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Our
Pastoral Staff:
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Pastor – Larry Deskins:
Pastor Larry served two other churches in Arizona before
coming to Gateway Fellowship in 1991.
As a counselor, Pastor Larry has keen insight into life’s
struggles. He is
married to Carol, and has three grown daughters. His Education includes:
B.A. Psychology/Religion, Grand Canyon College, M.A. Family
& Marital Counseling, Western Theological Seminary, and
currently in study for his Doctorate of Ministry. |
| Pastor
to Students – Joey Baysinger:
The Student Ministries of Gateway Fellowship are led by
Pastor Joey, who joined the staff in September 2002. Joey, originally from
Jefferson City, Mo. has been married to Becky for twelve years and has
two young daughters. Joey served three years as a youth and
music minister in Central Missouri before moving to Arizona.
He has served
in different facets of youth ministry for the last15 years.
Joey has Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences Education from
Lincoln University with a minor in Physical Education. Joey
also has done work toward his MDiv at Golden Gate Seminary. |
| Pastor of
Worship/Music – Doug Bell: Doug,
the newest member of our ministry staff, joined Gateway in January
of 2007. He comes to Gateway with a strong passion for worship, and is looking to build on Gateway's
long tradition of great worship music. Doug and his wife
Deborah were recently married in May of 2007. He has a B.A. History
from Arizona State University and a M.A. Worship from
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. |
Our
Support Staff
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Preschool & Children's Ministry Coordinator
- Judy Lemons |
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Office
Administrator –Patty Kirchner |
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Finance
- Cathy Flores |
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Receptionist
& Publications - Ernestine
(Teeny) Wills |
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Publications
Assistant
- Julie Sudduth |
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Maintenance -
Scott Loveridge and Doris Bigler |
Our Membership
Who
are we?
- Red and yellow, black, brown and white is a good way to
describe the diversity of Gateway Fellowship.
Our members are from many racial, economic and age groupings, as
well as various religious backgrounds.
These involve people formerly of Catholic, Community Church,
Jehovah’s Witness, Methodist, Mormon and Presbyterian traditions, and
other Baptist Churches. The
age of the congregation ranges from birth through Senior Adult, while
members’ educational experiences include those with a high school
education and others who hold graduate and post graduate degrees.
Who Can You Be?
At Gateway we believe in showing love,
acceptance and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Join us as we
search for Biblical answers to who we as Christians can be. Here
are some examples:
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A Person at peace - "In everything, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. "
Philippians 4:6-7. |
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A Person loved - "Because of his great
love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in transgressions (sins) - it is by grace you
have been saved." Ephesians 2:4-5 |
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A Person forgiven - "Bear with each
other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one
another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Colossians
3:13 |
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A Person with a future - "For I know the
plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and
not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah |
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