Gateway Music

What Gateway Music does

Gateway Music is the distribution and publishing label for Gateway Worship, the worship ministry of Gateway Church, a multi-campus religious organization headquartered in Southlake, Texas. Founded in 2003, the ministry has spent more than 20 years writing, recording, and releasing contemporary Christian worship music intended to serve both the local Gateway Church congregation and the broader global Church community. Its catalog spans worship albums (Church Moments, Greatly To Be Praised, Chapel Sessions and Chapel Sessions Vol. 2, Crowns Down Deluxe, Completely Abandoned), EPs (Known By You, Jesus Is My Healer, Who Else), and a stream of singles including Always featuring Jessie Harris, Joy (What The World Calls Foolish), Lift High (Emmanuel), I Just Love You, Here In Your House, and I Need You.

The business runs on a direct-to-consumer distribution model with no proprietary technology platform. Catalog is pushed onto major third-party streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music) and digital music stores via link-aggregator landing pages (shor.by/GatewayMusic, gatewayworship.lnk.to), while the gateway-music.com and gatewayworship.com websites function as marketing and discovery front-ends with email capture for news and updates. No mobile app, API, SDK, or third-party integration is described. Customer segments are horizontal and persona-based: local churches, worship leaders, and individual Christians using the recordings for worship services, personal devotion, prayer meetings, and church gatherings.

Gateway Music is fully owned and operated by Gateway Church, a religious organization; there is no venture, private equity, or external investor ownership. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, but the operating model implies streaming royalties and digital music sales supplemented by parent-church funding for ongoing production. Recent activity (2023-2024) demonstrates continued output of new releases, with the active operating status confirmed and headcount reported in the 11-50 range.

Name

Gateway Music

Legal name

Gateway Church

Website

https://gatewayworship.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gateway Music is the publishing and distribution label for Gateway Worship, the worship ministry of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas. It produces and releases Christian worship albums, EPs, and singles through streaming platforms for use by churches and individual believers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Worship Music

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Record Production and Distribution (51225), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Christian worship music
• Worship recordings
• Gospel music publishing
• Contemporary worship songs
• Church music releases

Headquarters

HQ city

Southlake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Music Sales and Streaming: Gateway Worship generates revenue through recorded music sales (albums, EPs, singles) distributed via digital streaming platforms and download stores. As a church worship ministry, revenue supports ongoing ministry operations and music production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gateway Music writes, records, and releases contemporary Christian worship music as the music distribution label of Gateway Worship, the worship ministry of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas. Its catalog of albums, EPs, and singles is sold and streamed through major digital music platforms for use by churches and individual believers in worship services and personal devotion.

Product overview

Gateway Music is the music distribution platform for Gateway Worship, the worship ministry of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas. For over 20 years, they have been writing, recording, and releasing Christian worship music. The portfolio consists of a collection of albums, EPs, and singles including Church Moments (album), Chapel Sessions and Chapel Sessions Vol. 2 (album series), Greatly To Be Praised (album), Known By You (EP), Jesus Is My Healer (EP), Who Else (EP), Crowns Down (Deluxe), and numerous singles such as Always (featuring Jessie Harris), Joy (What The World Calls Foolish), Lift High (Emmanuel), I Just Love You, Here In Your House, and I Need You. The platform serves to distribute worship music to help people encounter God and experience His presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Church Moments (Album) A worship album featuring contemporary Christian music tracks performed by Gateway Worship, available for streaming and digital purchase.
• Always (Single) A worship single featuring Jessie Harris with Gateway Worship.
• Chapel Sessions Vol. 2 (Album) Second volume of intimate worship recordings from the Gateway Chapel sessions.
• Greatly To Be Praised (Album) A worship album of praise songs from Gateway Worship.
• Known By You (EP) An extended play featuring worship tracks from Gateway Worship.
• Chapel Sessions (Album) The first volume of intimate worship recordings from the Gateway Chapel.
• Crowns Down (Deluxe Album) Deluxe version of the Crowns Down worship album.
• Joy (What The World Calls Foolish) (Single) A worship single about joy from Gateway Worship.
• Jesus Is My Healer (EP) An extended play focused on worship songs about healing.
• Who Else (EP) An extended play of worship tracks.
• Completely Abandoned (Album) A worship album from Gateway Worship.
• Lift High (Emmanuel) (Single) A worship single celebrating Emmanuel.
• I Just Love You (Single) A worship single expressing love for God.
• Here In Your House (Single) A worship single about God's presence.
• I Need You (Single) A worship single expressing dependence on God.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Passion: Passion is the worship music ministry associated with the Passion Movement and 268 Generation, producing worship music for collegiate and church audiences. Comparable as a movement-affiliated worship music publisher releasing worship albums, EPs, and singles on streaming platforms.
• Maranatha! Music: Maranatha! Music is a worship music publisher and one of the original catalog providers for congregational worship songs. Directly comparable as a long-standing worship music publisher producing albums, EPs, and congregational worship resources distributed via streaming and digital channels.
• Elevation Worship: Elevation Worship is the worship ministry of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC, releasing worship albums and singles streamed globally. Highly comparable as a megachurch-affiliated worship label with near-identical parent structure and direct-to-consumer streaming model.
• Jesus Culture Music: Jesus Culture is a worship music label originating from the Jesus Culture movement and Bethel-affiliated network, producing and distributing Christian worship music. Comparable as a faith-movement affiliated worship music publisher with a similar streaming/album-distribution model.
• Hillsong Music: Hillsong (formerly Hillsong Music Australia) is the global worship music arm associated with Hillsong Church, known for pioneering contemporary worship anthems. Direct peer as a high-profile church-affiliated worship publisher with international reach and a similar streaming + live-event model.
• Bethel Music: Bethel Music is the worship music label of Bethel Church in Redding, California, producing and distributing contemporary Christian worship music globally. Directly comparable as a church-affiliated worship music publisher with the same parent-ministry structure and streaming-led distribution model.

Emerging players

• Centricity Music: Centricity Music is a Christian music label focused on worship and artist development. Comparable as a smaller-scale worship-adjacent label with a similar model of producing contemporary worship music for streaming and church distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Integrity Music: Integrity Music is a long-established Christian music publisher with a wide catalog of worship and gospel music. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same worship publishing category, operating at significantly greater scale across multiple church networks and artist rosters.
• Provident Label Group: Provident Label Group is the Christian music distribution arm of Sony Music, providing label services for many worship and Christian artists. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Christian music distribution that supports and competes with worship-music labels for charting roster attention.
• Capitol Christian Music Group: Capitol CMG is a major-label imprint focused on Christian music, distributing leading worship artists across mainstream platforms. Comparable as a broader incumbent that handles distribution for many of the top worship artists and competes for the same streaming and church-licensing revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xshor.by/GatewayMusic
• YouTubeshor.by/gatewayworship

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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