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Gethsemane Lutheran Church

Church, Lutheran, ELCA, Reconciling, Christ, Christian

Sun 9:30am + Lutheran (ELCA) Kiswahili services LGBTQ+ friendly Columbus, OH

About Us

Gethsemane Lutheran Church, located in Columbus, Ohio, is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and a Reconciling in Christ congregation. GLC’s guiding principles are to sing God’s good news, share God’s unconditional welcome, care for each other, and serve those in need.



Our Services

Service Times

Sunday
09:30am
Traditional Worship service three times a month and a Contemporary Worship at least once a month. We share communion every Sunday.
04:00pm
Swahili Worship first and third Sundays of the month. Traditional Worship service with communion.

What to Expect

What are services like?
Our worship emphasizes the grace of God that we experience through God’s Word and Sacrament. That grace is revealed to us in community through music, reading, prayer, preaching, and sharing communion and baptism with one another. Our worship, whether contemporary or traditional, is rooted in liturgical rituals that have been used by Christians for thousands of years. We also use new songs, world music, contemporary words, and new thoughts.

What is the community like?
At Gethsemane, we know we are all imperfect people. We are sinners who are forgiven and have gathered together to worship God and try to live a life closer to Jesus Christ every day.

What if I'm not a Christian?
Wherever you are on your faith journey, we welcome you to worship with us at Gethsemane!


Leadership

Rev. June  Wilkins

Rev. June Wilkins
Pastor

Pr. June Wilkins joined Gethsemane on June 26, 2011. She has lived in New York City, Houston, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Austin. She graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 2003 with honors and a concentration in Urban Theology. She served for the past eight years as Associate Pastor of St. Martin's Lutheran in Austin, TX. She lives in Clintonville with her husband, Bob (Columbus' newest professional Ventriloquist!), their dog and their two birds. Her favorite group is the Beatles.

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