What goes best with Christmas Carols? Empanadas of course!

Join us for our 3rd annual Carols at Tangos on Tuesday December 9th from 6-9pm. First come first serve- the restaurant fills up quickly.

Located: 600 S. Yonge #16B Ormond Beach, FL

Celebrate the arrival of Baby Campbell! On Sunday December 7th we will shower Todd and Brittany Campbell with diapers and donuts! Bring a box of diapers (various sizes) to bless the new parents. We also encourage you to check out their registry and donate to the maternity leave fund if you feel led:

Campbell Registry

DATES: Wednesday Oct 15, 29, Nov 12, & Dec 3

Are you in the trenches of parenting? Looking for connection with other parents? Expecting and terrified?! Interested in learning how to talk about your kids about faith? Susan Miller from The Gathering Place (retired teacher, mother, and grandma extraordinaire) is leading a 4 week course for parents who are hoping to go from surviving to thriving. The emphasis on building trust amongst a community of parents who can be one another’s village. Click the link to sign up or for more information.

Childcare provided AND no homework/reading, parenting is busy enough.

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Grab a box from our Welcome Lobby to provide a Thanksgiving Meal to those in need in our county! Drop filled boxes off by Thursday November 18th back to The Gathering Place. Shopping List includes:

• Green Beans (4)

• Canned Corn (4)

• Brownie Mix (2)

• Yams (2)

• Boxed Stuffing (2)

• Gravy Package Mix

• Mini Marshmallows

• Corn Bread Mix

• Scalloped Potatoes (2)

• Mashed Potato Mix (2)

• Cranberry Sauce (2)

• Cream of Mushroom Soup (2)

• Fried Onion Strings

• Gift Card for a Turkey or Ham

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Located: First United Methodist Church336 South Halifax Dr. Ormond Beach, FL, 32176

We are part of the First United Family and twice a year we gather together for worship & fellowship! Sign up to be a part of the annual Chili Cook Off, to be a judge, or to bring another item!

SUBMIT CHILI OR BRING A SIDE

DATES: Wednesday Oct 15, 29, Nov 12, & Dec 3

Are you in the trenches of parenting? Looking for connection with other parents? Expecting and terrified?! Interested in learning how to talk about your kids about faith? Susan Miller from The Gathering Place (retired teacher, mother, and grandma extraordinaire) is leading a 4 week course for parents who are hoping to go from surviving to thriving. The emphasis on building trust amongst a community of parents who can be one another’s village. Click the link to sign up or for more information.

Childcare provided AND no homework/reading, parenting is busy enough.

SIGN UP

On Nov 2nd we are returning to The Foundry for our annual Pet Blessing. Bring your furry, scaly, or feathered friend to receive a prayer. Don’t forget a lawn chair or picnic blanket for this outdoor service (doggy waste bags and water bowls provided).

*No childcare or nursery this Sunday.

Faith + Flow: A Gentle Yoga Practice

Join us for a morning of gentle, faith-centered yoga designed to restore your body, mind, and spirit. This class blends mindful movement and peaceful meditation — all rooted in the belief that caring for our bodies and souls.

When: Saturday November 1, 2025 9:30am-10:30am
Where: The Gathering Place (518K Fentress Blvd Daytona Beach, FL)
Cost: Free (love offerings appreciated)

While admission is free, we invite participants to make a love-offering that will go directly to support Volusia's Domestic Abuse Council. Together, we can nurture both our own healing and the healing of others in our community.

Bring a yoga mat, a water bottle, and an open heart. All levels and all faith backgrounds are welcome — no yoga experience needed!

Let’s move, breathe, and give together in love.

DATES: Wednesday Oct 15, 29, Nov 12, & Dec 3

Are you in the trenches of parenting? Looking for connection with other parents? Expecting and terrified?! Interested in learning how to talk about your kids about faith? Susan Miller from The Gathering Place (retired teacher, mother, and grandma extraordinaire) is leading a 4 week course for parents who are hoping to go from surviving to thriving. The emphasis on building trust amongst a community of parents who can be one another’s village. Click the link to sign up or for more information.

Childcare provided AND no homework/reading, parenting is busy enough.

SIGN UP

F.A.I.T.H. is a county-wide coalition of congregations that works to address social justice issues in Volusia County through local organizing like affordable housing and flooding. The listening sessions are designed so our justice network leaders can hear from the community about issues directly impacting their lives.

Join us at The Gathering Place for one of two listening sessions:

October 8th at 7pm

October 12th after worship

Just because we have a new building doesn’t mean we’re going to stop being The Gathering Place! At the heart of our church is the mission to gather differently, which is why we’ll be worshipping at Ormond Brewing Company on October 19th from 11am-12pm.

