Reading Groups
ROFTers stands for Readers of First Things. To be put in touch with your local ROFTers group, please email us at rofters@firstthings.com.
For decades, enterprising readers have created ROFTers groups to convene local readers of the magazine for regular discussion and fellowship. The proliferation of ROFTers groups nationally and even internationally has been entirely organic, and testifies to the strength and commitment of the First Things community.
At the behest of local ROFTers group leaders, First Things is exploring ways to support existing groups and grow the ROFTers network further. If you would like to start a ROFTers group in your area, update the information for an existing ROFTers group, or have ideas for strengthening the ROFTers group network, please contact Carter Skeel, Director of Institutional Advancement, at cskeel@firstthings.com or 212-627-1985.
To find a local ROFTers group, please review the list below. Groups are listed alphabetically by state; groups outside the United States are listed last.
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Corresponding Secretary
(Active)
Mobile
Mr. Christopher Colby
(Active)
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Mr. Andy Halaby
(Active)
COLORADO
Denver (Wheat Ridge)
Mr. Dennis Floyd
(Active since 2003)
Greeley-Loveland
Mr. Paul Wilson
(Active)
FLORIDA
Orlando
Mr. Jeff LeMaster
(Trying to Form)
St. Petersburg
Mr. Robert Ross
(Active)
GEORGIA
HAWAII
Honolulu
Rev. Spencer Revely
(Trying to Form)
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Mr. Clyde Taylor
(Active)
Aurora
Mr. Kieth Duff
(Trying to Form)
INDIANA
Indianapolis
Mr. Brandon Brown
(Active)
KANSAS
Kansas City
Mr. John Trecker
(Active)
Wichita
Mr. Malcom Harris
Mr. Daniel Brooks
(Active)
MAINE
Camden
Mr. Jeffrey Lewis
(Active)
Bangor
Mr. Nathaniel Stanley
(Trying to Form)
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
Ms. Elizabeth Siegel
(Active)
MISSOURI
St. Louis
Mr. Demetrios G. Tsikalas
(Active)
NEVADA
Las Vegas
Mr. John Lynn Gullickson
(Trying to Form)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wolfeboro
Mr. James O’Rourke
(Active)
NEW JERSEY
Chatham
Mrs. Pip Donahoe
(Active)
NEW YORK
Buffalo
Ms. Sandra Ham
(Active)
New York City
Ms. Nona Aguilar
(Active)
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Mr. Michael Sides
(Active)
NORTH CAROLINA
Eastern North Carolina
Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth
(Active)
Charlotte
Ms. Sheridan Vickery
(Active)
Fayetteville
Mr. Luke Heibel
(Trying to form)
NORTH DAKOTA
Carrington
Mr. Willy Dillingham
(Trying to Form)
OHIO
Cincinnati
Fr. Henry Hoffmann
(Active)
Columbus
Mr. Adam Pasternack
(Active)
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa
Mr. Justin Pickard
(Active)
PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh Valley / Allentown area
Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Molly DeVito
(Active)
Philadelphia (Abington)
Mr. Maurice Lee
(Active)
Philadelphia (Center City)
Mr. Anthony Hennen
(Trying to Form)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville
Mr. Robert Markway
(Active)
Beaufort
Mr. David Simpson
(Active)
TENNESSEE
Brentwood/Franklin
Mr. Robert Turner
(Trying to Form)
Maryville
David R. Duggan
(Active)
TEXAS
Austin
Karl Stephan
(Active)
Dallas
Mr. Bill Asbury
(Active)
El Paso
Mr. Rene Nevarez
(Trying to form)
UTAH
Salt Lake City
Mr. Olivier B. Simon
(Active)
VIRGINIA
Reston / Online
Mr. Bob Bowe
(Active: Meets online, email Bob Bowe for more information, include “ROFTers” in the subject line)
WASHINGTON
Sammamish/Bellevue
Ms. Kathi Lehr
(Active)
WISCONSIN
Racine
Mr. Fred Beuttler
(Active)
AUSTRALIA
Canberra
Mr. Mike Swan
(Active)
