First United Methodist Church has been in St. Charles since the early 1820s. Since then, the congregation has grown to more than 1,400 members with an average Sunday attendance of 600 people. The church offers four Sunday services. Three traditional services are at 8, 9:30 and 11am in the sanctuary; a contemporary services is offered elsewhere in the church at 10:45am. The church offers both a Mother's Day Out childcare program for children ages six weeks to four years old and a preschool program for children ages three to five. More information about both of these programs is available on their website.