Gateway Church (Texas)
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Gateway Church | |
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Country | United States |
Denomination | Non-denominational charismatic |
Website | gatewaypeople |
History | |
Founded | 23 April 2000 (Easter) |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Vacant |
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Gateway Church is a
History
On September 16, 1999, Pastor Robert Morris began to plan an
In 2017, Gateway Church downsized their staff by 10-15 percent.[7]
Campuses
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gateway_Church_Service_2010.jpg/220px-Gateway_Church_Service_2010.jpg)
In 2008, the church began work on a new main campus located along State Highway 114. The project included a 4,000-seat sanctuary. It opened on November 13, 2010. [8] Mark Jobe, father of contemporary Christian singer Kari Jobe, serves as the Campus Pastor.[9]
In early 2019, Gateway Church announced it was starting a ministry inside the Coffield Unit, the largest prison in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It is open to minimum security inmates (and, with special permission, medium security inmates) but all inmates may obtain church materials.[10] The church also ministers at the Estes Unit outside of Venus.[11] Stephen Wilson, who earned his masters from Liberty University[12] and has ministered in prisons previously,[13] serves as the leader of both of these prison efforts. The church uses the term 'campus' in describing each prison outreach program.
Robert Morris allegations
On June 15, 2024, Robert Morris admitted to what he characterized as a "
Shortly after the church elders learned additional details of the allegations, including the alleged victim's age and length of the supposed abuse, Robert Morris tendered his resignation, which was accepted.[20] However, according to Cindy Clemishire, "Gateway received actual notice of this crime in 2005 when I sent an email directly to Robert Morris’ Gateway email address. Former Gateway elder, Tom Lane, received and responded to my email, acknowledging that the sexual abuse began on December 25, 1982, when I was 12 years old". [21]
Evangelical Daystar Television Network announced it was removing all Robert Morris programming from its broadcast schedule.[22][23] Morris programs were broadcast every day except Saturday.[24]
Ministries
The King's University at Gateway
The King's University was founded in 1997 by Jack W. Hayford.[25] in Van Nuys, California. In September 2012, The King's University at Gateway was launched. The school offers full accredited undergraduate, master's, and a doctorate degree.[26]
Gateway Worship
Gateway Church utilizes its
Notable members
- Josh Hamilton(baseball player)[28]
- James Robison (televangelist)[1]
References
- ^ a b Charlotte Stewart (November 13, 2010). "New building opens at Gateway Church". Longview News-Journal. p. C1.
- ^ "Outreach 100". Outreach. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Trivett, Abby. "BREAKING NEWS: Robert Morris Resigns as Pastor of Gateway Church". Charisma. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Hixenbaugh, Mike (June 18, 2024). "Pastor Robert Morris resigns from Gateway Church after child sex abuse allegation". NBC News. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ https://gatewaypeople.com/staff/james-morris
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/17/us/video/woman-allegedly-molested-as-girl-by-texas-pastor-speaks-out-cnc-digvid
- ^ Nicholas Sakelaris. "Southlake-based Gateway Church confirms it will cut staff by 10-15 percent". Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Gateway Church opens new campus". MySouthlakeNews.com. November 25, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Mark Jobe". Gateway Church. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gateway Church Seeing Revival, 500 Salvations at Its New Prison Church Campus". CBN News. February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Gateway Church". gatewaypeople.com.
- ^ "Gateway Church". gatewaypeople.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Texas megachurch opens new campus in maximum-security prison: 'Our brothers and sisters in Christ'". Fox News. January 31, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Southlake megachurch pastor Robert Morris accused of sexual abuse in the 1980s". Dallas News. June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Southlake megachurch pastor Robert Morris accused of sexual abuse in the 1980s". Dallas News. June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Blair, Leonardo (June 15, 2024). "Pastor Robert Morris confesses to "moral failure" after woman claims he began molesting her at age 12". The Christian Post. Christian Post. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "I Was 12 Years Old and Wearing My Pink Pajamas When Robert Morris, Now of Gateway Church, Began to Molest Me. The Alleged Abuse Lasted for 4 1/2 Years". The Wartburg Watch. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Stogsdill, Sheila (June 15, 2024). "BREAKING: Gateway Pastor Robert Morris Admits 'Moral Failure' After Allegations of Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old". The Roys Report. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Southlake megachurch pastor Robert Morris accused of sexual abuse in the 1980s". Dallas News. June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Chase (June 18, 2024). "Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris resigns after sex abuse allegations surface". The Dallas Morning Times.
- ^ "Did the Gateway Pastors/Elders Purposely Mislead Members Who Inquired About Cindy Clemishire? You Decide. | The Wartburg Watch 2024". June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ dee (June 19, 2024). "Daystar Television Network Is Removing All of Robert Morris Programming and Broadcasting". The Wartburg Watch. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ @Daystar (June 19, 2024). "A Statement from Daystar Television Network" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Blair, Leonardo (June 20, 2024). "Daystar Television removes Robert Morris content from network after child sex abuse allegations". The Christian Post. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-8307-8112-6.
- ^ "TKU – Accreditation and Assessment". TKU.edu. 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Billboard AllMusic
- ^ S.L. Price (June 11, 2012). "The Curse of Bigness". Sports Illustrated.