Welcome to The Gate! We're glad you're here.

The Gate is always open for everyone no matter who you are or what you've done. The Gate is a place for second chances and second steps in Christ. There are no strangers here, only friends we haven't met.

Jesus said, "I am the gate, whoever enters through me will be saved." (John 10:9)

The Gate is a place to meet Jesus. As you enter The Gate you will see Jesus with His arms open wide waiting for you. Come home to Jesus! The Gate is a Christian Gathering Place where people can connect with God and with others. No matter what background, nationality or denomination, everyone is welcome here!

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." (John 17:20-21)

The Vision for The Gate is to eventually be a place where there is constant prayer and worship being offered up to God. Psalm 24:7 says, "Open up ancient gates, open up ancient doors, and let the King of Glory enter." That's what we want to be - a Christian Community Center and gathering place that is always open 24/7 for everyone who is seeking Jesus. Jesus said to "love the Lord God with all your heart soul mind and strength" and "love your neighbor as yourself." We will live out that commandment by not only being a place of worship but also being a place of outreach to our community through music and creative art classes, musical productions, concerts and seminars. We also picture a coffeehouse at The Gate where people from the community can come encourage and connect with each other. The Gate will also be a place where leadership training will be taking place through the LIFE (Living In Full Expression) Institute. The LIFE Institute is a ministry training center, school of worship, and discipleship school to develop and equip real, relevant and effective Spirit-led Christian Leaders. Jesus said, "go out and make disciples of all nations." The Gate will be a place where disciples will be trained, equipped, and sent out for ministry. The success of this ministry will be measured by how many people are sent out, not just by how many people come.

God is looking for worshippers. Worship is not just singing. Worship is a lifestyle.

"Therefore, I urge, you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship" (Romans 12:1)

We, at The Gate, exist to be a living sacrifice so that Jesus can live through us. We want everyone to know who Jesus is. Not the religious Jesus who we have conjured up, but the REAL Jesus who came to give us LIFE!

If you are looking for a church home, a place where you can serve Jesus by serving this community; a place where you can be Jesus to someone who needs healing and love; a place to reach out to those who are hurting and searching for meaning in their lives, a place to be yourself, then come and be a part of what God is doing as we open The Gate in the Saddleback Valley and beyond! Please read our Statement of Faith.

May God richly bless you as you offer your life as a living sacrifice.

In His Name,

Pastor Habib