Encouraging Christians with Asian ancestry towards flourishing and deep relationships with God and others

There is an important opportunity for greater flourishing within the community of Christians with Asian ancestry through the formation of a national fellowship of deep, peer and intergenerational friendships that value wholeheartedness over performance.

Abide Gathering creates spaces to learn and grow together in community through authentic friendship, thought-provoking content, and shared experiences.

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Our 4th annual retreat will serve as a catalyst for greater flourishing by making space for spiritual renewal, emotional rejuvenation, and deep friendships.

July 6-9, 2025
The Henry Hotel in Dearborn, MI

Abide Gathering is a new kind of community

  • Group of four people standing in a hotel hallway smiling at the camera

    Centered on Christians with Asian ancestry

  • Two older Asian men sitting at a table talking to each other with people in the background

    Valuing openness and authenticity

  • An older group of Asian people administering communion to a group of younger people

    Designed for people from diverse backgrounds

  • A fun group selfie outside in a garden

    Prioritizing being over doing

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Join us at Abide 2025

Our annual gathering is a guided experience focused on learning and growth through meaningful connection and conversation. You will meet others who understand your cultural background and want to journey together through similar life challenges. Our hope is that you will leave feeling connected, equipped, and rejuvenated.

July 6-9, 2025
The Henry Hotel in Dearborn, MI

Photo of small group participants sitting around a table at the Abide Gathering

  • “Abide isn’t just another event in time and space. Abide is a family of people who want to lead lives of wholeheartedness, courage and imagination. Abide is an invitation to the ‘beyond’ that that each one of us can enter when we surrender to and celebrate the fullness of the story of who we are.”

  • "I can’t think of a time or place where I felt something like this, where I felt such deep resonance with the speakers and people. I’ve felt like I’m home. I don’t have to overly explain myself."

  • "At Abide, I felt like I came in and could immediately rest because the longings I carried in were already understood and seen. I’m grateful for this space that wrapped together spiritual, cultural, ethnic, relational, and even professional identities and desires into a contemplative, embodied wholeheartedness with God and with community."