The Gathering Place

11/12/2025

No need to dine alone on Thanksgiving. Come to the Gathering Place in Purdy from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm for free traditional Thanksgiving dinner and time of fellowship.

11/07/2025

This Saturday.

Next SATURDAY, some of the best chefs in SWMO will be at The Gathering Place for the 2nd Annual BBQ Cook Off!

Contestants will have ribs, chicken, and baked beans on the smoker throughout the day. Honk 🚗, wave 👋🏼, or stop by 🛑 to check it out!

Serving will begin at 5:30p with prices for plates below! 🍽️

10/22/2025

The First Free Will Baptist Church in Purdy is sponsoring a Trunk-or-Treat at The Gathering Place in Purdy on October 31st. Doors open at 5:30.

10/12/2025

Next SATURDAY, some of the best chefs in SWMO will be at The Gathering Place for the 2nd Annual BBQ Cook Off!

Contestants will have ribs, chicken, and baked beans on the smoker throughout the day. Honk 🚗, wave 👋🏼, or stop by 🛑 to check it out!

Serving will begin at 5:30p with prices for plates below! 🍽️

07/22/2025

BBQ COOK OFF IS BACK!

Stay tuned for more details…

11/03/2024

Looking for entries for the Purdy Christmas Parade on Saturday,
Dec. 7️⃣ @ 1️⃣0️⃣:0️⃣0️⃣ a.m.
Call 417-236-4139.
🎄⛄️🎄❄️🎄⛄️🎄❄️🎄⛄️

10/09/2024

Next up at
The Gathering Place:
Trunk-or-Treat
October 31st!

10/06/2024

The results are in for the BBQ cookoff. We had 12 participants and the food was amazing.
Ribs
1st place. Dalton Redshaw
2nd Place Cameron Terry
3rd place Devin Dodson
Chicken
1st place Cameron Terry
2nd place Rick Stewart
3rd place Devin Dodson
Beans
1st place Trenton and Derek Dailey
2nd place Rick Stewart
3Rd Place Devin Dodson

Thanks to all who came to eat and to all our amazing food line workers.

It was a fun day.

10/05/2024

10/05/2024

The Pitmasters are here and the smoke is rolling. You can’t believe how good this smells. Hope you can make it at 5:30 to enjoy the meals these amazing cooks are preparing. More pictures to come.

10/03/2024

We are up to 13 local BBQ’ers for our cook-off this Saturday, Oct. 5th. Join us at 5:30 at The Gathering Place in Purdy for chicken & rib dinners.

09/30/2024

Join us this Saturday night at 5:30 at The Gathering Place in Purdy for a BBQ cook off, where 11 local pitmasters will showcase their skills. All meal prices include baked beans, cole slaw & bread and are as follows: 1 pc. chicken meal-$4, 2 pc. chicken meal-$5, 3 pc. rib meal $5, chicken halves $7, all drinks $1. Hope to see you there.