The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being

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Rescheduled: TGS Spring 2026 Welcome Back Event

Let's get ready to Cultivate Joy Together!

5:00 PM · The Center for Well-Being : 103

Join The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being for our Spring Welcome Back! gather with us for food, community nurturing, and reflection as we continue with our 2025-2026 theme, "Cultivating...

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HEAR OUR STORIES: Celebrating Black History Month

Honoring experiences through children's literature

Join The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity & The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being as we read and highlight Black and Africana stories through children's literature. This event is...

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TGS Spring 2026 Hours of Operation

Check out our center hours and more information!

Welcome to the Spring 2026 semester! Please check out our hours below. Mondays: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Thursdays: 8:00...

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Thrive On: Is What’s On Your Plate Nourishing You?

Join us for dinner and good conversation

On Monday, February 2, we will host Dinner with Friends, an engaging, facilitated conversation that will connect you with other members of the UMBC community. Our conversations will be focused...

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Apply to be a Bridge Builder

Join the Spring 2026 Cohort

Interested in building your dialogue skills? Looking to make some extra money while joining a group of people committed to talking across difference? Join the Gathering Space and the Center...

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About This Group

The Gathering Space Staff

Matt Hoffman, Director, he/him/his (matt.hoffman@umbc.edu)
Joseph Vann-Jones, Coordinator, he/him/his (jvannjo1@umbc.edu)
Eleanor Brasfield, Graduate Assistant, she/her/hers (bras1@umbc.edu)

Student Belonging Staff

Angelina Jenkins, Assistant Director for the Mosaic, she/her/hers (arjenkins@umbc.edu)
Jennifer Artis, Sr. Director of Student Belonging, she/her/hers (jartis@umbc.edu)
Serena Studivant, Assistant Director for Commuter Connections, she/her/hers (ssstudiv@umbc.edu)
Mitchell Everett, Assistant Director for Graduate Student Life, he/him/his (meveret1@umbc.edu )
Lorae Lohve, Assistant Director for The Pride Center, she/her/hers (llohve1@umbc.edu)

Contact Us

Gathering Space Linktree: https://linktr.ee/umbcgatheringspace

Phone: (410) 455-2686

Email: thegatheringspace@umbc.edu

The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being

The Center for Well-Being, 103

The Gathering Space serves as a spiritually-centered space where students and UMBC community members can gather at the intersection of religion, faith, spirituality, and other lived experiences. The Gathering Space prioritizes individual religious practice, opportunities to explore holistic well-being connected to religion and spirituality, and creating opportunities to engage across difference, by centering the importance of interfaith work and dialogue. Within the GS, three core themes are emphasized: radical love & belonging, spiritual well-being, and energetic pluralism. The Gathering Space opened Fall 2022 and works with all UMBC students, including 22+ religion and belief organizations.

Gathering Space Hours

Mondays: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesdays: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesdays: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Thursdays: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Fridays: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Saturdays: Closed
Sundays: 12:00pm - 10:00pm

Officers

Matt Hoffman

Director
Joseph Vann-Jones

Coordinator

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