About Our Church
Welcome to The Gathering Place Church! We’re so glad you’re here. Our church meets at Ratliff Hall in the 4H Center in Abingdon, and we can’t wait to welcome you into our family.
 
Our story began in 2009 in the most unexpected place—our Pastor’s basement. From there, God opened doors for us to grow, first on Porterfield Highway and now at the 4H Center. As we continue to grow, we’re also looking ahead with excitement to building a permanent home on our land on Cruise Drive.
 
At The Gathering Place, we believe in creating spaces where everyone can connect and grow. Sunday mornings are a time for worship, children’s classes, and a warm, caring nursery for the little ones. On Sunday nights, our youth group gathers at Ratliff Hall for a time of fun, fellowship, and spiritual growth designed just for them.
 
During the week, we meet in homes for small groups, where we share life, dig into God’s Word, and encourage each other in a personal and meaningful way.
We’re also deeply committed to serving beyond our walls. Our motorcycle ministry reaches out to the community with events like the Weekend of Worship, bringing together ministries and individuals for powerful times of fellowship and outreach. We’re involved in benefit rides, supporting Recovery Soldiers, providing Christmas assistance to families, and spending time with those in need—all with the goal of making a difference and sharing God’s love.
As we look to the future, we’re amazed by God’s faithfulness. From our beginnings in a basement to envisioning our permanent home, we know Jesus Christ has been leading us every step of the way. His blessings continue to guide us as we serve with purpose and passion.
 
We’d love for you to come and be part of what God is doing here at The Gathering Place. There’s a place for you in this journey!
Our Beliefs
The Bible
We believe the Bible to be the revealed Word of God, fully and verbally inspired of God. We believe the Scriptures to be the inerrant, infallible Word of God, as found within the 66 books from Genesis to Revelation. We believe that God not only inspired every word, but that He has preserved them through the ages.
 
God
We believe in one God; Who is eternal, self-existent, infinite, and immutable. We believe He has one nature, one essence, and one substance; yet manifests Himself to man in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
 
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ to be the one and only Saviour of mankind. We believe Jesus Christ to be eternally God and to possess all the attributes of Deity. We believe that Jesus Christ was virgin-born, that He was God incarnate, and that the purposes of the incarnation were to reveal God, to redeem men, and to rule over God’s kingdom.

The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit of God is a person who has personality and all the attributes of Deity. We believe the Holy Spirit was sent to regenerate, sanctify, seal, and fill all who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ.
 
Sin
We believe all men were born with an inherited sin nature received from our common ancestor, Adam. We believe that because of his nature, man is a sinner by choice, and he is totally incapable of reforming himself or ceasing from his sin by his own power.
 
Salvation
We believe the only hope of deliverance for man is a total change of mind concerning his sinful condition and inability to change it, and a turning to Jesus Christ as the only Saviour. We believe that only through the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ on the cross can a man be delivered from his sin.