The Gathering Surf City
The Gathering Surf City is a Baptist church at 304 Wilmington Ave in Surf City, NC 28445-6678. It is one of 4 churches in Surf City.
The Gathering is a worship community of passionate people loving God through our worship and sharing His love with others by being surrendered to Jesus, living Jesus in our daily lives, and walking together in the Spirit.
304 Wilmington Ave, Surf City, NC, 28445-6678Service times
Sunday mornings at the Gathering:8:00 | 9:30 | 11:00 | 12:10From April 12 though September 27, Gathering in the Sand meets at 9:00AM (as listed)
Phone: +19103282831 · Website: https://www.gatheringsurfcity.com/
The Gathering Surf City is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 4,587 congregations of the Baptist family gather across North Carolina — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
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Upcoming events at The Gathering Surf City
- Thu, Aug 6 · 12:45 PM: Missions Lead Team Meeting — The Gathering at Surf City Baptist Church, Inc., 304 Wilmington Ave., Surf City, NC 28445
- Thu, Aug 6 · 7 PM: Youth Prayer Group — Youth House Upstairs classroom, 509 N Shore Dr, Holly Ridge, NC 28445
- Fri, Aug 7 · 10 AM: Prayer Meeting — Classroom 1, 304 Wilmington Ave., Surf City, NC 28445
- Sat, Aug 8 · 1:30 PM: Gathering 101 — Classroom 2, 304 Wilmington Ave., Surf City, NC 28445
- Sun, Aug 9 · 9 AM: 8:00AM SUNDAY WORSHIP — The Gathering at Surf City Baptist Church, Inc., 304 Wilmington Ave., Surf City, NC 28445
From The Gathering Surf City's public calendar (https://www.gatheringsurfcity.com/). Times are the church's local time.
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Latest from The Gathering Surf City's YouTube channel: Gathering in the Word // Tuesday August 4, 2026 // Proverbs 3:5-6 (all videos).
The community around The Gathering Surf City
In the few miles around this church, about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Unemployment: 8.8% (2.9–14.9%)
- Social Isolation: 30.5%
- Depression: 25.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.
Churches near The Gathering Surf City
- All Saints Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Lifewalk Church — 0.5 mi away
- Faith Harbor United Methodist Church — 1.1 mi away
- Chapel Bay Church — 1.7 mi away in Holly Ridge, NC
- Coastal Bay Church — 2.9 mi away in Hampstead, NC
- Wade H Chestnut Memorial Chapel — 2.9 mi away in North Topsail Beach, NC
- New Life Christian Center — 3.2 mi away in Holly Ridge, NC
- Holly Ridge Church of God — 3.3 mi away in Holly Ridge, NC
- Liberty Baptist Church — 3.8 mi away in Holly Ridge, NC
- Manhollow Church — 3.9 mi away in Hampstead, NC
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- Manhollow Church — 3.9 mi away in Hampstead, NC
- Victory Baptist Church — 4.5 mi away in Holly Ridge, NC
- Topsail Baptist Church — 7 mi away in Hampstead, NC
- Folkstone Free Will Baptist Church — 7.5 mi away in Holly Ridge, NC
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