PRAYING FOR ST. LOUIS SINCE 2003
Who We Are
Gateway House of Prayer is a city-wide prayer and worship ministry lead by Christians across generations and church denominations. We believe in ministering to the Lord in worship and partnering with Him in prayer to see His kingdom come to the St. Louis region. The prayer room consists of live worship and prayer gatherings, which vary in framework and expression. All are welcome to join us in lifting up the name of Jesus!
Core Values
Worship
Intimacy | Exaltation
Prayer
Meditation | Intercession
Together
Community | Unity
Leadership Team
Kyle & Julie Henry
Kyle and Julie met at the Gateway House of Prayer in 2014 while both serving on the Night Watch prayer team and married 3 years later. Julie has been on staff at the Gateway House of Prayer since 2011. Kyle works as a full-time engineer, and serves alongside Julie on GHOP’s leadership team. They both have a deep desire to see believers awakened to the power of prayer, the beauty of Jesus, and to know their identity in Christ. They are the proud parents of three beautiful daughters.
Nathanael & Rachel Herbert
Nathanael and Rachel moved to St. Louis in 2017 to serve a local church. They have been involved in prayer rooms in the Illinois and Missouri region for the last decade. Rachel worked in the admin office at GHOP for a year and a half. Nathanael is a worship leader and they enjoy connecting with people and getting them involved at GHOP and other local ministries. They love to serve with their children.
Nathan & Rachel Panke
Nathan and Rachel Panke met and got married in Kansas City where they served together on staff at the International House of Prayer for 10 years. Both served in various roles including worship teams, Children’s Ministry, healing and prophecy teams while on staff. In the summer of 2015 Nathan returned to his home town, St. Louis, with wife Rachel and their children. Nathan now serves as Worship Director at a local church as well as serving with Rachel on GHOP’s Leadership Team.
Statement of Faith
The Bible
The Bible, both Old and New Testaments, are inspired by God and are the revelation of God to man. The Bible is the guide for our faith and the instruction of our conduct. (II Timothy 3:15-17; I Thessalonians 2:13; II Peter 1:21)
The Trinity
The One true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent “I AM” (what God called Himself in the Bible), the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He also reveals Himself in the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22)
Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. God come in the flesh. The Bible declares: His virgin birth. (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35), His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; I Peter 2:22), His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38), His work on the cross as the substitute for our sins. (I Corinthians 15:3; II Corinthians 5:21), His physical resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39), His being raised to the right hand of God. (Acts 1:9; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3; I Timothy 3:16)
The Fall of Man
Man was created good and upright; for God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness.” However, man by his own will fell into sin and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. (Genesis 1:26,27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12-19)
Salvation
Man’s only hope of redemption is through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Condition to Salvation
Salvation is received by turning from sin toward God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. By grace alone man inherits eternal life through the work of the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7)
The Evidence of Salvation
We have inner faith and peace as the evidence of our salvation. (Romans 8:16) The outward evidence is a life of following Christ and holy living. (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12)
Holy Spirit
All believers are entitled to and should seek the promise of the Father – the baptism in the Holy Spirit. This is a command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the power for life and service, the gifts of the spirit and their use in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; I Corinthians 12:1-31) This experience can be distinct from the experience of the new birth. (Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit comes such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), dedication to God’s work (Acts 2:42), a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for those who do not yet know Him.
Spiritual Gifts
Divine Healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for by the Lord and is the privilege of all believers. We also believe that signs and wonders, as well as all the gifts of the Spirit described in the New Testament, are operative today and are designed to testify to the presence of the kingdom and to empower and edify the Church to fulfill its calling and mission. (Mt. 3:11; Jn. 1:12–13; 3:1–15; Acts 4:29–30; Rom. 8:9; 12:3–8; 1 Cor. 12:12–13; 2 Cor. 1:21–22; Gal. 3:1–5; Eph. 1:13–14; 5:18) (Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:16,17; James 5:14-16)
Hope and Judgement
Our hope is in Jesus who provides for us the certainty of everlasting life in heaven. (I Thessalonians 4:16,17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians 15:51,52)
There is also the assurance of a bodily resurrection at the end of time where we are given new incorruptible bodies. The sobering fact that goes along with this is that those who don’t know Jesus will be judged and given everlasting punishment. (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20, 20:11-15; 21:8)