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, July 11 | 1 to 4 p.m. in Wheeler Park, Geneva | Pride in the Park! Celebrate community at Belong: Fox Valley’s all ages bash that will be filled with food, fun, and friends. Back by popular demand, we’re excited to have School of Rock Geneva performing for us! Kids (and kids at heart) can enjoy balloon animals, face painting, and other summer activities while enjoying the company of other LGBTQIA+ folks and allies – all are welcome!
Baker Memorial UMC is a partner in this event. If you would like more information about donating or helping at the event, click here. - Thursday, July 23 | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. | SING! | Register for St. Charles Singers’ SING! ensemble singing workshop for high school students. The workshop culminates as the groups come together to perform in a free concert for family and friends. Find out more and register today!
- Saturday, July 25 | 7:30 p.m. | withonevoice performs Hold Fast. Ticketed event. Find information at wovoice.org/concerts/tickets
- Sunday, August 9 | 3-4 p.m. | Giving Voices Collective Choir Presents: A Benefit Concert for Breast Cancer Research. This performance brings together passionate treble voices from across the Fox Valley and beyond in a choral celebration of hope, healing, and community. Find ticket information here.
- 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 Event | Join us for a jazz concert in the sanctuary that’s open to the community. Find St. Charles Jazz Weekend information at stcjazzweekend.com
- Sunday, September 13 | 9:30 a.m. | Jazz in Worship
- 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 We Are. We invite you to experience a program of American music celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary. 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!