Who: Anyone
When: April 25th
Where: Gateway Student Center
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
What: This is an informal time to share areas where a church community can lean into special needs families. As well as a time to share in vision casting for a fully comprehensive Special Needs faith based ministry here at Gateway Church. Please let us know if you are attending and if childcare is needed. We do ask for an RSVP to bschwesinger@gatewaymerced.org to ensure we have proper staffing. We look forward to getting together with you.
Please reach out to Kendra Singer or Alisa Phillips if you have any questions.
ksinger@gatewaymerced.org
aphillips@gatewaymerced.org

D6 (1st-3rd grade only this week)
This Wednesday -April 17th, 6:15-8:15p

D6 will be on pause May-July but we hope you join us for Summer Camp.

Contact bschwesinger@gatewaymerced.org with any questions.

Baptism Class | April 14 | Rm. A4/5 | After 1st service
RSVP HERE!

Baptisms | April 28

Sign up for our next baptism class! Once Jesus becomes the center of your life, you'll want to outwardly declare how God's been changing your life. Come and find out more about what it means to be baptized on April 14th. Baptisms will take place on April 28th during either service. 

March 31st | 8:30AM & 10:15AM
The Gospel proclaimed, lives forever changed...be a part of this powerful event, held to remember what was done on the cross for our sins and the final gift of life resurrected in Christ!

*Invite your loved ones!

Good Friday | March 29th | 7pm
In the beginning God created man and woman…and it was good. Sin enters and unravels a broken world as we’re separated from our Creator. …now in need of a Savior.

JOIN US ON GOOD FRIDAY TO HEAR MORE ON JESUS CHRIST FULFILLING THAT ROLE OF A MUCH NEEDED SAVIOR!

Sign Up HERE!

March 16th | 11AM | Gateway Church | Rm. A4/5
Enjoy a fun day of Bunco, bring a snack to share and come have some fun! Don’t know how to play? No worries, we will teach you. It’s fun & easy!

Men's Breakfast | March 2nd | 8:00am-9:30Am | Gym

RSVP HERE!!!
Come join us on Saturday, March 2nd, for another great time with other brothers in Christ! Breakfast goes from 8:00 am – 9:30 am inside the gymnasium. We will have guest speaker Chief Steven Stanfield from the Merced Police Department join us that morning. Chief Stanfield is a strong Christian who is using his faith to lead the police force in Merced and will be sharing his experience on "Faith in the Workplace". Don't miss out on hearing his vision for Merced and how his faith plays a part in all that.

Worship & Prayer Night on February 21st, at 7pm in Gateway’s Worship Center.
Come ready to worship but also ready to lift one another up in prayer just as Paul did for the churches he wrote to. Invite friends and family and get ready to bond together as a church family!

RSVP for childcare!

Ladies, of all ages (high school and up), we would love for you to come out and enjoy a game of Bunco. Saturday, January 13th at 11am in Rm. A4/5. Bring a snack to share and come have some fun after the holidays. Please sign up, for more info & a head count, on your communication card or with Jen Parra at JDGhimenti@aol.com. Don't know how to play? No worries, we will teach you. It's fun and easy! 

Sign up here!
Come join us on Saturday, January 13, for the first Gateway Men’s Breakfast for 2024! We hope to kick off the year with good food, good conversation and a good discussion on what it means to be a godly man. We have a special Q & A with our Senior Pastor Candidate, Dylan Harper, who will be here to preach on the 14th.  We hope to get his thoughts on living a godly life as a man, husband, father. Breakfast goes from 8:00 am – 9:30 am so don’t be late. See you there!

Gateway Church invites you to our Christmas Eve celebration and candlelight service on Dec 24th at 10am. Bring your family and friends to celebrate the birth of Jesus, worship our Redeemer and prepare our hearts for the return of Emmanuel - God with us.

Dec 17th | Rm. A4/5 | 2-4pm
Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Christmas? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated? Join us for a 2-hour event called Surviving the Holidays where we talk about how to deal with grief around the holiday season.

Register now!

Baptism Class | Dec 17 | Rm A4/5 | After Service
Sign up for class!
Baptisms | Dec 31

Sign up for our next baptism class! Once Jesus becomes the center of your life, you'll want to outwardly declare how God's been changing your life. Come and find out more about what it means to be baptized on Dec. 17th after service in Rm. A4/5. Baptisms will take place on December 31st during service. 

