The Gathering Band is a Long Island Christian band based out of St. Luke Church in Dix Hills, NY. The Gathering Band was founded in 2015 when St. Luke Pastor Roy Minnix created a contemporary Lutheran church service. This service is held every Thursday night at 7:30pm at St. Luke Church in Dix Hills, NY, with music led each week by the Gathering Band.In addition to leading worship at St. Luke every Thursday evening, the band frequently performs all across New York. Recently the Gathering Band has performed at venues such as Jones Beach, Concordia College, Samantha’s Little Bit o’ Heaven and the 2015 Long Island Youth Gathering at Long Island Lutheran High School. They play a wide-variety of Christian worship music, including songs from bands like Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Newsboys, etc. The Gathering Band currently consists of Jonathan Wibben as Worship Leader and lead singer, Doug Raba on lead guitar, Kyle Sherlock on bass and backup vocals, Luke Bergaglio on drums, Mike Recio on rhythm guitar, and Nicole Kohlweiss on vocals.
