Rabbi Rami Shapiro was our 2022 Spiritual Searcher Speaker. We welcomed him to Columbus on August 26th through 28th, 2022. During his visit, Rabbi Rami invited our community to join him in the Days of Awe for the World event series. This is a wonderful way to follow up with Rabbi Rami's work. This event […]
Wander Walks – Cultivating Sensibility and Surprise Two facilitated Greater Columbus nature experiences that include both guided walking and free time to explore. Attend one or both walks. Attendees will meet in the parking lot at the walking location. Facilitator: Walks will be led by Cindy Lanese, admirer of the natural world. Certified as Ecotherapy […]
Becoming a Sacred Agent: A Weekend with Avery Solomon When a person comes to their real senses, they will recognize that they have only one problem: "How can I come into awareness of, and oneness with, my true being?" - Paul Brunton You are invited to join a in a virtual weekend of communing with […]
IN-PERSON at First Community North Join us to view an award-winning documentary film: "BONHOEFFER" - profiling the young German theologian who joined the plots to kill Adolf Hitler. Across the series of videos viewers will hear from President Jimmy Carter, Civil Rights icons Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson and John Lewis, writers David Brooks and Barbara […]
Monday October 17 7 pm First Community North, Grace Hall Presenter: Michael Wilkos, Sr VP of Community Impact at the United Way Although Columbus and the central Ohio region are outperforming every other Midwestern metropolis in terms of population growth and economic expansion, some parts of the region are thriving while other areas struggle. Michael […]
The First Community Community Justice Ministry Team will be visiting the Miami Valley Peace Heroes Trail in Dayton, OH at 11a on October 29th. The trail opened this September and is a place to honor and interact with 57 peace heroes signs depicting peacebuilders, both alive and from history, international and local. The director of […]
Wander Walks – Cultivating Sensibility and Surprise Two facilitated Greater Columbus nature experiences that include both guided walking and free time to explore. Attend one or both walks. Attendees will meet in the parking lot at the walking location. Facilitator: Walks will be led by Cindy Lanese, admirer of the natural world. Certified as Ecotherapy […]
Join us on Zoom for a one-hour interview with Austen Hartke and Rev. Sarah Kientz. Austen Hartke is the author of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians, a book on theology and personal narratives published in 2018. He is also the founder and director of Transmission Ministry Collective, an online community dedicated […]