We have several active ministries here at The Gathering Church.
We want to reach our community and we are able to do so through the following programs.

In November of 2020 we started a hot meal breakfast program. The first 2 months of this program, we served over 700 meals.
The need for feeding those in our community has been greater than ever!
It has been an incredible opportunity to serve those in our city.
Sundays at 9:00am in the social hall.

Due to generous donations from Sam's Club Evansville, Panera Bread Evansville East, and the Tri-State Food Bank, we are able to make and deliver sandwiches directly to those in need in areas near the church in downtown Evansville. During this time our team is able to meet people right where they are and share the love of Jesus to those who may not know Him.  For more information on how you can help this ministry, contact Pastor Ray Brown, or fill out a volunteer sign up form at the bottom of this page.

The Shopping Experience is the new food pantry ministry at The Gathering.
Once a month, those in need of food assistance can come in and "shop" for their own items at no charge to them.
We will have volunteers on hand to help shop and to assist with loading items into vehicles if needed. Volunteers will also be available to pray with you or just be a listening ear.

You can help this ministry by donating either financially, or by donating unexpired food items from your own pantry, or by purchasing items and bringing them in. You can also help by telling someone about this program who made be in need of assistance, or by becoming a proxy for those people and shopping for them.

Dates and times for this program are listed under our events page.

Backpack Ministry touches the lives of the displaced members of our community either by homelessness or those with no permanent housing. We provide essential supplies like hygiene items, shirts, pants, underwear, socks, jackets, gloves, scarves, and blankets. We also include some non-perishable food items and water.
Also provided is information for resources for temporary housing.
In 2023 we supplied 280 backpacks to those in need in our community.

Our mission is to build community, develop skills, and inspire creativity.

We provide group activities that include the arts, sewing, use of textiles, therapy animals and faith-based education that builds the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Our projects are donated to those in need as well as local animal shelters.

Learn more about this program at CoCoEvv.org

In partnership with The Gathering Church, D.O.C. provides safe affordable housing to those in the beginning stages of their transformed lives. Our mission is to serve the weak, the weary, and the forgotten. We exemplify this mission in many various ways day to day, but particularly in transitional housing and strategic partnerships with other organizations.

The Gathering Church and Restore Outreach Ministries partnering with Aurora to feed on average 160 lunch plates of hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, hotdogs, chips, drinks, and desserts to the un-homed and nearby neighbors in the Jacobsville neighborhood. This ministry runs seasonally serving normally six months out of the year, from April until September, the first Friday of each month.

Why is this ministry important to us? We believe in connecting with the un-homed in our community at a location that most un-homed are familiar with.  Being that many are meeting with their case workers then it becomes a more relaxed time over a meal, outside along with our Family volunteer team to create a safe, nonjudgmental, caring environment.  Also, this assist Aurora in connecting to nearby neighbors and elevates any possible barriers between the two.  Lastly, we can honor and recognize the social workers and additional workers on property by supplying a meal to them too.  This neighborhood is recognized as a food dessert and one of the highest crime districts within our city.

Where?  At Aurora in Jacobsville at 1001 Mary Street, Evansville, IN.