The Gather Network is an ELCA Young Adults ministry that brings together young adults living in various cities and regions across the ELCA. These ministries offer welcoming spaces for community, worship, conversation, and connection. Gather encourages participants to wrestle with meaningful questions about themselves, their faith, and the world around them. Our aim is to form communities where young adults of every race, ability, faith tradition, gender, sexuality, and viewpoint feel invited to meet, belong, and gather.

Up Coming Events

  • Bowling

    Crazy. Chaotic. Risky. Tumbly.
    An excuse to get out of your head and back into play.

    The low probability of snow means sledding won't work out. So we're switching lanes... (pun intended) and we're going bowling instead! Join us on Saturday for some good times with good people.

    WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 28

    TIME: Noon

    LOCATION: Bowlocity Entertainment Center in Rochester (meet there)

    COST: Free

    21+ for alcohol. Zero pressure to drink. Full permission to just play.

    Questions? Contact Pastor Marla: rotman@gloria-dei.com

    RSVP HERE

  • Documentary: 1946

    March 28, 4:00pm at Gloria Dei

    This documentary explores how a mistranslation of an Ancient Greek word in the 1946 Revised Standard Version (RSV) Bible created the concept of "homosexual" as a category, fueling anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and discrimination in religious and political spheres for decades, following the personal journey of a lesbian scholar and her pastor father.

      We will take time after the movie to discuss the ramifications we have experienced in the church around the LGBTQIA2+ community, and ways we can counter hate with love and belonging.

    Questions? Contact Pastor Marla: rotman@gloria-dei.com

    RSVP HERE

  • Adults only Easter Egg Hunt

    April 25, 5-8pm at Gloria Dei

    If a kid goes on an easter egg hunt, they typically find treats and goodies they wouldn’t normally have access to or permission to have. So, if an ADULT goes on an easter egg hunt, what kinds of treats and goodies would they find? Come and find out (must be over 18).

  • Zoo

    June 27. All day

    Ride together from Rochester to Minnesota Zoo. Must RSVP

    The older we get, the more likely we are to seek out the friendships of animals over people. They just seem less complicated. Let’s let our hair down and hang out with the primates for a day.

 

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