Story Club returns Jan. 30 to Elmhurst's Bethel United Church of Christ
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, Story Club returns to Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst. Story Club is a storytelling event with true stories told live, featuring a mix of experienced storytellers with an open mic opportunity for anyone. Here's how Story Club works: you can attend as an audience member and have the experience of hearing real stories told live. And, you can join in the storytelling by preparing an eight-minute story to share. The storytelling theme for the evening is "Closets."
Story Club is geared for age 14 or older. There will be a free-will donation of $10 to support Youth Outlook, one of Bethel's Human Concerns mission partners. Youth Outlook is the first social service agency in Illinois solely dedicated to the support of LGBTQ+ youth. This organization works in six counties in the Chicago suburbs, offering drop-in centers for youth, parent support, and community education. Youth Outlook provides dedicated programming related to safer sex, healthy relationships, and HIV/AIDS prevention and education. Bethel is developing plans to host a Youth Outlook Drop-In Center beginning in the fall of 2019.
Bethel UCC is located at 315 E. St. Charles Road in Elmhurst. Church facilities are fully accessible and parking is available behind the church; please enter from St. Charles Road or Huntington Lane off Poplar. Contact the church at office@bethel-ucc.org or call (630) 279-4040 for more information. Visit www.bethel-ucc.org or on Facebook.