Church History

 
Chicago First Church of the Nazarene was organized on August 28, 1904, in a tent on Lexington Ave. in Chicago. In October 1904 they purchased a church at 6417 Eggleston, Chicago, where they worshipped until 1912. They tore that building down and built a new building one-half block down the street at 64th and Eggleston where they worshipped until 1953. In 1953 they built a new church at 83rd and Damen. They worshipped in the city of Chicago for 70 years before moving to their present location at 12725 Bell Road, Lemont, Illinois in 1974.

 
In the early part of the 21st century, Chicago First Nazarene accepted the call to renovate an abandoned church building at 500 North Laramie in Chicago's west side in the Austin neighborhood. The renovation process was completed in October of 2005. An after-school and summer day camp ministry began in March of 2006. The Chicago Central District passed over ownership of the building to Chicago First Nazarene in June of 2007. A new extension congregation began in January 2008 in the Austin facility, making Chicago First Nazarene a two-campus church.