About Us

Our History

    Our story began in the early 1960’s. Mightily impacted by the Charismatic Renewal, we became known as Awapuni Christian Fellowship. Then as we experienced considerable growth we moved to the centre of town and became known as Christian Centre.

In 1984, we purchased our Church Street property and took on our original legal name: Palmerston North Christian Fellowship. After a decade of transition from the late 1990’s to 2009, we adopted a new name for a new season: Gateways Christian Fellowship, commonly referred to as Gateways.

Aerial View of Gateways Christian Fellowship

Gateways Christian Fellowship

Gateways Christian Fellowship

Our Values

We have 7 Core Values that reflect our history, experiences and story that meld together to form our corporate culture. Our values form the foundation for everything that happens in our church community…

1) Everything starts in His presence

Acts 17:28 “For in him we live and move and have our being.” This affirms that God is our source. Matt 5:19 “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing”.

2) We are a people of the future living in the present

We are a prophetic people living in the present, but looking to the future by faith and the revelation of the Holy Spirit.

3) We believe the best of each other

Protecting a culture of Honour, Calling out the good, Affirming and Gracious toward one another.

4) We invest beyond ourselves

Because we are a part of God’s Kingdom, we invest through Outreach, Mission, Evangelism, Releasing and Planting.

5) When God is speaking about the body, He speaks to the body

Truth / Unity. How we hear from God and recognise His confirmation and timing. Trusting the Holy Spirit. Respect.

6) I am my brother’s keeper

We act responsibly out of Love. Everyone is pastorally responsible for each other’s well-being.
We have a redemptive heart and operate in the ministry of reconciliation.

7) We serve in team and release the gift of leadership

This affects how we organise ourselves; how we exercise authority.
Recognising gifts and how the Holy Spirit puts us together.

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