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Let's show up in our circumstances in ways that don't make sense...
Delve into a transformative journey where the unexpected becomes the catalyst for profound healing. This empowering sermon by Minister Erma Sinclair-Davis delves into the struggle against societal expectations and the remarkable choices one can make to reclaim their essence.

Embrace the Divine Within You Discover a transformative journey where the unexpected becomes the catalyst for profound healing. This empowering sermon by Minister Erma Sinclair-Davis delv...

🌟 **Join Us for Loaves & Fishes on September 8!** 🌟

We’re excited to announce that our next Loaves & Fishes meal distribution is coming up on **September 8 at 9 a.m. Central** in Dallas, TX! 🍲❤️

Loaves & Fishes, a vital ministry of The Gathering, serves up to 200 healthy, home-cooked meals every month to individuals experiencing housing and food insecurity in our community. Our mission is to offer nourishment and hope through the power of a warm meal and a caring touch.

Here’s how you can get involved:
- **Prepare and Deliver Meals:** Join us in the kitchen or on the streets to help bring these meals to those in need.
- **Make a Donation:** Every bit helps us continue this vital work and ensures we can keep providing nutritious meals.

Remember, Loaves & Fishes happens every 2nd Sunday of the month. So mark your calendar, gather your friends, and come be a part of something truly impactful! 🙌

For more details and to contribute, visit our website or contact us at [email protected]. 💪✨

Join us TONIGHT for our womanist worship service with guest preacher Min. Erma Sinclair-Davis ✨

⏰ 6 pm Central
📍Online via The Gathering app, YouTube, Facebook

Sermon title: “Make It Not Make Sense”
Scripture reference: Matthew 15:21-28 NRSVUE

Join us TONIGHT for our womanist worship service with guest preacher Min. Erma Davis-Sinclair ✨

⏰ 6 pm Central
📍Online via The Gathering app, YouTube, Facebook

Sermon title: “Make It Not Make Sense”
Scripture reference: Matthew 15:21-28 NRSVUE

Join us tonight. We rescheduled because we were out of town yesterday.

Rev. Dr. Winner Laws talked about boundaries in her womanist sermon “Renewed by Rest,” especially when it came to working for corporations. That piece of paper may not be worth your peace. ☮️Take care of you, sis. 💆🏾‍♀️ Watch the sermon on YouTube https://buff.ly/4cJNcGi

Posted • 👀 Just a little something to ponder...It's a pretty piece of paper though. Real pretty piece of paper. https://buff.ly/3Zht23F

Look around, sis 👀 Who in your circle is encouraging you to rest? Who is looking out for your longetivity and thriving? Rev. Dr. Winner Laws beautifully expresses how rest is not just a luxury but a necessity for joy and liberation. ✊🏾

The Path of Self-Care is a Spiritual Journey--Don't Miss Yours 🌟 In a world that often celebrates hustle over harmony, this thought-provoking sermon challenges the norm and emphasizes the importance of self-care as a spiri...

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📖✨ Update for our Monthly Bible Exploration Study!

We've moved our meeting to Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. Join us as we continue our discussion of *The Hero and The W***e* by Camille Hernandez. This month, we'll dive into the story of Bathsheba.

To participate, please register https://buff.ly/4dY2I2y

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Here is your reminder 📌 of the wisdom shared by Rev. Dr. Winner Laws in her womanist teaching “Renewed by Rest.” Watch it out on YouTube https://buff.ly/3YZxCDl

… also check out more options for self care in the original post below 👇🏾

Posted • Rest is a sacred practice.⁠
I am and have been devoted to it. ⁠
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I lead Rest Retreats that are built on my foundation of 18+ years of training, study, experience, and practice.⁠
Option 1: Join me October 4-6, 2024 for Rest Revelations: A Rest & Write Retreat | Three (3) spaces remain ⁠
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Option 2: Devoted to Rest® is a mastermind focused on deep rest and inner work for Black, Indigenous, Women Leaders of Color. It’s offered by application only and the next cohort begins in January 2025. There’s space for four (4) more. ⁠
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Details for how to rest with me at link in bio

Tell us like it is! 🗯️ We want to hear from you. Share a self-care resource that has helped you find peace and rejuvenation. Whether it's a book, a podcast, or a practice, drop it in the comments below.

In her Womanist teaching, Rev. Dr. Winner Laws shared the book, "Rest is Resistance" by Tricia Hersey. So, let's keep the sharing going. Let's build a community where we support and uplift each other through the power of rest.

💬 Comment with your favorite self-care resource and let's be together.

