WHO ARE WE

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The Gathering exists to welcome people into community to follow Jesus, partner in ministry to transform our lives together, and to go create an equitable world.

Jesus's ministry was rooted in responding to the least, last and lost. He was intentional in ministering to those who were marginalized, oppressed, downtrodden and made to feel as if their worth and value were being negotiated.

​The Gathering is a womanist church ​that exists to create worship experiences that address social justice issues through womanist preaching and action.  It's not just for women, though - it's for women and men, where social justice is addressed through the gospel text in a way that raises prophetic voices and issues a rallying cry, speaking truth to power.  It is about women and men working together to dismantle the systemic structures that seek to oppress people.

We welcome you to The Gathering, a worshipping community in Dallas, where all are truly welcome.

​Welcome. Partner. Transform. Go.

WHAT IS A
WOMANIST?

The poet, literary giant and activist, Alice Walker, best known for her book-turned-movie, The Color Purple, said "womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender, credited with coining the term.

​The term is derived from "womanish," a Black folk expression of mothers to female children suggesting being grown and responsible. Therefore, the womanist preachers seek to responsibly approach the homiletic text, learning more than what's on the surface, doing deep exegetical work of looking at the biblical text through a lens of liberation. ​As more preachers, pastors and ministers of the word intentionally do the deeper exegetical work of interrogating the sacred biblical texts to raise up the muted voices of women, the theological landscape for womanism continues to expand. ​

WHAT SHOULD
​I EXPECT?

Come prepared to spend one hour of worship where we will examine the text and do the deeper work of seeing the healing, restorative justice, and liberation in the Scriptures. Together, we will emerge less broken and ready to do the work that God is calling each of us to do in rebuilding God's beloved community!

When God's preached word goes forth, it will convict us, challenge, and sometimes make us uncomfortable in those places where we have grown too comfortable. It's time to be liberated and set free! 

​Expect Healing. Expect Authentic Worship. 
Expect it because it is Necessary. 

Questions? Prayer Requests?

Worship: One Hour
​Time: 6:00 PM
​Day: Saturday
Where: Central Christian Church 
​4711 Westside Drive
Dallas, TX 75209
​Located just off Lemmon Avenue near
​The Dallas North Tollway