The Gateway Church

05/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us at our Grand Opening Celebration! It was a beautiful night, made possible by the generosity and support of our amazing community.

The celebration continues this Sunday at 10am! We’d love to see you there. ☀️

04/23/2026

Join us on Thursday, April 30, from 4-6pm as we celebrate the renovation of the second floor of the historic Fleming Building. There will be a ribbon-cutting at 4:15pm with city officials and Gateway supporters, along with tours, live music from , light food, and refreshments.

The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome! ☀️

03/30/2026

The resurrection is the ground of our deepest hope: that God is uniting all things in Christ and making them whole. Join us on Easter Sunday, April 5 at 10am as we celebrate the risen Jesus and the renewal he has set in motion in our lives, our city, and the world.

The Gateway Church is a vibrant faith community centered in and committed to the city of Des Moines. We are a diverse community of people seeking a renewed approach to Christian spirituality and committed to live the teachings of Jesus in the culture and context of our city.

01/29/2026

Our new exterior sign is being fabricated this week! Once Des Moines gets a few warmer days, it will be installed on the NE corner of the Fleming Building facing Walnut St and 6th Ave.

Projects like this are only possible because of the generosity of our community. Thanks for your support!

01/24/2026

Out of an abundance of caution, we won’t have a Sunday Gathering tomorrow. Between extreme cold, volunteer safety and capacity, construction-related transit detours, and limited building access (including the temporary closure of 6th Avenue and our primary entrance), we don’t have a reliable path to host well.

We’re in active conversations with the City of Des Moines to improve parking availability and better coordinate on construction-related closures. Thank you for your understanding. We’re excited to be together again next Sunday!

P.S. We encourage you to take time this week to pray for our church, our community, and beyond. And we also invite you to pray that God would be near to our neighbors in Minnesota—that peace, healing, and justice would prevail.

12/22/2025

Join us for a special Christmas Eve service on December 24th at 5pm! The evening will feature Christmas songs, scripture readings, candlelight, warm drinks, and more. We’d love to see you there. 🎄

The Gateway Church
218 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309

Learn more and plan your visit at thegatewaychurch.com.

10/18/2025

The Gateway Church is partnering with Urban Bicycle Food Ministry, a local nonprofit that offers radical hospitality to those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity in Des Moines. Every week of the year—rain or shine, heat or cold—they deliver meals and essential supplies across the city.

This fall, we’re collecting new or gently used blankets, sleeping bags, coats, and other winter clothing. Please bring your donations to The Gateway Church and place them in one of the two large storage tubs near the main entrance. We’ll ensure they reach those in need.

10/11/2025

“You can feel calm without actually being at peace, and you can be at peace when your emotions are all over the place. Feelings come and go, but peace as a condition is the steady confidence that your life is held by God.”

Exploring 1 John 3:18-24, Matt Crummy challenges us to imagine love not only as sentiment but as embodied action. “Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth,” John writes—and Matt walks us through what it looks like to hold love and truth together without collapsing one into the other. He explores how genuine Christian love is not defined by emotional intensity or external performance, but by a Spirit-formed posture of active care and obedience.

Matt also addresses how this kind of love reshapes our relationship to self-doubt and guilt. When our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts. When our hearts are at peace, we are emboldened to live with confidence before God. Assurance, then, is not found in sinlessness but in a love that flows from abiding in Christ. This passage points us to a new kind of interior life—one grounded in obedience, trust, and the Spirit’s witness that we truly belong to God.

💭 Question for reflection: What would it look like for you to rest more deeply in the fact that you belong to God?

🎧 Stream the full sermon on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Link in bio.

10/07/2025

A few moments from our fall potluck. Grateful for good food and time together! 🥧

09/16/2025

Thank you to all of the artists who made the latest Showcase Night an incredible event! And thanks to everyone who came out to support them.

There are more events from coming up soon, so be sure to follow along and check those out.