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Are you engaged in your own renewal? 👉🏾 Tap into a Womanist perspective: the power of rest with Rev. Dr. Winner Laws.

A Womanist Perspective: the Power of Rest Rev. Dr. Winner Laws masterfully sheds light on the significance of honoring rest in a world that often glorifies relentless activity. This sermon delves int...

🚨 Date change 🚨
📖✨ Update for our Monthly Bible Exploration Study!

We've moved our meeting to Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. Join us as we continue our discussion of *The Hero and The W***e* by Camille Hernandez. This month, we'll dive into the story of Bathsheba.

To participate, please register https://thegathering.inpeaceapp.com/

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🎉✨ Join us in celebrating the 7th anniversary of The Gathering, a Womanist Church! 🎉✨

Mark your calendars for October 12 at 6 p.m. as we commemorate this milestone with a special worship service featuring esteemed guests Rev. Dr. Sherri Brown Jackson and Rev. Bianca Richardson. The evening will be an inspiring celebration under the theme "The Future is Now."

Following the service, we’ll hold a Celebration of Baptism. Come celebrate with us as we honor our past and look forward to a hopeful future together.

📅 Date: October 12
⏰ Time: 6 p.m.
📍 Location: 7202 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas TX
Also, online through The Gathering app, Facebook, and YouTube

Let’s celebrate the journey and embrace the promise of what’s to come. See you there! 🙏🏾💫

📅 Join Us This Saturday at 6 p.m. Central Time!
We are excited to welcome Rev. Dr. Winner Laws for an inspiring worship service where she will deliver a womanist preaching sermon titled, "Renewed by Rest: A Womanist Call to Self Care." 🌸

📍 In-Person:
7202 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX
💻 Online:
The Gathering app
YouTube
Facebook

Whether you join us in person or online, don't miss this chance to renew your spirit and find rest. See you there!🙏🏾

The time is NOW to remove the harmful labels from Black girls and women. The time is NOW to stand 10 toes down for ourselves and one another in our wholeness, our holiness, our sacredness, and our goodness. They not like us, and they don't get to mislabel us.

Unpacking the Harmful Labels on Black Women and Girls! With insightful reflections anchored in scripture, Rev. Joy Epps delves into the profound psychological effects of cultural mislabeling. The complex realitie...

The Gathering co-pastors along with the other members of the Dallas Black Clergy for Safety, Equity & Justice attended the Juvenile Board meeting to continue their work in advocating and holding the board accountable for humane conditions and treatment of the children in the detention centers.

Pictured with the co-pastors are ministry partner Xliebel and Rev. Dr. Phea Kennedy.

Read article:

Second Dallas County juvenile detention center leader resigns amid state probe The deputy director overseeing Dallas County’s juvenile detention center resigned Friday, marking the second leadership departure amid allegations of poor...

As you enter the week, remember to "prove yourself provocative." Take a pause to watch a clip from Rev. Joy Epps Womanist sermon this recent Saturday.

Breaking Barriers: The Power of Black Women's Voices in Healing 🌟 In this womanist sermon by Rev. Joy Epps, she celebrates the disruptive spirit of Black women who choose to prioritize their own needs and truths amidst soci...

The Independent Film 1946 on Amazon Prime* is a must see for anyone who reads the Bible*. Both of our Co-Pastors recommend it highly.
It was exceptional! We are especially proud that two Black womanist biblical scholars (Dr’s Angela Parker and Cheryl Anderson) were featured front and center.

Biblical translation is no triflin matter!

Womanist Biblical Interpretation, scholarship, and preaching matters!

*To stream this Independent film on Amazon Prime cost’s $14.95 (I know that’s crazy). However, you can also stream it at www.1946themovie.com for $12.85 and the funds will go directly to the documentary’s producer.

Anyone who reads the Bible needs to watch this documentary. Period.

Congratulations 🎉 Kelly Brown Douglas Joins Harvard Divinity School as Visiting Professor. “At this significant time in our nation’s history, I can think of no better place for reflecting upon the role of theology and religion in moving us toward a more just future.”

Kelly Brown Douglas Joins Harvard Divinity School as Visiting Professor The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, PhD, has been named Visiting Professor of Theology at Harvard Divinity School for the 2024-25 academic year.

At The Gathering, we want to Pause for the cause of the Revolution to highlight these book recommendations from

📖 Have you read any of these? What do you recommend?

Posted • Black August is designated as a time to commemorate Freedom Fighters & Political Prisoners.

