The Gateway Church is going for a building. In 2004 we had a significant prophecy that we were to be a permanent presence in two senses. A more permanent presence of the Holy Spirit in greater measure and the permanent presence in town of our own building.
We have a building task team who are guiding the process. Here is them sharing the vision…
We have a building fund. Over many years to 2024 it had grown to £12,000. Maurice Nightingale challenged that we need to put a nought on that to be serious!
In early 2025 we had our first building gift day and the fund now stands at £28,249.
Our June 2025 building offering gift days raised and amazing £20999.
You can donate by cash, bank transfer or card. Here’s a PDF with details of how to give to the Building Fund
Prophetic Input so far
The Lord has been speaking to us in recent years about getting our own building “a permanent presence” for ministry. Here are the prophetic words we have received…
2018/9
Grantley Watkins – interim building
24/06/2022
Tom Scrivens
Dream – Him and acoustic engineer visiting. Old building repurposed, courtyard and meeting space. Then walked through more space for 400, ramshackle not finished article. Friend there for acoustic purposes. Chairs already out, so we were doing up as we went.
Encouragement to pray into building.
29/11/2023
Rod Sexton. Building. God not doing a carbon copy. Will be different
David Taylor. Parchment that needs gloves to handle. Time to take gloves off ready for battle.
6/12/2023
Christine Merry – Dream – Sum of £151,000. Woke up wow got a building! With a red front
6/1/2024
Marshall Shaitel – permanent presence in two ways – a permanent presence of the Spirit in what we are doing and a permanent presence in terms of a building – big
8/1/2024 David Blacklock
Got the word Aldi
Jan 2025 Richard Ward
Think this is about the building, Lorries coming into a warehouse unopened produce that needs sorting and packaging. Fresh repacked from conveyor belts, going out better. Something about conveyor belts maybe something about the building. Round window at the end! Moving you to be able to repackage people who have been hurting. Something about conveyor belts that is significant for your building, a warehouse, where things have been sorted and packaged with conveyor belts, elevators to move.
Jan 2026 Kate Odediran
While David Blacklock was praying, he mentioned the word about a building rising up. Then God showed me a picture of a beautiful building coming up out of a desolate place or barren land. Then He brought to my mind about a word on vision and clarity that He gave me during one of the monthly prayer meetings that was held online late last year.
That it’s important to see with the eyes of faith. To have the height advantage of the eagle’s eyes and see from the vantage point of the Spirit. It might seem like barren land to the physical eyes or a place of impossibilities but seeing through the eyes of faith we’ll see possibilities. And just like a high way sprung out in the wilderness and a road in the midst of the red sea, God is set to bring possibilities out of the abandoned or desolate. Amen