The Gathering Underground Recovery Community (URC) is a worship service for addicts, loved ones, spiritual rebels, and hope seekers who have often felt unwelcome and/or stigmatized in more traditional “church” settings.

The URC welcomes you wherever you are spiritually, and for who you are authentically.
Some may be angry at God or have written Jesus off completely. Others may be struggling with, or even leaning into skepticism with this whole faith thing.

Or maybe a few have been so sick from the disease of addiction, have tried everything, and are fully ready to surrender to the love and grace only found in the ministry of Jesus.

Whether any of this sounds familiar, or you are somewhere in-between, it is okay and you are welcome in this community.

Each week, we meet for coffee and a time to catch up with one another. We celebrate you where you are, and follow those celebrations with a short message weaving the love and grace of Jesus into our active recovery. Then, a personal story teller shares their battle in active addiction, and is literally the light of hope within their own recovery story. Finally, we pray for those who are hurting.

After we meet as a community, traditional and non-traditional 12-step meetings are offered for those looking for a recovery group.

If you have any other questions about URC, please let me know.

I hope you'll join us. And bring a friend.

Let us Pray,

Chris Pondoff
Leader URC
314.556.3641
cpondoff@pondoffsanonymous.com