History of Great Speakers At Fountain Street Church

Susan B. Anthony
Winston Churchill
William Jennings Bryan
Eleanor Roosevelt
Clarence Darrow
Helen Keller
Arthur Vandenberg
Linus Pauling
Walter Rauschenbusch
Helen Thomas
Arnold Toynbee
Ralph Bunche
Henry Nelson Wieman
Paul Tillich
Margaret Sanger
Malcom X
Prince William of Sweden
Francis Townsend
Grand Duke Alexander of Russia
Lyman Abbott
Robert M. LaFollette
David Starr Jordan
Senator Carl Levin
Harry Golden
Rev. Sloan Coffin
Bishop James Pike
Rabbi Sherwin Wine
Sidney J. Harris
Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
Robert Bly
Robert Frost
Stokley Carmichael
Paul Erlich
Dale Carnegie
Joseph Campbell
Bayard Ruskin
Gloria Steinem
Ameila Earhart
Norman Vincent Peale
Harry Golden
Gerald R. Ford
Ashley Montagu
J. Herman Randall Sr.
Thomas Moore
Julian Bond
Dick Gregory
Margaret Mead
Lowell Thomas
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Forrest Church
Norman Thomas
Mel Trotter
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Michael Moore
Alan Watts
Molly Ivins
Richard Leakey
Amy Goodman
UN Ambassador George McGovern
Alden Dow
Harlow Shapley
Jim Hightower
Louis Leakey
Kreskin
Wendell Berry
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Eugene O’Neill
Irshad Manji
Kweisi Mfume

NEXT EVENT:

Capitol Steps, Monday, Oct. 13th.2008. 7:00PM
Tickets- General Seating: $25, at all Grand Rapids Schuler Book Stores, Creative Learning and on-line here. Note: student tickets and ten-block tickets are only available on-line here and at the door on the night of the event.

‘Putting the MOCK in Democracy’-The Capitol Steps
The Capitol Steps, the nationally reknown group of political satirists, comes to Fountain Street Church on October 13, 2008, For everyone who has been worn down by politics as usual, this evening will poke fun in a non-partisan way- everyone in this crazy, mixed-up democracy of ours is a target. In addition to The Capitol Steps, our opening act will be Peter Madcat Ruth, a Grammy Award-winning virtuoso harmonica player based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Prior to the show at 6:00PM, a "Yesterdog" all-American hot dog supper will be served on site. Also from 6:00 to 7:00 and from 9:00 to 10:00, a "Democracy Expo", will be held where political action groups may promote their causes. This will truly be a fun-filled, thought-provoking evening for all.

Please Purchase Tickets at the Door or at Schulers.

Plenty of good seats available. SEE YOU THERE!

Tickets are non-refundable.

The mission of the Great Speakers Committee is to invite provocative speakers to our sanctuary that will enrich the whole community and encourage the flow of ideas that is the spirit of Fountain Street Church's free pulpit.

Goals:

  • To seek wide range of speakers and topics on new and divergent ideas and thoughts.
  • To broaden subject areas to attract expanded, diverse community audience
  • To expand community, institutional and area leader networking and collaboration, to establish long-term positive change.

Previous Speaker: Education Reformer and Parenting Expert, Alfie Kohn

Alfie Kohn Discussion Board