This weekend, The Gathering continues our 20th Anniversary celebration, and I hope all of you are in worship to be a part of it. Worship will be powerful, the message important, and we have a lot of meaningful and fun ways for you to engage. In particular, I hope that in addition to coming to worship, all of you will do 4 things this weekend:Share your “defining moment” during your time at The Gat...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | Defining Moments – Part 2Written by Jenny Huffman and Christopher BurfordWelcomeOver the past two decades at The Gathering, countless people made countless small decisions that led the church to be what it is today. And now it’s our turn. Welcome to Part 2 of our series, Defining Moments: Celebrating 20 Years of The Gathering. This week we reflect on the present moment and the po...  Read More

CoreGroup Guide | Defining Moments – Part 1Written by Christopher Burford and Jenny HuffmanFrom Pastor CharityAs we move into a new CoreGroup season, I want to remind us all of one of our key values for the CoreGroup ministry: Show Up. It’s That Simple. Your group counts on you. When we show up consistently, listen deeply, and share honestly, we become more than attendees - we become owners of som...  Read More

Twenty years ago, on September 17, 2006 - a new church gathered for worship in an old sanctuary in the city of St. Louis. The church didn’t have a lot of resources, no money, couldn’t afford staff, and didn’t have fancy technology. What it did have was people who were highly committed to something that they couldn’t yet see. They were people that wanted to create a church that was compelling for n...  Read More

Lately, several people have come to me about decisions they are struggling with. Many Christians wrestle with how to apply their faith to everyday life. How do we make faithful and spiritually informed decisions? It isn’t an easy question, and for that reason, many people don’t invite God in to everyday, seemingly non-spiritual choices they make. For example, how many of you prayed and asked for G...  Read More

When did you first come to The Gathering? Can you remember? For some of us, it was a random invite from a friend. For others, we saw a mug sitting on a coworker's desk. Maybe you drove by and saw the orange sign or googled and we popped up. Just the other day, someone told me they asked ChatGPT for a church that isn’t lame in St. Louis, and AI invited them to The Gathering!What did you experience ...  Read More