Name: 📖 Pete Enns in Columbus: Gladden Lecture & Sunday Preaching
Start: 2025-10-05T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-05T10:00:00-04:00
Location: First Community Church

$\ud83d\udcd6 Pete Enns in Columbus: Gladden Lecture & Sunday Preaching$

We are thrilled to welcome Pete Enns—popular theologian, author, and co-host of The Bible for Normal People podcast—for a special weekend in Columbus this October!
Enns has gained a wide following for his fresh and faithful interpretations of the Bible that engage science, modern scholarship, and the real-life questions of contemporary Christians.
📅 Saturday, October 4 | 2:00 pm
📍 First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St., Parish Hall
Enns will deliver the annual Gladden Lecture, “The Case for Social Justice.” The lecture will be followed by Q&A, a book signing, and (weather permitting) a reception in Washington Gladden Social Justice Park.
👉 Free and open to the public. Registration requested but not required: Register Here https://www.shelbygiving.com/App/Form/726e9129-31e5-4973-8034-854eb4f62bfe
📅 Sunday, October 5 | Worship Services
📍 First Community Church
9 am & 11 am – FC North (3777 Dublin Rd.)
10 am – FC South (1320 Cambridge Blvd.)
Pete Enns will preach at all three worship services.
📚 Enns is the Abraham S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University and the author of numerous books, including How the Bible Actually Works and The Sin of Certainty.
This inspiring weekend is sponsored by First Community Church, First Congregational Church, the Spiritual Life and Learning Center, and Washington Gladden Social Justice Park.
✨ Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of today’s most engaging voices on scripture, faith, and justice!