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The 2025 Gathering will be held in Cañon City, Colorado, at First Baptist Church of Cañon City and the Steeple Event Center.
September 25th -27th
September 25th-27th
IM Global Servant Spotlight
Faye Yarbrough
South Africa
FAYE works in South Africa through IM's partner, the Baptist Union of Southern Africa. Her primary focus is mentoring and tutoring students through grade nine at Teleios Christian School in Qonce, a ministry of Bethany Emmanuel Baptist Church. Teleios is a church-based school serving disadvantaged children, including those who faced specific struggles within their previous school environments and who would benefit from being in a smaller class size. The Teleios Christian School motto is “Creating confident children based on God’s Word.” Faye tutors the students at Teleios in the areas of mathematics and science. She also mentors students in the surrounding villages of Breidbach and Ginsberg through local churches and schools.
Full Schedule Comming Soon!
Thursday
9:30 am Check-in
10:00 am Session One
with David Fitch
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Session Two
-Break-
Enjoy a Meal out in Canon City
7:00 pm All Region Worship with Rev. Nakita McCallister
8:30 pm Ice Cream Social
Friday
8:00 am Check-in
8:30 am Devotional
8:00 am Business Session & Presidents Address
10:00 am Keynote Address: Session One
11:00 am Seven Disciplines in Seven Minutes
12:45 am Global Servant Spotlight
-Break-
3:00 pm Clergy Dinner aboard the Royal Gorge Route Railway (arrive at 2:45)
6:00 pm Evening Fellowship Groups
Saturday
8:30 am Devotional
9:00 am Business Session and Executive Minister’s Address
10:00 am Keynote Address Session Two
11:30 am Group Service Project
with Local Cañon City Ministry
Clergy Appreciation Dinner
Friday 3:00pm-5:30 pm
ABCRM's Annual Clergy Dinner is a highlight of the gathering. It is a night of fellowship and fun for our region's clergy to be celebrated and appreciated for their dedicated and faithful service.
Be sure to note the change in schedule from previous years, as this year's dinner will be on Friday.
Unique to Cañon City, we will host our Clergy Dinner aboard the Royal Gorge Route Railway on Friday, September 26th, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The train ride will traverse the stunning cañyon and offer views of the Royal Gorge Bridge spanning the canyon above. Following the train ride, we will come together for the Clergy Recognition Awards and a time of fellowship. More information will be available soon! Stay informed by subscribing to ABCRM's Weekly Newsletter.
ABCRM Clergy and Guest - No Cost
ABCRM Ministry Leaders and Guests 65.00 per person
Clergy Dinner Menu
CROSSBUCK Grilled Colorado Red Bird chicken breast topped with melted cheddar, applewood-smoked bacon, and ranch on a toasted Colorado Harvest Moon brioche bun with lettuce, tomato and red onion.
VEGGIE WRAP Cucumber, feta, lettuce, baby spinach, tomato, red onion, and avocado aioli wrapped in a spinach tortilla.
SIGNATURE HOUSE SALAD Grilled chicken with crisp garden greens, candied nuts, applewood-smoked bacon, feta, croutons, tomato, cucumber and onion. Your choice of ranch, champagne vinaigrette, or raspberry vinaigrette.
GRILLED ANGUS BURGER 1/3 pound juicy Angus burger served on a Colorado Harvest Moon brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, and red onion.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
David Fitch
American Baptist Churches of the Rocky Mountains welcomes Keynote Speaker David Fitch for the 2025 Gathering
David Fitch is the B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary Chicago, IL. He is also the founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community- a missional church in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. He coaches a network of church plants in the Christian & Missionary Alliance linked to Life on the Vine. He writes, speaks, and lectures on issues the local church must face in Mission, including cultural engagement, leadership, and theology. He has lectured and presented on these topics at many seminaries, graduate schools, denominational gatherings, and conferences. Dr. Fitch is the author of books and numerous articles in periodicals such as Christianity Today, The Other Journal, Missiology, and various academic journals.
All Region Worship
Thursday Night
Rev. Nakita McCallister
American Baptist Churches of the Rocky Mountains welcomes Rev. Nakita McCalliser to preach at our all-region worship service on Thursday, September 25th.
Rev. Nikita G. McCalister was licensed and ordained into the Gospel ministry under the leadership of Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins, pastor of the Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit, Mich. She received her bachelor of science degree from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Mich.), Master of Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Mich.), and Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology (Boston, Mass.).
She currently serves as the Transitional Ministries consultant for the American Baptist Churches of Michigan and Transition Pastor of Westhaven Baptist Church in Port Huron, Mich. In addition, Rev. McCalister serves on the Advisory Board for American Baptist Women in Ministry, Boston University Alumni Council (BUAC), the Boston University School of Theology Dean’s Advisory Board, as president of The Metropolitan Detroit Area American Baptist Women, and as co-chair of the Metropolitan Detroit Area American Baptist Churches.
LIMITED HOTEL ROOMS- Book Early
Holiday Inn Express
Cañon City
The Holiday Inn Expess and Suites is about a 10-minute Drive from First Baptist Church Cañon City and the Steeple Event Center where most of our events will be held.
Single King Rooms 150.00 per night
Double King Rooms 165.00 per night
3271 Highway 50, Cañon City, CO, 81212, US
First Baptist Church Cañon City
107 N 7th St, Cañon City, CO 81212
Celebrating 160 Years
Pastor Jeffery McElhattan
Mission 25 is our closing to the 2025 Annual Gathering in Cañon City. Team up with ABCRM pastors, leaders, and members as we live out a faithful presence in a distracted world.
Loaves & Fishes
Community Garden and food pantry (3)
Street outreach(3)
Prepare sandwiches and distribute them to our unhoused neighbors
Resident BBQ (4)
Enjoy a meal and hear the stories of some residents in the L&F apartment building
Roof Resealing (4)
Work with the maintenance team to reseal the roof at L&F
Prepare a Shelter Meal (3)
Prepare a meal that will be served at dinner
17 Volunteers Needed
New Horizons Ministries
Jail Visitation- Serve alongside New Horizons chaplain and spend time with an inmate at Fremont County Jail, listening to stories and providing encouragement and prayer (6)
Thrift Store- Sort donations and light custodial work (6)
Donate $10.00 for thrift store vouchers to be distributed to the unhoused neighbors in Cañon City.
12 Volunteers Needed
Food Boxes
Assemble and deliver food Boxes- Fremont County has a poverty rate of 14.1% exceeding both the state and national averages. We are encouraged to “remember the poor” as we proclaim the gospel (Galatians 2:10)
Donate $40.00 to the cost of a food box