Kids Christmas Program:

Ages 3-Kinder : Sign up with Pastor Alisa via email at aphillips@gatewaymerced.org

1st-5th grade: Sign up with Pastor Kendra via email at ksinger@gatewaymerced.org

Deadline to sign up is November 22nd.

First Rehearsal on Nov. 27th. More detail at sign up!
25 min musical performance, followed by cookies/cocoa and lots of family Christmas fun!

Register HERE!

Prepare Him Room this Advent, and intentionally seek Jesus amidst the season.

Join us on December 2nd from 9am-12pm in the Gateway Worship Center as we celebrate the birth of our Savior by diving into the Christmas Story's historical and cultural context with Kristi McLelland and worship our Savior to embrace the true meaning of Christmas. Don't miss out on the fun drawings(bring cash, otherwise Venmo) and a chance to decorate your own table before the event. 

Come and discover with us that the Christmas story is better than we’ve ever known!

Nov 19th | 6:30-8:30PM | Inside the Worship Center
Calling all youth for some yummy nachos and a night of thanksgiving and worship to our God!

Register Here!

Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated? Join us for a 2-hour event called Surviving the Holidays where we talk about how to deal with grief around the holiday season.

Gateway Parking Lot

Free carnival games, trunk or treating, plus hot dogs, nachos and drinks for sale! Get lots of candy, and enjoy a fun night out with family and friends! For trunk or treating volunteers or other volunteers go to gatewaymerced.org/fall-fest 

Register for event!
Rm. C6/Gym

If God knows everything then why do we pray?

Prayer is one of those disciplines that we all do, even Jesus took time to pray. But why do we pray? At Gateway Men's Ministry Breakfast we will take the time to highlight why we pray and hear from men within our church who have some powerful stories of prayers made and prayers answered. Oh yeah, and we'll have amazing food as well!

Join the Class!

Questions about Baptism? Wanting to take the next step after making the greatest decision of your life? Join the baptism class by signing up!

Baptism Class on 10/15 after church service(11:15am) in Rm. A4/5.
Baptisms taking place on 10/29.

Location: Merced Theatre: 301 W Main St
Time: 6:00PM

Join us on September 30th at 6pm for a night of hope, filled with music and encouragement. This is a free event that will take place at the Kamangar Theater in downtown Merced. Anyone and everyone invited!

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7-8

RSVP for Childcare - ONLY FOR GATEWAY ATTENDEES

Join the community of Merced to help clean up Fahrens Park!
Meet @ 8:30AM
Start @ 9AM
BBQ @ 11AM

Handy with a hammer? Help us build the framework to the Generations building on Saturday, September 9th! We'll be starting that morning at 7am with prayer & breakfast burritos. Lunch is provided and childcare will be available for workers that day (9am-2pm). When do we finish? When we are done. :) 

For any questions about meals, contact Anna Alkema: annaalkema@att.net . Questions about construction work that day, contact Bob Alkema: bobalkema@gmail.com

RSVP to help!

August 25 | 6:30-8:30PM | Gateway Gym | FREE!
- Nintendo Switch on giant screen
- Game zones by ages (40+ games)
- Gift card giveaways
- Free raffle prizes every half hour
- Concesssions and so much more!

Aug 19th | 8a-9:30a | Gateway Gym
Join us for a hearty meal as we gather to connect with other men and further discuss potential upcoming events for the men's ministry. If you would like to be a part of God's movement in empowering you and the men at Gateway, to build in community & connect, and grow in your relationship with Jesus, then stop by!
Sign up here!

Dunk tank, splash pads, water slides, plus FREE cotton candy, snow cones and food!

Come Celebrate with us how the Lord has been our Banner these 40 years!!!

July 30th | 10AM | Gateway Church

*All will be water activities so bring change of clothes!

Movie : Jesus Revolution, rated PG-13 (suggested for ages 13+ due to drug content)

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 | Gateway Worship Center

Doors open at 6:30pm, Movie starts at 7pm promptly

Bring movie snacks and goodies!
RSVP HERE!

More about film:

In the 1970s, Greg Laurie and a sea of young people descend on sunny Southern California to redefine truth through all means of liberation. Inadvertently, Laurie meets a charismatic street preacher and a pastor who open the doors to a church to a stream of wandering youth. What unfolds is a counterculture movement that becomes the greatest spiritual awakening in American history.

Parent Review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/jesus-revolution-2023/