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Gateway Christian Fellowship
Gateway Christian Fellowship is a Non-Denominational Church in Shelton, Washington located at 405 S 7th St, in Shelton, WA.

History
Gateway Christian Fellowship (Also referred to as Gateway) was first founded in 1975 as Shelton Christian Fellowship. Pastors Earl and LeAnn Bradley from City Life Church in Lacey, Washington sent out Dennis and Diane Teague to plant Shelton Christian Fellowship. After Dennis and Diane Teague finished pastoring, they handed the baton to Gale and Dana Ashby, and they pastored for 12 years. After that, the reached out to Kevin and Jeanie Earls in Aloha, Oregon. At the time, Kevin was associate pastor of Living Hope Fellowship with Pastor Jess Strickland. Kevin and Jeanie Earls along with their two daughters, Gloria and Melodi, traveled up to Shelton in the summer of 1995. Kevin and Jeanie were pastors for 20 years and during that time, the church went under a name change. In 1998, the church was changed to "Gateway Christian Fellowship". Then in 2016, Kevin and Jeanie passed the church to their son-in law and daughter Adam and Gloria Brennan. Adam and Gloria Brennan are currently the Lead Pastors at Gateway Christian Fellowship.

Childcare
Gateway Christian Childcare Center (GCCC) is a childcare center located in the church building that is provided by Gateway Christian Fellowship. GCCC was founded in 1995, and is currently run by Pastor and Childcare Director Carter Cheston.

Times and Services
They meet on Sundays at 9 and 10:30 am, and on Wednesdays at 6:45 pm. Their youth group, CityLight Youth meets from 6:30 - 8 pm on Wednesdays. And Celebrate Recovery meets every Friday at 6:30 pm.

Contact and Connect
Website - www.gatewaycf.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com/gatewaycf

Instagram - www.instagram.com/gatewayshelton

Address - 405 S 7th St, Shelton, WA 98584