The Gathering is a church community in the Riverside South area of Ottawa. Our vision is to connect people to the love of Jesus by fostering four healthy, vital relationships: our relationships with Christ, with our families, with one another, and with our world.

Our Mission: WHY We Do What We Do…

We exist to connect people to the love of Jesus… so that they would follow Jesus! (2 Cor 5:20-21, Matthew 28:18-20)

Our Vision: WHAT We Invite People Into…

We Invite People To Follow Jesus By…- Being With Jesus (John 15:4)- Becoming Like Jesus (Romans 12:1-2)- Doing What Jesus Said (John 14:15)

We have eight core values that are our top guiding principles. They inform everything we do as a church community.

1. We value the Bible: we want to be a people of the book!
2. We value 24/7 worship: we want to be a people who worship Christ in everything!
3. We value prayer: we want to be a praying church!
4. We value people: we want to be a loving church!
5. We value mission: we want to be a people who live on mission!
6. We value engagement: we want to be a church of contributors!
7. We value authenticity: we want to be an honest church!
8. We value simplicity: we want to be a focused church!

In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus made it clear why the church exists: The church exists to “go and make disciples…” That is our mandate, that is why we exist; that is Jesus’ call to His church. Therefore, at The Gathering, everything we do as a church must be about discipleship and making more disciples. And we believe that this starts in our own neigbourhood (Riverside South), and beyond.