Forums and Roundtables

After the Sunday Service, Lively Discussions at First Forum

PFirst Forum with Ben Austen and Khalif Veal discussing whether our carceral system doing what we think it is? Do we even know what we want it to do? #FlatironBooks #prisonreform

The mission of First Forum is to provide a venue to explore issues underlying topics of interest in a stimulating and thought-provoking manner. The usual format is a 30-minute presentation by a guest speaker, followed by 30 minutes of questions from the audience.

If First Forum excites you, prods you to action, forces you to reconsider your long-cherished positions, makes you mad, makes you happy, but most importantly makes you pause and reflect; then it may have accomplished its mission. First Forum is held most Sundays in Hull Chapel at approximately 11:30 AM (after the Sunday worship service) . Occasional special presentations have been scheduled at other times, usually in the evening.

In addition to the First Forum program, First U also offers members and friends the opportunity to suggest and present informal Roundtable discussions of topics that are of particular interest to church activities and ministries.

Examples of past First Forums

Sri Lanka: Democracy in Debt (Sept 8, 2024)

Reproductive Rights March 25, 2023