DATES: Wednesday Oct 15, 29, Nov 12, & Dec 3

Are you in the trenches of parenting? Looking for connection with other parents? Expecting and terrified?! Interested in learning how to talk about your kids about faith? Susan Miller from The Gathering Place (retired teacher, mother, and grandma extraordinaire) is leading a 4 week course for parents who are hoping to go from surviving to thriving. The emphasis on building trust amongst a community of parents who can be one another’s village. Click the link to sign up or for more information.

Childcare provided AND no homework/reading, parenting is busy enough.

SIGN UP

F.A.I.T.H. is a county-wide coalition of congregations that works to address social justice issues in Volusia County through local organizing like affordable housing and flooding. The listening sessions are designed so our justice network leaders can hear from the community about issues directly impacting their lives.

Join us at The Gathering Place for one of two listening sessions:

October 8th at 7pm

October 12th after worship

✨ Welcome Home Sunday ✨

Looking for a place to belong? On Sunday, October 5th, The Gathering Place is celebrating the grand opening of our new worship center—once a warehouse, now transformed into a place of worship, community, and hope. And there’s a seat waiting for you.

📍518-K Fentress Blvd Daytona Beach, FL
☕ Coffee & Donuts at 9:45am
🙏 Worship at 10:00am
🍽️ Lunch & Family Friendly Games at 11:30am

It’s more than a new building—it’s a new beginning. Maybe you need one of those too? Come celebrate, find your village, and discover a place where faith feels like family. Whether you’re exploring church for the first time or returning after a while, we’re building a community where you are already home.

Get the opportunity to learn about Civil Rights leaders in our own backyard here in Volusia County. We will begin at The Gathering Place at 8:45 visit different sites from Daytona to New Smyrna Beach, FL. Justice matters to God, so justice matters to The Gathering Place.

• Howard Thurman home (tour) - Daytona

• Mary McLeod Bethune statue at Riverfront Esplanade - Daytona

• Jackie Robinson Ballpark - Daytona

• Mary Harrell Black Heritage Museum (open 10am-1pm) - New Smyrna Beach

• Freemanville Settlement Marker and Mount Moriah Baptist Church - Port Orange

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The proven way to improve literacy in children is simply reading aloud with them. It’s both easy and effective! We are recruiting volunteers to read with 2nd and 3rd grade students at our partner school, Westside Elementary.

Join us on Wednesday September 17th from 4-6pm in the Westside Media Center for Read Aloud with Partner Training and Child & Youth Protection Training. ALL volunteers connected to First United Methodist Ormond Beach or The Gathering Place are required to be Child & Youth Protection trained and receive a background check.

Email beckypittard@gmail.com to sign up.

To make this new unit ready to welcome guests, we need as much help as we can get! Join us on Saturday August 23rd from 9am-2pm for a TGP Work Day. We’ll be moving, painting, assembling furniture, cleaning, reupholstering chairs, etc.

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Thursday August 21st @ 6:30pm located at The Foundry

"Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson is a powerful memoir that explores the injustices of the American legal system, particularly for those who are poor, wrongly convicted, and on death row. The book focuses on the story of Walter McMillian, a black man wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death, and Stevenson's fight to free him.

Purchase Just Mercy

SIGN UP FOR ONE NIGHT BOOK CLUB

We are celebrating Back to School Sunday on Sunday August 10th during the service for students and educators. We will say a special prayer and ask kids/teens/college students to come up to the front where they will receive a special gift. 

Sunday July 13th immediately after worship

As a part of our On the Move Generosity Initiative we will gather at the Williamson Blvd. Property for a time of prayer.

On June 8th, we’ll be celebrating Pentecost as a First United Family followed by a church-wide BBQ.

Join us at 10am at First United Methodist Ormond Beach. It’s also, “Stump the Pastor” so submit a question about faith, church, spirituality, etc. Do you have a question you think will stump Pastor Scott and Pastor Amy? Click the link below!

SUMBIT A QUESTION

Join us at Ormond Brewing Company for a TGP Social. One round of bingo will start at 6:30pm!

Located: 301 Division Ave UNIT 15, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 (overflow parking is on Division, East of the train tracks, in the parking lot of the old DuvaSawko building)

9:00 AM until 11:00 AM

What makes The Gathering Place unique is our commitment to gathering differently. We understand that there are many people who would never step foot in a traditional church building, but are still longing for hope and belonging.

Kayaks & Communion is the chance to experience the beauty of God's creation IN God's creation. The church doesn't have to look like a building with steeples and pews. Sometimes it looks like a group of folks wanting to learn more about Jesus on kayaks, paddle boards, and pontoon boats.

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Join us Sunday April 27th, 2025 at 9am at Tomoka Outpost. Kayaks & Canoes available for rental OR ride on a pontoon boat (free, but space is limited). Click the link to sign up and for more info:

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Join us at we celebrate the hope found in Jesus’ resurrection!

10am-11:15am

Located inside The Foundry (728 Fentress Blvd Daytona Beach, FL 32114)