The purpose of Gateway Church begins with the instructions that Jesus left for the church before He ascended back into heaven, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” (Matthew 28:18-20). We believe that evangelism begins at home and extends into all the world.

The Great Commission was given to the New Testament church and is the privilege and responsibility of every church to fulfill. The Great Commission demands that we take the Gospel both into Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth. Of course this translates to us to take the Gospel into our city, our state, our country and the rest of the world. However, we cannot forsake one for the other. We must be busy planting churches simultaneously in each sphere of the Great Commission. We cannot forsake one for the other or we fail to fulfill our God given mission.

Gateway is a Great Commission church. We believe that God’s program is a local church program. This strong conviction has given birth to our local church mission’s program, Gateway Global Missions. GGM is a ministry of our local church to plant churches and assist other churches in doing the same.