Bible 201
2025-03-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-04-06 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | First Community South, 1320 Cambridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212, Columbus, OH, 43212, United States
Sundays
March 2-April 13
9-10 am
First Community South
Library
Join the Spiritual Life & Learning Center and facilitators Judy and David Westman as we explore a foundational knowledge of the Bible through the lens of the theology of First Community.
Register HERE
Questions?
Please email Jen Bratka, Program Administrator, at JBratka@FCchurch.com.

Group Spiritual Direction
2025-03-23 12:15 - 13:30 | First Community North, 3777 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH, 43221, United States
Fourth* Sundays
12:15-1:30 pm
First Community North
Room 107 (Parlor)
October 27, November 24, December 15*
January 26, February 23, March 23, April 27
Register HERE

Monthly Group Spiritual Direction Gatherings
Interested in exploring your spiritual growth and development?
If so, perhaps group spiritual direction is a journey you might consider.
What is Group Spiritual Direction?
This ministry offers the opportunity for greater awareness of divine presence or what matters most.
Who may participate in Group Spiritual Direction?
These gatherings are open to everyone. All are welcome.
What does Group Spiritual Direction Offer?
– A space for spiritual exploration and spiritual growth.
– Spiritual practices such as loving-kindness contemplation, Tonglen, Lectio Divina, meditation, breath practices and more will be offered as pathways to recognizing the divine or what matters most.
– An opportunity to share our spiritual stories.
– A place to use our “holy listening” skills as others share their stories.
– Support in learning how to recognize the divine presence or what matters most.
– An opportunity for deepening our relationship with God or what matters most.
– Confidence in following our nudges from the divine or what matters most.
Questions?
Please email Jodi Patton, facilitator, at Jodilynne737@gmail.com or Jen Bratka, Program Administrator at JBratka@FCchurch.com.
*Please note that December’s date is the THIRD Sunday of the month.

Sunday Intersections
2025-03-23 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-03-30 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-06 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-13 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-20 12:30 - 13:30 | First Community North, 3777 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH, 43221, United States
Sundays
12:30-1:30 pm
First Community North
Room 101
Adult Sunday school returns to First Community during Sunday Intersections-Where Spirituality, Life, & Learning converge.
Our gatherings will explore a variety of issues through presentations, reflection, and discussion.
This spring, will watch the Prophetic Voices Film Series and discuss.
Feb 9,16, 23: Bonhoeffer
March 2, 9: Reinhold Niebuhr
March 16, 23: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
March 30, April 6: Dorothy Day
April 13, 20: Not Meeting (Holy Week)
April 27, May 4: Howard Thurman
Registration is not required, but appreciated. Let us know you’ll join us by clicking HERE.
Any questions, please email Jen Bratka, Program Administrator.

Sunday Intersections
2025-03-23 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-03-30 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-06 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-13 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-20 12:30 - 13:30 | First Community North, 3777 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH, 43221, United States
Sunday Intersections
Sundays
12:30-1:30 pm
First Community North
Room 101

Adult Sunday school returns to First Community during Sunday Intersections-Where Spirituality, Life, & Learning converge.
Our gatherings will explore a variety of issues through presentations, reflection, and discussion. Topics will range from historical and theological Biblical studies to relevant topics that we encounter every day.
We will watch the Prophetic Voices Film Series and discuss.
Feb 9, 16, 23: Bonhoeffer
March 2, 9: Reinhold Niebuhr
March 16, 23: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
March 30, April 6: Dorothy Day
April 13, 20: Not Meeting (Holy Week)
April 27, May 4: Howard Thurman
Registration is not required, but appreciated. Let us know you’ll join us by clicking HERE.
Any questions, please email Jen Bratka, Program Administrator.

Women Living the Questions
2025-03-26 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-02 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-09 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-16 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-23 09:30 - 11:00 | Zoom
“Perhaps the secret of living well is not in having all the answers, but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.” ~Rachel Naomi Remen
Women Living the Questions welcomes any woman who wishes to pursue difficult questions about what really matters in life in a safe and supportive environment. Books, videos, and the occasional guest speaker support discussions.
Meetings are Wednesdays at 9:30 – 11 am. We meet in person, at First Community North, Room 101, and also on Zoom if you’d prefer.
Email Linda Baldeck for more information, or click HERE to register.

