Gateway City Church and Gateway City Academy

Name

Gateway City Church and Gateway City Academy

Legal name

Gateway City Church

Website

https://gatewaycitychurch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gateway City Church and Gateway City Academy is a Brooklyn, NY-based faith nonprofit founded in 1990 by Pastors Roger and Teresa McPhail, operating a Christian congregation with Sunday worship services and a Pre-K through 8th grade Christian school, supported by voluntary donations and undisclosed tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Christian Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Faith-based education
• Pastoral ministry
• Pre-K to grade 8
• Religious organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes, Offerings, and Donations: Church accepts donations through online giving, PayPal, text-to-give, check by mail, and Breeze platform. Members and visitors can sow seeds into the ministry.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gateway City Church is a Christian church founded in 1990 in Brooklyn, NY, that provides weekly Sunday worship services, pastoral care, prayer initiatives, healing rooms, audio sermons, and water baptism. Gateway City Academy, founded in 1992 and operated alongside the church on the same campus, delivers Christ-centered education for children ages 3 through 14, including Universal Pre-K, 3-K for All, and kindergarten through 8th grade, with ancillary services such as speech therapy, special education, music, art, computer education, and STEM classes.

Product overview

Gateway City Church (GCC) and Gateway City Academy operate as a unified church-and-school organization. Gateway City Church is the core offering—a Christian church established in 1990 offering Sunday services, audio messages/sermons, baptism, and various ministries. Gateway City Academy is the educational arm—a Christian school providing Universal Pre-K, 3-K, and grades K-8 education. The church and school are closely integrated, with the school founded in 1992 by the church's founding pastors as New Hope Christian Academy (later renamed). Additional offerings include the New York City Gatekeepers School of Supernatural Ministry, Healing Rooms ministry, and online giving options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gateway City Church (Sunday Worship Services) Weekly Christian worship service held Sundays at 10:00 AM at 267 Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, featuring worship, prayer, family fellowship, and ministry of the Word open to the general community at no charge.
• Gateway City Academy (K-8 Christian Education) Christ-centered school for children in grades K-8 teaching students to observe genuinely, think critically, communicate sensitively, and live as Jesus would; tuition quote-based through school office.
• Universal Pre-K and 3-K Programs Early childhood education for children ages 3 and 4 through New York City's Pre-K for All and 3-K for All initiatives, providing play-based learning with faith integration and exceptional early learning opportunities.
• New York City Gatekeepers School of Supernatural Ministry Training program founded by Apostle Roger McPhail in 2015 to teach principles of supernatural ministry, healing, and the move of the Holy Spirit to believers.
• Healing Rooms Ministry Healing and deliverance ministry modeled after John G. Lake's Healing Rooms, led by leaders appointed by Apostle Roger McPhail.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mission New York (formerly Mission Brooklyn)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastoral network founded by Pastor Roger McPhail that brought together 100+ pastors and ministry leaders in monthly fellowship, spanning 400 churches across Brooklyn and other NYC boroughs. This was a key platform for city-wide prayer initiatives and spiritual warfare strategies.
• International Christian CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor Roger McPhail developed his pastoral ministry at the International Christian Center in Staten Island under Dr. Benjamin Crandall before founding the church.
• Anchor HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRev. Henry Lopez of Anchor House participated in tributes for Pastor Roger McPhail and delivered prophetic words at Gateway City Church, including the June 3, 2007 prophetic word at the opening of the new church building.
• Schambach MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRev. Donna Schambach participated in tributes for Pastor Roger McPhail at Gateway City Church.
• New York School of Urban MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRev. Peter DeArruda from New York School of Urban Ministry participated in tributes for Pastor Roger McPhail.
• Breath of Life MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRev. James Jorgensen of Breath of Life Ministries participated in tributes for Pastor Roger McPhail.
• Living Word Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRev. Joel Sadaphal of Living Word Christian Fellowship participated in tributes for Pastor Roger McPhail.
• Park Slope Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBishop Roberto Brown of Park Slope Christian Fellowship participated in tributes for Pastor Roger McPhail.
• Toronto Airport Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor Roger and Teresa McPhail attended this fellowship in March 1995, which influenced the church's Pentecost renewal and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit at New Hope Fellowship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christ Tabernacle: Pentecostal church with NYC-area presence and emphasis on community outreach, family ministries, and pastoral network. Same denominational stream and comparable congregational focus.
• Times Square Church: Large inter-denominational charismatic church in NYC with emphasis on worship, healing, and Bible teaching. Comparable theological stream and urban congregational model.
• Mosaic NYC: Multi-site evangelical church in NYC focused on community, family, and city engagement. Comparable urban evangelical positioning and family-segment target audience.
• Calvary Church NYC: NYC-based evangelical church with city-reach vision and small-group / community programming. Comparable urban congregation positioning and mission-driven ethos.
• Brooklyn Tabernacle: Major Brooklyn-based evangelical / Pentecostal church with worship, community outreach, and pastoral network. Comparable as a Brooklyn-rooted church with citywide influence and similar theological tradition.

Others

• CBN / Operation Blessing: Christian humanitarian organization whose $10,000 grant seeded New Hope Christian Academy in 1992. Comparable faith-based ecosystem participant with funding, content, and broadcast reach into Gateway City's audience.

Broad incumbents

• Redeemer City to Church: Prominent NYC church network emphasizing city renewal, teaching, and community formation. Comparable urban church context and intellectual engagement of NYC neighborhoods.
• Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic Schools: Large network of Catholic K-8 schools across Brooklyn and Queens with religious integration and academic programming. Sets the dominant competitive standard for faith-based K-8 education in Gateway City Academy's catchment area.

Regional players

• Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn: Independent private K-12 school in Brooklyn serving families seeking an alternative to public education. Comparable local private school competing for the same tuition-paying families.
• Bay Ridge Catholic Academy: Faith-based K-8 school located in the same Bay Ridge / Brooklyn neighborhood as Gateway City Academy. Closest geographic and grade-span comparable for the academy line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gccbrooklyn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0LwzvfZvvbyefZyByNmhvg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/gateway.church.54
• Instagraminstagram.com/gateway_city_church
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gateway-city-church-and-academy

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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