Colin Smith is now serving full-time as President of Open the Bible, a ministry he founded in 1999 during his time as Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Smith recently stepped back from his role as Senior Pastor, and from 1 September is serving full time with Open the Bible, seeking to expand the reach of Biblical resources around the globe.
Smith remains committed to The Orchard, where he continues to preach as Pastor Emeritus. He will be involved in numerous speaking engagements across the US, UK and Europe.
In the UK, Smith can be heard every weekday evening on Premier Christian Radio as well as via podcast and the website, openthebible.org.uk.
Smith is the author of many books, including Fly Through the Bible, a simple overview of the Bible’s story available in print, as a free app and free online video-based studies.
He is married to Karen, and they have two married sons and five granddaughters.
John Martin, UK Executive Director of Open the Bible, says: “We are so excited at this opportunity to have more of Colin’s time to preach, teach and train when he visits the UK. If a church or gospel partnership would like to explore Colin coming to speak, we’d love to hear from you!”
