In addition to gathering weekly for Sunday worship, we encourage all in our church family to participate in our Wednesday evening School of Discipleship offerings throughout the ministry year.
Wednesday Events This Fall
(All events will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. with the exception of Chamber Series concerts, which will begin at 7:30 p.m.)
September 23 | Evening of Prayer and Praise
Join us for an evening of prayer and praise in the sanctuary led by Jason Harris. This evening event will not only enable us to pray for our church and our mission to the city, but also provide us with an opportunity to connect with one another across our corporate worship services and Community Groups. Children are welcome to participate!
October 7 | Central Chamber Series Concert
Season 10, Concert 1: "Songs Without Words"
October 14 | "Augustine: The restless Heart" with Bruce Gordon
Augustine begins with longing. Why are we restless? Why do achievement, pleasure, knowledge, even relationships fail finally to satisfy? Restlessness is the beginning of awakening: the recognition that our desires reach beyond what we presently know how to want.
Bruce Gordon, a native of Canada, is the Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School, where he also teaches in the Department of History and the Humanities Program. Before joining Yale, he was Professor of History at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. His research focuses on the Reformation and its legacy, the history of the Bible and biblical cultures, and the history of dying and death. His publications include "Calvin" (Yale University Press, 2009), "The Christian Institutes of John Calvin" (Princeton University Press, 2016), and "Huldrych Zwingli: God’s Armed Prophet" (Yale University Press, 2021). Most recently, he is the author of "The Bible: A Global History" (Basic Books, 2024), named one of Publishers Weekly’s "Best Books of the Year." He lives in Vermont with his wife, Rona, and their rescue dog, Dougal.
October 21 | "Why bother if it's all going to burn up anyway?" with Bill Fullilove
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The Rev. Dr. William Fullilove is the Executive Pastor at McLean Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA, where he also serves as the Principal and Senior Fellow of The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation, and Culture. He also serves as the Professor of Old Testament and Dean of Students at Reformed Theological Seminary, New York City and as a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Marketplace Transformation. He is the Old Testament General Editor of the forthcoming 60-volume Reformed Exegetical and Theological Commentary on Scripture series to be published by Crossway. He has earned a Ph.D. in Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at The Catholic University of America, an M.A. from The Catholic University of America, an M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary, and an A.B. from Princeton University. Before entering ministry as a vocation, Dr. Fullilove was a Senior Associate at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman and Company), helping direct large domestic and international strategy consulting projects. Dr. Fullilove is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America and a member of the Board of Christianity Explored USA.
October 28 | Jonathan Lee Walton
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Jonathan Lee Walton is the president of Princeton Theological Seminary.
November 4 | "George MacDonald: Desire and Imagination" with Bruce Gordon
MacDonald takes us from restlessness to imagination. Imagination allows us to perceive possibilities that ordinary religious language may no longer make visible.
See October 14 for Bruce Gordon's bio.
November 11 | Central Chamber Series Concert
Season 10, Concert 2: "Of Love and Memory"
November 18 | Community Groups Thanksgiving Dinner
Community Group leaders and members — Join us on Wednesday, November 18 for our annual Thanksgiving dinner for Community Groups. This is a great opportunity for Community Group members to meet others from different groups and fellowship together over a special meal. Central will provide the turkey and mashed potatoes. CG members are asked to bring another shareable dish or volunteer to help set up or clean up.
December 2 | "Marilynne Robinson: The Wonder of Ordinary Life" with Bruce Gordon
Gilead is saturated with the sacredness of ordinary existence: light, water, children, old age, memory, forgiveness, meals, the human face.
See October 14 for Bruce Gordon's bio.