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AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN MEN, LEARN FROM QUALITY SPEAKERS AND APPLY BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.

Connect

The Gathering Lunch Series is a place for men to connect with other Christian men in a non-threatening environment for fellowship and substance.

Our Lunch Series is held at Fellowship Hall on the campus of 1st Presbyterian Church in downtown Orlando. Even though we have always held our lunches at 1st Pres., The Gathering is a non-denominational men's ministry.

We host five Series throughout the year in January, April, July, September and November. Each series consists of four or five consecutive Tuesday lunches from 12 - 1 PM and the cost is $9.

Learn

The Lunch Series is an opportunity to hear and learn from some of Orlando's highest-quality speakers

  • Pete Alwinson
    Senior Pastor
    Willow Creek Presbyterian Church
  • John Tolson
    Founder
    The Gathering
  • Jeff Jakes
    Senior Pastor
    Orangewood Presbyterian Church
  • Steve Brown
    Director
    Key Life Ministries
  • Doug Holladay
    Partner
    Park Avenue Equity
  • Ron Peri
    Founder & CEO
    Radixx International
  • James Raffenaud
    Director
    The Marriage Show
  • David Uth
    Senior Pastor
    1st Baptist Church Orlando
  • Isaac Hunter
    Senior Pastor
    Summit Church
  • David Swanson
    Senior Pastor
    1st Presbyterian Church Orlando
  • John Morgan
     
    George Bush Impersonator
  • Joel Hunter
    Senior Pastor
    Northland Church
  • Eddy Moratin
    Director
    Lifework Leadership
  • Mike Adkins
    Senior Pastor
    Grace Fellowship Church

Apply

Finally, the application of these biblical principles in your life will lead to a greater relationship with God, a better homelife and fuller relationships with others. This application can also mean inviting your friends and using this lunch series as your personal outreach opportunity.

Tim Johnson - January 10

Pastor - Orlando World Outreach Center - Former NFL Def Lineman

The Orlando World Outreach Center is a multi-cultural, multi-generational, multifaceted church founded in 2008 by Pastor Tim and Le'Chelle Johnson. The vision at Orlando World Outreach Center (OWOC) is a "Community of disciples discipling communities for Christ."

William Andrews - January 17

Executive Director - Mercy Drive Ministries

William Andrews spent seven years living on the streets of Orlando; fifteen years in and out prisons as he affectionately calls it his (installment plan). Twenty years addicted to "every kind of drugs one could think of "until the day he came face to face with Christ and his life has never been the same since.

Today William Andrews is Senior Pastor of The Heart of Mercy Community Church of the Nazarene on Mercy Drive in Orlando Florida; Pastor Andrews attended Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield Massachusetts with an Associate Degree in Broadcast Journalism. He attended the University of Massachusetts, Boston campus where he studied political Science. William was ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene in 2005 after finishing his ministerial studies at the Nazarene Bible Institute of Central Florida.

Pastor Andrews's long involvement in the community started at Restore Orlando Inc., where he served as Senior Pastor and a member of the Board of Directors. William was appointed by City Commissioner Robert Stuart to serve as one of the representatives for the City of Orlando on the Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness. He continues his involvement in the community as one of the founders of the Mercy Drive Corridor Initiative along with First Presbyterian Church of Orlando and Jobs Partnership. Pastor Andrews continues to work to bring the various partnerships and resources to the Mercy Drive Community and its residents.

Isaac Hunter - January 24

Senior Pastor - Summit Church

Isaac moved back to Orlando in October 2001 to start Summit Church with his wife, Rhonda, and their long-time friends, John and Brandy Parker. He attended Taylor University, and then obtained a Masters degree in Biblical Studies from Asbury Seminary. Isaac's chief vocational desire is to help build a prevailing church that "Reaches people who are far from God, and moves everyone toward a deeper commitment to Christ."

In addition to his chief responsibilities of preaching and leading the staff and congregation, Isaac serves as a speaker at both local and national level conferences and public engagements. He has a passion for communicating through the written word, and his work can be found in magazines like Relevant Leaders, Leadership, and his favorite SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Isaac and Rhonda were married in November 1999 and are the proud parents of Jada, Ella, and Lincoln.

Howard Edington - January 31

Former Presbyterian Minister

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Purchase Tickets

We are now providing the opportunity to purchase tickets for the entire series here online. This is for all four (4) lunches ($9/each) for a total purchase of $36.

Friends Eat Free

Have you been looking for another reason to invite your friends to a Gathering Tuesday Lunch? Well, we've got a great one. "Friends eat Free" gives you a great opportunity to invite those that haven't been to our lunch in a while. If your friend hasn't been to a Gathering Lunch in over a year, then he eats free (you're on the "honor system" here). This is a great opportunity to get men to check out what The Gathering has to offer, benefit from a practical Christian message and enjoy a free lunch. What could be better?

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