Lenten Journey
2025-03-26 17:30 - 19:00 | First Community North, 3777 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH, 43221, United States
Lenten Journey
A New 3-Week Series Begins!
Hosted by Rev. Seth Stearns
March 12, 19, & 26
During The Gathering in Wing Grace Hall
5:30pm Light Supper Together
5:45pm Short Service with Devotion
6pm Clergy Led Bible Study
6pm Children’s Midweek Missions
6pm Children’s Choirs

Part One – Let’s Start with a Spiritual Check-Up (Video) (Spiritual Check-Up)
Part Two – Let’s Explore Prayer (Video)
Part Three – Prayer: Pathways to Relationship With The Divine (Video)

Thursday at Ten: Spiritual Explorations
2025-03-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Thursday at 10

Every Thursday
10-11:30 am
on Zoom
Thursday’s at Ten will once again be meeting beginning Thursday, September 12 on Zoom. Over many years this group has read, viewed, studied, and met with a number of inspiring authors and speakers on a variety of topics. As we explore areas of spirituality and religion as well as current topics such as relating to others, being your authentic self, and being in this world in a kind and understanding way, we hope to inspire each participant through open discussion and dialogue.
With the divisive nature of our country and the upcoming elections, our first book will be I Never Thought of it That Way by Monica Guzman. This book may remind many of us of our session in Faith and America Politics prior to the 2008 Presidential Election, when living our faith while staying true to our values often collided with our understanding of other perspectives.
Our first session will be an intro to the year and setting the stage for our reading of Guzman’s book. We hope you can join us!
Facilitated by Connie Johnston.
Any Question, please email Jen Bratka, Spiritual Life & Learning Center, Program Administrator

Please register HERE to receive the Zoom Link.

Centering Prayer
2025-03-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-17 18:00 - 19:00 | First Community South, 1320 Cambridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212, Columbus, OH, 43212, United States
Thursdays
6-7 pm
First Community South
Burkhart Chapel
Register HERE.
“Centering Prayer is a receptive method of Christian silent prayer which deepens our relationship with God, the Indwelling Presence … a prayer in which we can experience God’s presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself .”
-Excerpt from ContemplativeOutreach.org
During our time with Centering Prayer, we will explore the guidelines of Centering Prayer, some practical points, and ways to deepen our relationship with God. We will learn it’s theological background, the root of centering prayer and how it is based on the wisdom saying of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
Questions?
Please email Jen Bratka, Program Administrator, at JBratka@FCchurch.com.

Monthly Ministries 4 Movement Marches
2025-04-06 15:00 | Family Missionary Baptist Church, 996 Oakwood Ave, Columbus, OH, United States
Several members of the Racial Equity and Gun Violence Prevention (GVPMT) Ministry Teams participate monthly in a march and worship/information session with members of the Family Missionary Baptist Church and Ministries 4 Movement partners in the South End of Columbus the first Sunday of each month. First Community is recognized as an official partner of Ministries 4 Movement. We continue to work with this community and other partners for sustainment and new opportunities to contribute to justice causes. These marches occur the first Sunday of each month (rain or shine) at 3pm.
If interest in attending these events, please contact: John Girardor for more information, click HERE.

Contemplative Series
2025-04-12 09:30 | First Community South, 1320 Cambridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212, Columbus, OH, 43212, United States
Second Saturdays*
beginning October 12, 2024
9:30 am
First Community South

Developed around The Tree of Contemplative Practices, each month on the second Saturday, we will meet at First Community South to discuss and ponder each branch.
Each month will be a different experience as we explore different ways of developing our individual spirituality more deeply.
October 12: Introduction to the contemplative practices that we will utilize this program year. Events, dates, times, and presenters will be outlined as we begin this journey together.
More experiences coming soon!
*November’s experience will take place on the third Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Register HERE to join us.