First celebrated in 1979, Black August was created to commemorate George Jackson’s fight for Black liberation. Jackson published an epistolary work titled Soledad Brother which analyzes the US prison system and condemns racism in America.

Here is a recommended list of works, including Soledad Brother, that join in the clarion call of liberation.

We love to see it … God is a Black Woman. 🖤✝️💞✨

Posted • I would be LOST without Black visual artists. Theology is imagination; if we can imagine it, we can’t begin to believe it. Long before I encounter written theology about the Black Madonna, I encountered Black art that emboldened and enlarged my theological imagination. These images from ’s Awakening series are ☄️⚡️🔥💥

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Join us this Saturday for The Gathering worship experience. Rev. Joy Epps will deliver her sermon, "Alberta with the Alabaster Box," by drawing womanist insights from Luke 7:37-50 (Amplified Version). ✨
🕕 Time: 6 p.m. Central
📍 Virtually on The Gathering app, YouTube, or Facebook
Bring your heart, open and ready. We can't wait to worship with you! 🙌🏾

This Black August at The Gathering we honor the spirit of revolution and the fight for liberation. Through Castera Bazile's powerful painting, Petwo Ceremony Commemorating Bwa Kayiman (1950), we remember the historic Bwa Kayiman ceremony—a pivotal moment in the Haitian Revolution, and a symbol of hope for oppressed peoples everywhere.

Bazile's artwork, rendered in oil on masonite, captures the essence of a ceremony that ignited the first successful slave rebellion, leading to Haiti's independence. This piece is not just a reminder of the past; it serves as a call to action for future generations to uphold justice and freedom. We have unfinished revolutions!

Join us in honoring the legacies of revolutionaries. Ancestral blessings! Free the land. ✊🏿

Loaves and Fish Ministry Update: We appreciate our ministry partners and local partners for the generosity in time, energy, talent, care, and money. Because of you, we made 154 meals for our neighbors who are food/housing secure. Thank you

Monthly update: Loaves abd Fishes Ministry For this month’s feeding in the Loaves & Fishes Ministry, we prepared 154 meals for our neighbors who are food/housing insecure. We want to thank our ministr...

As October 12th approaches our Co-Pastors, Rev. Dr. Irie Lynne Session and Rev. Dr. Kamilah Hall Sharp along with our Ministry Partners, are preparing to celebrate the 7th anniversary of The Gathering, A Womanist Church.

During our worship experience this past Saturday we were reminded of our commitment to make pulpit and preaching space for womanist preachers. You see, from the very beginning our Co-Pastors made a commitment to, each month, extend an invitation to a womanist preacher who didn’t have a pulpit from which they regularly preached. Our Co-Pastors wanted to provide opportunities not only for other womanist’s to preach but for the congregation to experience the diversity of thought, exegesis, and style of womanist preachers.

This past Saturday, The Gathering’s Ministry Partners (we don’t have members we have ministry partners) and friends experienced the thought provoking, dynamic, spell-binding storytelling of Womanist Preacher Minister Leah Jordan.

Leah has preached with The Gathering at least once a year during these 7 years. And we want you to know it’s been a joy for our congregation to witness Leah’s preaching evolution, exegetical insight, and creativity. Leah’s womanist preaching evidences a decolonized imagination. Her preaching is a gift.

For more information about The Gathering, A Womanist Church in Dallas, Texas check out our website at www.thegatheringexperience.com, follow us on IG, FB, YouTube, and/or download our App at Google Play or the APP store by searching The Gathering Womanist.

Finally, we invite you to Come Celebrate With Us on October 12th In-Person or Online.

✨ Join us this Saturday for worship and fellowship! ✨
🕕 Time: 6 p.m. Central
📍 Location: 7202 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX
🌐 Online Access: The Gathering app, Facebook, and YouTube
This week's special guest preacher, Minister Leah Jordan, will be delivering a sermon titled "Your Faith," exploring Luke 8:43-48 ESV.
Whether you plan to join us in person or online, we can't wait to come together in spirit and truth. Connect with our community at The Gathering Experience!

What are Womanists up to? 👩🏾‍🦱 Well, this week, Rev. Dr. Irie L. Session attended the Dallas HIV Task Force Networking Event, an assembly of passionate individuals working tirelessly in the fight against HIV. ❤️‍🩹

As a symbol of our collective strength, ✊🏾 Dr. Session seized the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow with professionals and community members. Through engaging discussions about the challenges and trends in the HIV movement, she represented The Gathering - a communal effort to combat HIV stigma and provide support.

We celebrate her commitment and applaud the Task Force's efforts. Standing together, we are stronger.