Gethsemane Lutheran Church

A Christ-centered community empowered by and overflowing with God's inclusion, justice, and grace.

Love God.

Love People.

Group photo at the Columbus Pride Parade.

Our mission at Gethsemane is to help people Love God & Love People.

Because Jesus welcomed all people, we are dedicated to welcoming all people of every race, culture, belief, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, and physical or mental ability.

All are welcome at Gethsemane, and all really means ALL!

Group photo at the Columbus Pride Parade.

Wherever you are in your journey of faith we are here to help you experience radical inclusion, vibrant worship, intentional faith formation, and compassionate service.

A Church Passionate About

Radical Inclusion

Vibrant Worship

Intentional Faith-Formation

COMPASSIONATE SERVICE

Pastor TJ preaching to the congregation.

Worship with us!

Sundays

9:30 AM worship with Communion
Also available online at our YouTube Channel

10:45 AM Education for All Ages

1:00 PM Swahili Worship

Watch our latest sermon

8th Sunday after Pentecost

August 3rd, 2025

Summer Sermon Series:

Road Trip.

Summer is a time of movement – vacations, adventures, and exploration. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is also on the move, traveling toward Jerusalem and teaching his followers lessons along the way. This series will invite us to go on a spiritual road trip with Jesus: learning, serving, and growing as we journey together.

From Pastor TJ’s sermon titled “Lost & Found“.

“God is already here.

Already holding you.

Already offering daily bread and boundless mercy and the Spirit who will not leave you alone.

You may feel lost.

But you are already found.”

– Pastor TJ Lynch

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Blessing of the Bags

Time: August 10 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Bring your backpack or any type of school bag to Worship for a special blessing. We will also bless the backpacks purchased for our Food Pantry children.

Launch Day

Time: August 17 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Launch Day this year will have a Ministry Fair following worship. Everyone is invited to learn about all the different ministries at Gethsemane and how you can be involved. Our […]

AN EVENING WITH NADIA BOLZ-WEBER – RED STATE REVIVALS TOUR

Time: August 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

An evening with Nadia Bolz-Weber - Red State Revivals Tour! at St. John's United Church of Christ (Columbus, OH) on Friday, Aug. 22, 7:00pm. Nadia Bolz-Weber is a New York Times […]

Quilting Workday

Time: August 23 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The next quilting workday will be Saturday, Aug, 23, 9am – 12 noon. Please come help us finish quilts with lots of knots! We are in our final push toward quilt dedication […]