About First Free Church Chicago
First Free Church Chicago is a Evangelical Church in Chicago, Illinois located at 5255 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640, United States. First Free Church Chicago was founded in 1885. As of April 2026, First Free Church Chicago holds a 4.5-star rating across 22 Google reviews. The First Free Church Chicago parish office answers at +17735614175.
We are a Jesus-centered community that values:
Hospitality - inviting strangers to find belonging.
Authenticity - bringing our whole selves to one another and to God.
Creativity - cultivating God-sized imagination and offering something new.
Holistic Restoration - participating with God in the healing, reconciliation, and renewal of all things, including ourselves."
Sacraments and rites at First Free Church Chicago
First Free Church Chicago publishes the following sacraments and devotions in its public materials: Confession (Reconciliation).
- Confession (Reconciliation)
Evangelical Covenant Church
The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is an evangelical denomination with Pietist Lutheran roots. The denomination has 129,015 members in 878 congregations and an average worship attendance of 219,000 people in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents.
Where is First Free Church Chicago located?
First Free Church Chicago is located at 5255 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640, United States. The building sits at coordinates 41.97786, -87.66931, placing it in Chicago, IL 60640.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
- Public paid parking 180 ft
- Customers free parking 374 ft
- Customers paid parking 440 ft
- Public parking 453 ft
- Customers free parking 509 ft
- Ashland & Berwyn · CTA 43 ft
- Ashland & Berwyn · CTA 62 ft
- Ashland & Berwyn · CTA 138 ft
- Ashland & Berwyn · CTA 154 ft
- Clark & Berwyn · CTA 269 ft
- Ranalli's · pizza 171 ft
- Lady Gregory's · irish 223 ft
- Starbucks · coffee_shop 253 ft
- Svea Restaurant · swedish 299 ft
- Lonesome Rose 308 ft
Nearby places drawn from OpenStreetMap, Apr 24, 2026.
The neighborhood around First Free Church Chicago
The ZIP code 60640 area around First Free Church Chicago is home to 67,317 residents with a median household income of $69,397 and a median age of 37.4 years, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
Churches founded the same year as First Free Church Chicago
5 other churches with a documented founding year of 1885 are indexed in Churches List.
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Lansing, MI
- Chicago Epiphany Chicago, IL
- Church of the Epiphany Chicago, IL
- Epiphany Church Chicago, IL
- Covenant Baptist Church Chicago, IL
Your Sunday at First Free Church Chicago
First Free Church Chicago by the numbers
Questions and answers about First Free Church Chicago
- What denomination is First Free Church Chicago?
- This parish is part of the Evangelical tradition.
- Where is First Free Church Chicago located?
- The parish is located at 5255 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640, United States.
- When was First Free Church Chicago founded?
- Founded in 1885.
- How do visitors rate First Free Church Chicago?
- 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 22 Google reviews.
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