HOW WE CULTIVATE UNITY
Our driving passion is to help the Church work together to make Columbus a flourishing city. We come alongside pastors, nonprofit directors, and workplace leaders to create an ecosystem of friendship that leads to sustainable collaboration.
Our Vision
To unite the Church of Columbus, to be for the City of Columbus
Our Mission
To inspire, gather, and activate followers of Jesus to pursue the common good in our city
Our Values
Gospel Saturation | Good news for all
Humility | A posture of curious learning
Kingdom Diversity | We need each other
Relational Unity | One Church of the city
Love for Our City | Enthusiastically pro-Columbus
.jpg)
For Columbus is committed to:
OUR COMMITMENT
SPIRIT OF AGREEMENT
In 2014, God gave a vision of a unified city to over a dozen Columbus pastors from various denominations, networks, and backgrounds. After hundreds of conversations and many edits, we have Columbus’ “Spirit of Agreement,” our theological vision that draws Christ’s Church throughout the city together.
We are a Gospel community that is a visibly united and sustainable outworking of the Holy Spirit. We, as distinctive congregational ministries, specialty ministries, and marketplace ministries, are wholeheartedly dedicated to the transformation of our city. Our commitment lies in sharing and proclaiming Jesus Christ, actively pursuing justice and reconciliation, presenting a faithful public witness, demonstrating biblical generosity, and fostering authentic relationships that transcend cultural boundaries. Together, we strive to create a vibrant community where lives are impacted and our city thrives.
“For Columbus” is not a new idea, but it is God’s idea. In Jeremiah 29:7 God calls His people to “seek the peace of the city,” and many years later, Jesus prays in John 17:21 that we would experience the unity that he himself embodied as one with the Father.
Organizationally, For Columbus is the result of four unique ministries coming together as one — Mission Columbus (est. 2000), For Columbus (est. 2011), Catalyst for Columbus (est. 2014), and Pray for Columbus (est. 2014). We all saw strength in unity, effectiveness in collective impact, and Spiritual power in moving together as a unified city movement.
Today, the For Columbus leaders and staff serve to inspire, gather, and activate followers of Jesus to pursue the common good in our city. Want to be a part of this story?
THE STORY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SCOTT MALLORY
Highland Real Estate
BISHOP LAFAYETTE SCALES
Rhema Christian Center
CHRIS WATKINS
COhatch
DON WELLS
Wells CPA
DAVE DURELL
George Edward Durrell Foundation
JESSICA GATTON
Alpha USA
DWIGHT MONTGOMERY
National Christian Foundation of Ohio
WALLY MARTINSON, ADVISOR
Mission Increase
JOHN RUE, ADVISOR
Built to Lead
BRAD GAMMONS
Irth Solutions
CHRIS KELLEY
Common Ground Development
NICK NYE
Executive Director
URSULA KEMP
Pray For Columbus Advisor
RACHEL SMITH
Columbus Discipleship Network Director
SHANE TUCKER
Networks Director
BRITTANY NYE
Communications Director
LYNDSEY EVANS
Administrative Director
SHAWNA SHEPHERD
Pray for Columbus Director
DANIEL NATHAN
Operations Director