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 Market
Fridays, June-September | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Every Friday at Riverside and State, just west of the STC Fire Department. 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. - Saturday, August 22 | 7:30 p.m. | His Majesty’s Men | His Majesty’s Men are ensemble-in-residence at St John Cantius Church in Chicago. Ticketed event. Find information at https://www.hismajestysmen.com
- Saturday, September 12 | 3 p.m. | St. Charles Jazz Weekend with the Sam Wyatt Quartet (Sam Wyatt, piano, Andy Schlinder, Tenor saxophone, Mary Halm, bass, Steve Hunt, Drums). A celebration of the Miles Davis and John Coltrane centennial birthdays. Located in the saanctuary. Find St. Charles Jazz Weekend information at stcjazzweekend.com
- Sunday, September 13 | 9:30 a.m. | Jazz in Worship
- Sunday, September 20 | 3-4 p.m. | Northside Brass Quintet presents Echoes of Autumn. Ticketed event. Find information at northsidebrass.com/chicagobrassquintet
- Thursday, October 1 | 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.
- Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, October 4 at 3 p.m. | St. Charles Singers presents North American Mosaic. The program will focus on the tapestry of American and Canadian experience and will feature eight works that will be performed by the group for the first time. Ticketed event. Find information at https://stcharlessingers.com
Farmers Market
The St. Charles Farmers Market is a year round farmers market.
The St. Charles Outdoor Farmers Market runs every Friday from June through September each year 8 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. 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.
The St. Charles Indoor Farmers Market runs Fridays, weekly, October-May from 9 a.m.-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.
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!