LOVE in Action
Loving God, Neighbor, Self, & Creation - Abundantly.
Love in action means sharing an abundant love with God, with each other, with yourself, and with the earth.
Worship and spiritual formation help us love God, and it’s easy for us to find ways to show mercy to our neighbors and environment, but what Micah 6:8 also teaches us is to do justice.
The Gathering Place seeks to be a place where you can deepen your love of God, show mercy to those who suffer, and to work towards justice and peace.
SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY
Fighting Against Injustice Toward Harmony! F.A.I.T.H. is an interfaith (welcomes all faith traditions), non-partisan (neither conservative nor liberal) justice ministry network seeking to alleviate local injustices in Volusia County. The work right now primarily focuses on affordable housing and flooding in our communities. Click the link below if you would like to be a part of this justice work and make Volusia County a bit more like the Kingdom of God.
Our Mission Partners
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Halifax Urban Ministries (HUM)
Halifax Urban Ministries prevents homelessness among low-income families by providing emergency assistance and intervenes on behalf of those who have become homeless to reestablish permanent housing. Donate to their food pantry. Volunteer to help with meals.
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Read aloud with parnters
Westside Elementary is a K-5th school in our neighborhood where we partner to invest in the lives of their students, teachers, and staff. Volunteer with our Read-Aloud-with-Partners program, to assist reading on level. For more info, contact beckypittard@gmail.com.
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
Keeping our local students “full” one non-perishable food donation at a time. Every month, The Gathering Place will donate items to local Food pantries at Stetson, Bethune Cookman, and Westside Elementary School food pantries. Bring your donations on Sunday mornings or M-Thurs 9-4:30 to put in the box at the entrance of The Foundry! Email coordinator Joanna Voss for more information: joannabvoss@gmail.com
HAND OUT HOMELESS CARE BAGS
We want to make a difference in our community. We also want to equip and release you to be the hands and feet of Jesus wherever you go.
One way this happens is by making hygiene kits for people in crisis or our unhoused neighbors. Several times throughout the year, we assemble hundreds of hygiene kits that folks can take with them and share with the people in need they encounter in our community.
GRAB A HOMELESS CARE KIT ON SUNDAYS
UNLEASH YOUR GIFTS
God has given you a unique set of spiritual gifts that shape how you are wired to serve the Lord, spread the Gospel, and be the body of Christ in the flesh.
We’ve developed our own spiritual gifts quiz and framework for understanding how you’re called. Some people are gardeners, some storytellers, some architects, and others mystics.
Click the link below to take the quiz and find out your gifts! Download the booklet for more info about spiritual gifts and how you can serve.
Volusia Basket Brigade
Help local families in need have a great thanksgiving dinner
You can make a difference
Click the link to fill out an interest form and learn about all of the ways you can serve and volunteer at The Gathering Place or alongside our partner ministries.