Join us for the 2025 James W. White Lectureship Series at First Congregational Church, now in its 18th year!
We are thrilled to present Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Chris Hedges, who will lead us in lectures and conversation throughout the weekend.
All events are FREE and OPEN to the public.*
*Tickets required for Friday night at ENT Center, UCCS. Click the link below to reserve.
The following is Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Jim White's recollection of his having learned of Chris Hedges and Jim’s interest in having him come to FCUCC:
“When Patti and I were in Seattle, Washington (2008-09), I was doing interim ministry at University Congregational UCC. While there, we learned that this church had an annual lectureship similar to the one our home church established in 2005. The presenter the year I was there was New Testament scholar Marcus Borg. Later I learned one of their most appreciated speakers was Christopher Hedges. In seeing/hearing his talks on a podcast, I was mightily impressed. He knows and can quote both Saint Agustin and Soren Kierkegaard. He is an ordained Presbyterian Minister with a degree from Harvard Divinity School. Beyond his theological credentials—or, because of them—a better critique of American culture and foreign policy I have never heard.
I began to wonder if we might get him here and, sure enough, First Congregational Church's JWW Lectureship Series Team has invited him to be our guest lecturer in the spring of 2025.
So, a little more about Hedges: He is, most notably, a first-rate journalist and front-line war correspondent. He has covered America’s wars in the Balkans, Central America, and the Middle East. He has written for The New York Times and published several books, e.g., The Greatest Evil Is War. Earlier this year, Hedges rightfully called out America’s 2000-pound bomb contributions to the genocide in Gaza.When he comes, he may well be 'controversial'—but in a way that FCC folk will appreciate.”
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