Ben Gosden
Husband, father, Christ-follower & pilgrim on a journey
I am husband to Katie and father to Olivia and Sam, my greatest blessings. I have been an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church since 2014 and have served in full-time ministry since 2010. I'm a 2-time graduate of Candler School of Theology ('11T & '22DMin).
I've also been sober since January 1, 2022. The greatest miracle in my life has been the daily work of healing God has brought me through sobriety. Little did I know that such a journey would lead me to greater health and healing in every facet of my life.
Professional Bio
Rev. Dr. Ben Gosden is an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, and senior pastor of historic Trinity United Methodist Church in Downtown Savannah, GA.
Originally from Columbus, Georgia, Ben graduated from Columbus State University in 2008 with a degree in Political Science. He then attended Emory University's Candler School of Theology to earn his M. Div degree in 2011. In 2022, Ben graduated from Candler School of Theology, this time with a Doctor of Ministry. Ben has been sober since January 2022, finding healing and hope through God daily in his new life of recovery.
Ben's passions for ministry are preaching, systems leadership, missions and justice ministry, and community organizing. He works for and dreams of a church where all are welcomed and where all reach out in concern to the world around us to share love, grace, and mercy. Ben is also a person in long-term recovery from alcoholism and has come to know God’s grace in powerful ways through his own journey of recovery. He is a Christ-follower, husband, father, pastor, and pilgrim on a journey, in the hope that out of our deepest wounds can flow God’s greatest work.