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

Early Bird Registration
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$150.00 Per Person (125.00 Early Bird)

Saturday ONLY Registration $75.00
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September 25th-27th

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

Make a Reservation

Hotel St. Cloud

The Hotel St. Cloud is walking (next door) distance from from First Baptist Church Cañon City and the Steeple Event Center. The Hotel is Newly renovated. Rooms are limited at this boutique hotel so book early!

Use Group Code b815607

Rooms starting at $219.00 per night

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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.

Pre-Register for your preffered serving oppertunity

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

20 Volunteers Needed

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IM Global Servant Spotlight

Faye Yarbrough

South Africa

Learn More about Faye

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

6:00 pm Evening Fellowship Groups

Saturday