June 30th Celebration! | After 10:30AM service
We will be having one service on June 30th where we will be celebrating Dylan's ordination, baptisms and 41 years of Gateway Church! Then join us after service for water-packed, fun activities and an exciting chili cook-off celebration! If you would like to sign up for our chili cook-off, please click here!

Baptism Class | June 23rd | Rm. A4/5 | After 1st service
Baptisms | June 30th

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 June 23rd. Baptisms will take place on our June 30th celebration, 10:30am.

Men’s Breakfast | June 8th | 8-9:30Am | Rm. C6/Gym

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Come out to our Men's Breakfast where we will spend time with in fellowship, God's word, and prayer. If you bring a friend or family member, we ask that they be 14 yrs or older in age.

Pentecost Worship Gathering for the Church of Merced

May 19th | 6:00pm | Football Stadium at Merced High School
Join us in unity as we gather as the Church of Merced to celebrate the birth of Christ’s Church when He poured His Spirit!

4 Wk Discover Class 101-Loving God
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We will be going over the following topics for each week:
5/19 Our Purpose
5/26 The Bible
6/2 Prayer
6/9 The Church

This class that will begin 5/19 for 4 weeks in the Conference Room during 2nd service.

Men’s Breakfast | May 11th | 8-9:30Am | Rm. C6/Gym
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Come out to our Men's Breakfast where we will spend time with in fellowship, God's word, and prayer. If you bring a friend or family member, we ask that they be 14 yrs or older in age.

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
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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!

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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

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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! 

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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.

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Baptism Class | Dec 17 | Rm A4/5 | After Service
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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!

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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!

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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 

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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.