Christmas Toy & Food Drive

Sunday, November 24 - December 8

Preparing Food Baskets Wednesday, December 18 | 10am-4pm

Gateway Atrium

Love Where We Live Ministry is preparing for our annual toy drive. We are adding a food basket this year.  We want to bless our pantry families and the families at Gateway with this act of kindness. To participate in the toy drive, please pick up a stocking at the back of the sanctuary on Sunday, November 17, 24 & Dec 1. New toy donations need to returned UNWARPPED and with the stocking by December 8 to the atrium. Volunteers are needed for wrapping gifts on Monday, December 16, 10am-12pm. Click below if you would like to sign up to help pack food baskets or wrap gifts. 

Join A Shepherd’s Tour with Pastor Lance. Worship, share stories, meet fellow Gateway members, engage in a Q&A with Lance, and connect with our leadership team at these regional gatherings. Locations are to be determined.

Below are the full list of dates:

Dec. 1 - 6pm: Oasis Church - 945 Cromwell Av #G; Rocky Hill

Serving Rocky Hill, East Hampton, Meriden & Middletown

Jan. 5 - 6pm: Beacon Falls Congregational Church - 69 Wolfe Av; Beacon Falls

Serving Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Waterbury, Waterford, Seymour & Bethany

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Jan. 12:  Region 5 - Location TBD - Serving Ansonia, Derby & Shelton

Feb. 2:  Region 6 - Location TBD - Serving Bethel, Monroe & Newtown

Feb. 16:  Region 7 - Location TBD - Serving Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Madison & New London

March 2:  Region 8 - Location TBD - Serving Milford, Orange & Woodbridge

March 9:  Region 9 - Location TBD - Serving Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Stamford, Darien & Trumbull

April 6: Region 10 - Location TBD - Serving New Haven

May 4: Region 11 - Location TBD - Serving West Haven

*If your city is not listed, please attend the gathering closest to you.

Women’s Bible Study

December 2 | 7pm | Office Reception Area

Ladies, what a powerful opportunity we have to open up the Word of God and study together! We will be sharing what we use to study and how we apply what Holy Spirit reveals to us. No sign up required.

Friday, December 6 | 7:00 - 8:30pm  | In the Sanctuary

Mark your calendars for this special monthly night of intimate and powerful worship as we experience God together as a family.

Friday, December 6 | 7pm - 9pm | Chapel Basement

Calling all Gateway Youth!  If you are interested in making friends, building relationships with your peers, and getting the answers to the questions you have for this season of your life, come out for Gateway Youth Night.

TUESDAY, December 10 (Second Tuesday of every month)

7pm to 8:30pm | The Chapel

Calling all men of Gateway! It's time to link arms in prayer for our families, our community, our church, our region, and our country.  Join us as we assume our priestly roles through prayer and intercession.

Unified - A Gateway Men's Event | Saturday, December 14 | 9:00am | The Chapel | $15 per person

This Christmas season, come celebrate with other men in a spirit of brotherhood. This will be a time of spiritual equipping, great food, and lots of fun. You may even go home with a prize, so invite a friend to join you!

Legacy Young Adults Christmas Party | Saturday, December 14 | 6:00pm | The Chapel

If you are between the ages of 18-35, invite a friend to join you for a great time of food, music, and give-aways!

Harp & Bowl | Worship & Prayer
Monday, December 16 | 7pm - 8:30pm | In the Chapel
Come experience God's presence as we worship and pray His word together. As Revelation 5:8 describes heavenly creatures holding harps and golden bowls of incense, which are the prayers of the saints, let's lift up our hands and our prayers as a sweet incense to our God.

Youth Christmas Party | Sunday, December 22| 10:30am After Worship | The Chapel

Invite a friend to celebrate our Savior’s birth with games, food, music, and a chance to win some great door prizes!

Gateway's office will be closed from Monday, December 23 - Friday, December 27, to observe and celebrate the holidays. May you and your families have a blessed Christmas.

Christmas Eve Service

Tuesday, December 24 @ 6:00pm

Our annual Christmas Eve service is a time of individual reflection and corporate celebration as we remember the day that Love, Joy, and Peace came into the world. Join us for this hope-filled gathering in honor of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Gateway is celebrating water baptisms on Sunday, December 29!  If you're interested in being baptized at this service, please stop by the baptismal table on Sunday and fill out a  Candidate Questionnaire or click this link.  Candidates are then required to attend a baptism class on Sunday, December 15, at 12pm in Room 101.  Upon completion of this class, you will be eligible for baptism. What a great way to celebrate your new life with Jesus!

Gateway's office will be closed Wednesday, January 1, to honor and celebrate the New Year!