface. Wheelchair and handicap accessible.
ABOUT THE MARKET
The St. Charles Farmers Market offers fresh produce, fruit, cheese, eggs, beef and goat meat, poultry products, and fresh flowers, garden plants, honey. The Market also offers a tempting array of gourmet food products, fresh baked bread, jewelry, arts and crafts. Stop by and shop local!