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.
JUSTICE MINISTRY HOUSE MEETING
When: 6:30pm Monday, December 2, 2024
Where: Foundry - TGP Office
Justice Ministry House Meetings are where we hear stories of real issues and needs facing our local community. These stories help focus our justice work involving affordable housing, flooding, and criminal justice/mental health.
This is when we also make commitments to attend and invite others to the Nehemiah Action Assembly at 6:30pm on April 1, 2025 -- our largest event of the year, we gather over 1,000 people across Volusia county to hold local officials accountable to the justice initiatives we put forward.
Sign up below to attend the House Meeting and mark if you plan to attend the Action Assembly on April 1!
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.
WE HAVE HYGIENE KITS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP!
Come by our office at the Foundry (728 Fentress Blvd, Daytona) and pick some up and hand them out to folks in need in our community.
HAND OUT Hygiene Kits
Volusia Basket Brigade
Help local families in need have a great thanksgiving dinner
Boxes are available beginning October 28, 2024 at Publix grocery stores, LaBosco’s Jewelry Castle, RE/MAX Signature, and Space Coast Credit Union.
You can pick up a box and purchase the items to fill a full box or you can purchase items from the list and bring them to the Foundry by Sunday, November 17th. We will assemble remaining boxes and deliver them by November 22nd
Last year The Gathering Place provided 21 boxes to our community. This year, our goal is 30 boxes!
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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Westside Elementary School
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. Help out with the Spirit Squad - an opt-in program to share hopeful and encouraging messages with kids. Or work at our annual Easter Egg Hunt at Westside, it’s a lot of fun!
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.