Our mission
Growing in God's Love, Sharing the Good News
Our vision
Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church is a congregation that embraces, encourages, and loves all people as we are called, equipped, empowered and sent to be Jesus’ hands and feet in our community and throughout the world.
Core Values

Jesus is Life and Love
Jesus promises eternal life through grace and mercy. We are not loved because of who we are or what we do, but because of who He is and what He has done. (Luke 23:43)

We Honor Tradition and Worship God
Tradition gives us a framework and reference for who we are, but we don’t worship tradition, we worship God who is creating and active in our church and our lives. (Isaiah 43:19)

We Connect Faith with Daily Life
Faith is not just a Sunday thing. We live out our faith in our communities, schools, careers and relationships. We are Life Long Learners, seeking to grow in faith so that we can share our faith. (Matthew 28:19)

Making a Difference Matters
Impacting our community through service and prayer brings the love of God and the Light of Christ from behind church walls and into God’s world, building up the entire Body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:12)

Forgiveness and reconciliation

We are reconciled to God by God’s forgiving mercy. Forgiveness and reconciliation flow from what God has made us to be in Jesus Christ and what God is doing with us in the world. As a people of God, we embody forgiveness in speech, action and relationships, and our ministry in reconciliation is foundational.

Dignity, compassion and justice

Each person is created in God’s image. We respect this God-given right to dignity and, inspired by the life of Jesus, show love and compassion for all people. Through proclamation of the gospel, through worship and as servants of God working for healing and justice in the world, we uphold and seek to protect the dignity and human rights of all people.

Inclusion and diversity

As Christ’s church, we value the richness of God’s creation and offer a radical welcome to all people, appreciating our common humanity and our differences. We are a church that does not view diversity as a barrier to unity. We recognize and will challenge dynamics of power and privilege that create barriers to participation and equity in this church and society – for women, people of color, minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities, people who are marginalized or living in poverty, and the LGBTQ community.