• 26 August 2025

Bible Week '25 starts tonight

We’re full of anticipation for Bible Week 2025 which begins tonight, 26 August, with our first look at The Art of Contentment with Pastor Colin Smith.

Please join us at 7.45pm in Holywood Parish Church for worship, ministry and teaching. Everyone is welcome.

Tuesday 26 August: The hellish sin of discontent (Jude v14-25)

See you there!

Our speaker

Colin Smith is President of Open the Bible and Pastor Emeritus of The Orchard church in northwest suburban Chicago. He can be heard daily on the radio broadcast, Open the Bible, and at openthebible.org. Colin is the author of many books, including Fly Through the Bible, Heaven, How I Got Here, and Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings Through the Beatitudes.

Born in Edinburgh, Colin trained at the London School of Theology and was the Senior Pastor at Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London for 16 years before moving to The Orchard in 1996. 

In January 2025, Colin announced that he would be stepping down as Senior Pastor of The Orchard church to focus full-time on Open the Bible. He continues to serve as Pastor Emeritus.

Colin is married to Karen, and they have two married sons and five granddaughters.