Our name | Mission | Vision | Leaders Ministries | Schedule | Directions | Contact Gateway Church gathers for worship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Location: 6425 Jefferson Rd. (Hwy. 129) in Athens, Georgia. For directions, click here. Gateway is affiliated with the United Methodist Church Gateway welcomes our new pastor: Joseph Dye! Joseph and his bride Becky come to us from Bold Springs UMC near Monroe. Welcome Joseph and Becky! And we bid farewell to Jerry and Beverly Varnado, who served this congregation with faithfulness and passion for 25 years. You taught us to follow Jesus, gave us courage to obey the Holy Spirit, and showed us how to love one another. We "thank [our] God for all the memories [we] have of you" (Phil. 1:3). Check out Andy Hines' Gateway UMC Blog! Aerobics: Mondays from 8-9 a.m. From Gateway's Marion Bond West Praying for My Life is a story of struggle, trust, and triumph. Read more...   Copyrighted artwork on this site is used by arrangement with Communication Resources Inc. Most Scripture quotations on this Web site are from the Holy Bible, New International Version. © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. SiteSearch courtesy of For site-related questions, or to report errors, e-mail the Gateway Webservant. For any other contact with Gateway Church, click here. Site search Sermon Library How to contact us