One of the best words to describe the local church is “family.” As your own families are composed of different individuals with various interests, roles, personalities, and abilities, so is the local church! Christ saves us individually, but He has no desire to leave us to live our lives alone. He strategically unites us as the local church, where collectively, we use our diverse gifts, perspectives, and resources to accomplish great things in His Kingdom. The local church also provides the context for authentic community, teaching, service, worship, encouragement, accountability, and continuing maturity. Simply put, your local church family is the community where we formally unite ourselves to the work that glorifies Christ, grows us in Christ, and demonstrates to those around us the love of Christ. 

Membership at Gateway begins with picking up one of our membership packets at the Guest Services Counter. After reviewing and completing the application, return the packet to the Guest Services Counter. One of our church’s elders will follow up with you to schedule a time to sit down informally to get to know you, review and confirm the information in the packet with you, talk about the next steps (including salvation and believer’s baptism, if necessary), and go over both God’s scriptural expectations of us as we serve you as a part of our fellowship, and His expectations of you as a member of a local church. After completing these steps, we are happy to welcome you to our fellowship!

If you have questions about Membership at Gateway, contact us at info@g8way.cc.