Events at Various Churches
Sunday Series at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church
Heather Cox Richardson spoke at the House of Hope in March 2024 as part of the Sunday Series Speakers. Professor of History at Boston College and an expert on American political and economic history, she is the author of seven books on American politics. A very popular event; all tickets were claimed within 24 hours of becoming available.
Retired Minnesota Justice Alan Page spoke at the House of Hope in January 2024. A star football player at Notre Dame, Page was a first-round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings. Page received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota, and went on the a career in law, eventually becoming the first African American on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Page and his late wife Diane founded the Page Education Foundation, which assists Minnesota students of color in their pursuit of post-secondary education. To date, the foundation has awarded $16 million in grants to more than 8,000 students. Justice Page and his daughter, Kamie Page, have written four children’s picture books. 
Spiritual Enrichment Weekend at First Presbyterian Church, Concord, NC
February 21-23, 2020 featuring Diana Butler Bass Keynote address: "Shifting Ground: Conversations and Practices for Churches in an Age of Change" 
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February 8, 2022 Faith in Public Life: "Who Stole My Bible" at First Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, Indiana
Rev. Jennifer Butler is a Presbyterian minister and the CEO of Faith in Public Life, a network of 50,000 religious leaders advancing social justice. She is the past chair of the White House Council on Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships (2015-2016). Prior to assuming the helm of Faith in Public Life in 2005, she spent ten years working in the field of international human rights representing the Presbyterian Church (USA) at the United Nations. She is the author of Who Stole My Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny, which helps readers discover how the Bible from Genesis to Revelation is a liberating handbook for finding your voice for overcoming authoritarianism. The book is in our church library. Rev. Butler led discussion of how social advocacy in church is the "right" thing for churches and members and provided some examples of churches engaging in advocacy. Some of the speakers and events at Fort Washington College Church:
Summer 2016: A vigil for Orlando after the Pulse shootings included ribbons with messages tied to the church's front gate
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Bishop John Shelby Spong
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Fall 2013: organized an appearance of author Bishop John Shelby Spong in Topeka, Kansas. Bishop Spong spoke on his latest book, "The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic" at Washburn University in a presentation co-sponsored by the Washburn University Department of Philosophy and Central Congregational Church in honor of its 125th anniversary. A second lecture was held at Central Congregational Church on Spong's ground-breaking book "Jesus for the Non-Religious."
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