Our name | Mission | Vision | Leaders Ministries | Schedule | Directions | Contact Home How to get to heaven from Athens, Georgia! Gateway Church gathers for worship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Location: 6425 Jefferson Rd. (Hwy. 129) in Athens, Georgia. For directions, click here. Ministry of the Word: Recent sermons Our quarterly e-magazine Gateway Today For the Gateway family Pastor Jerry's Weekly E-Mail Columns by Pastor Jerry Varnado Gateway Church Pastor Jerry Sermons by Jerry Varnado Faith and Faithfulness: Both are Key for Gateways' Financial Future WINTER 2007 Because Jesus Christ is Risen... SPRING 2006 Time Alone with Jesus WINTER 2006 Joyful Hardship FALL 2005 Pressing In: God Honors Persistent Faith SPRING 2005 Everything We Need: The Covenant Assures Us of God's Constant Care WINTER 2005 Holiness in an Unholy World: It Requires Believing -- and Belonging SUMMER 2004 Perseverance Pays Off SPRING 2004 Christmas: God's Prescription for Peace WINTER 2003 / 2004 A Thanksgiving Message from Pastor Jerry Thanksgiving 2003 Prayer, the Price of Power FALL 2003 Renewed by the Power of God May-June 2003 Waiting on God March-April 2003 Persevering Hope January-February 2003 Dates listed refer to the dates the columns were published in Gateway Today, the e-magazine of Gateway Church. Search the Gateway site Gateway is an evangelical fellowship affiliated with the United Methodist Church A profile of our pastor Jerry Varnado, Gateway's pastor since 1985, was featured in the Athens Banner-Herald's Classic Profile series. Read more... FEATURED PAGES UMC General Conference '04 Archive Report on the 2004 Session of the North Georgia Annual Conference To the Gateway Church home page How to contact us