Proud. Bold. Unstoppable.
The Missiongathering Movement began with a dream — that church could be more than a Sunday service. It could be a movement. A gathering of people who believe love is stronger than fear, community is deeper than conformity, and faith is a verb.
It All Started in San Diego
In the early 2000s, a small group of dreamers in San Diego felt a holy restlessness. They loved Jesus, but not the judgment. They believed church should be a place where everyone — everyone — could belong without having to leave parts of themselves behind.
So they launched Missiongathering San Diego, one of the first fully inclusive churches in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It became a sanctuary for seekers, artists, LGBTQ+ Christians, and justice-minded believers who were done with gatekeeping and ready for grace.
From the start, Missiongathering was not built around dogma, but around doing the work: feeding neighbors, standing with the marginalized, and practicing a radical hospitality that looked a lot like Jesus.
A New Expression in Charlotte
That same spirit took root across the country when a small team felt called to bring the Missiongathering ethos to the Southeast. Missiongathering Charlotte was born — a community that dared to believe a church in the Bible Belt could be affirming, progressive, and prophetic.
Charlotte became a space for the spiritually curious, the creatively restless, and those healing from religious harm. The church grew not just in numbers, but in purpose — from hosting drag events and fundraisers to partnering with local organizations for housing, food justice, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Missiongathering Charlotte embodies a faith that is hands-on, heart-forward, and rooted in love.
Growing the Movement in Bellevue
In the Pacific Northwest, the Spirit was stirring again. Missiongathering Bellevue emerged as a new branch of this unfolding story — a community rooted in grace, growing in justice, and bridging generations of faith.
In Bellevue, Missiongathering became a gathering place for people who wanted to reconnect with faith in an authentic, grounded way. From intergenerational small groups to community dinners, this expression of Missiongathering continues the movement’s legacy: bold faith, inclusive love, and active compassion.
🌈 A Movement, Not Just a Church
Today, Missiongathering is more than a network of churches. It’s a movement of people living out a new kind of Christianity — one that is progressive, inclusive, and anti-racist.
We are proud of our diversity, bold in our theology, and unstoppable in our call to embody God’s love in tangible ways. Across cities, across generations, across stories — we are creating new wine for new skins.
We believe the world doesn’t need another church that excludes. It needs a movement that heals.
And that’s who we are.
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