CoreGroup Guide | Shift Happens - Part 4Written by Jenny Huffman and Christopher BurfordWelcomeWelcome to the final week of our series Shift Happens: When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned. Over the past three weeks we have talked about the ups and down, the lefts and rights, the starts and stops of this journey we call life. Today we wrap up the series with the story of a man named Joseph, as told in th...  Read More

When my kids were young, like most siblings, there would be conflict. Over the course of a day, they would get into some kind of argument. They would come to me or Jess to plead their case. We would often let them work it out, but occasionally we would intervene and make a judgment. Inevitably one of them would not like our decision and we would hear those familiar words, “but it not fair…” I ofte...  Read More

With the expected snow and bitter cold temperatures in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow, The Gathering is shifting all of our worship services online this weekend. We will not have in-person worship at any of our sites tomorrow. Instead, I hope you will make plans now to worship with me online this Sunday. You can worship with The Gathering online by subscribing to our YouTube Channel or goin...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | Shift Happens - Part 3Written by Christopher Burford and Jenny HuffmanA Note from Pastor CharityAs we settle into 2026, we are leaning into a few new rhythms to help us stay grounded and connected to Jesus in this new year:During each sermon series, we will highlight one of our Six Shared Practices. Our practice for this series is Prayer. Click on this link to review the Start, G...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | Shift Happens - Part 2Written by Jenny Huffman and Christopher BurfordA Note from Pastor CharityAs we ease into 2026, we are leaning into a few new rhythms to help us stay grounded and connected to Jesus in this new year:During each sermon series, we will highlight one of our Six Shared Practices. Our practice for this series is Prayer. Click on this link to review the Start, Gro...  Read More

We are only a few weeks into the new year but there is much to celebrate. Last weekend, we celebrated the launch of The Gathering Metro East Site! It was an incredible day of worship and celebration with over 150 people. If you live in the metro east, I hope you will check it out and invite those you know that may be looking for something new this year. Worship is now weekly at 10am, at Dogwood So...  Read More