In this time of fear, uncertainty, and global pandemic, we, at Gateway, believe God wants His Church to be awakened to respond in prayer and action. We want to provide you with a prayer guide that is designed to help you pray God’s words over yourself, your family and friends, the city, the nation, and the world. As we unite in prayer and receive God’s call to action in this time, we believe God will hear us and heal the land. (2 Chron 7:14)
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Your giving helps meet physical and spiritual needs of thousands of people right here in central Texas and around the world. As you give generously, the impact of your gift is multiplied as we combine our resources to care for those in need.
Make a Mask. Make a Difference.
We all want to help those around us in times of need, but what can we do from six feet away? Can you help? Making masks is a perfect way to help our community stay safe and show love to those around you, especially with the recent mandate in Austin to wear a mask in public. With your help, we can draw our community closer together, no matter how far away we need to be. Gateway wants to distribute masks to those around us. We’ll be providing masks for volunteers that assist with refugee families or work at our Feed the Community food distribution. Any extras will be donated to the Austin Disaster Relief Network to share with the community.
How can I make a mask?
Directions for making sew and no-sew masks can be found at the CDC website.
Where do I take them? When?
Gateway will be collecting masks during our Feed the Community food drop-off times at our North Austin, South Austin, and Buda locations.
North Austin: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
South Austin: Thursday and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Buda: Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Give Help. Give Blood.
Due to Covid-19, blood donations are down in the Austin area. As Gateway, we want to help. We believe God desires for us to partner with Him by helping meet physical, relational, and spiritual needs that we encounter. One way to do this is to donate blood to help makeup for the shortages. Will you consider signing up to give blood?
North Austin location: Tuesday, May 12th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
South Austin location: Tuesday, May 19th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Please do not enter until your appointed time. Donors’ temperature will be checked with a touchless thermometer before entering the blood drive area. All donors are asked to wear a facemask. If a donor does not have one, a very limited supply will be available at the blood drive.
Donate Food Items
Donated items will be made available to anyone who is in need of food.
Needed items:
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- Canned tuna OR canned chicken
- Tomato Paste OR Tomato Sauce
- Cereal
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned beans
- Dry pinto beans
- Canned Chili
- Soup
- Canned Fruit
- White Rice
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly
- Spaghetti
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Apple Sauce
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At our North location, additional ways to help may include filling out forms, locating available resources, filling grocery bags from a list of items chosen by someone seeking assistance, or simply listening and offering prayer. Right now we are in need of help in distribution and restocking. If you are interested please let us know here.
NOTE: If you live in the Pflugerville area and aren’t able to use any of the following drop-off locations, please contact the Pflugerville campus pastor, Jon Eng, at pflugerville_campus_pastor@gatewaychurch.com.
Food Drop-off Locations
North Austin
Food items can be dropped off on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Also, let us know if you can volunteer on-site during this time. You would help receive food donations and serve a 2-hour shift.
Starting the week of May 25th, we will ONLY be accepting donations for food and masks on Sundays for the food drive. Same process, drive up, until our building opens to the public. Upon opening we will accept donations as we use to, carts in the lobby.
South Austin
Food items can be dropped off on Thursdays & Saturdays from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Also, let us know if you can volunteer on site during this time. You would help receive food donations and serve a 2-hour shift.
Buda
Food items can be dropped off on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Also, let us know if you can volunteer on site during this time. You would help receive food donations and serve a 2-hour shift.
Pflugerville
Items can be dropped off on Sundays from 10 am – 12 pm. In addition to the food items listed, consider partnering with us to care for those in foster care. Needed items include (must be NEW; used items will not be accepted):
Diapers
Car seats
School supplies
Formula
Personal hygiene items
Toys and children’s books
New children’s clothing
Household cleaning supplies
Blankets
Pack ‘n’ Play Portable Play Yards
Also, let us know if you can volunteer on-site during this time. You would help receive food donations and serve a 2-hour shift.
Dripping Springs
Food items can be dropped off on Mondays and Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Feed the Community Volunteer
North Austin
Volunteers are needed to assemble and pack bags of non-perishable food items on Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Volunteers are also needed on Wednesdays to distribute packed bags of groceries via a drive-thru process. Distribution is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to the food distribution and stay 30 minutes afterward.
South Austin
Volunteers are needed on Saturdays to distribute packed bags of groceries via a drive-thru process. Distribution is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to the food distribution and stay 30 minutes afterward.
Buda
Volunteers are needed to assemble and pack bags of non-perishable food items on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Volunteers are also needed on Saturdays to distribute packed bags of groceries via a drive-thru process. Distribution is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to the food distribution and stay 30 minutes afterward.
Help Everyone Life By Life
In order to care for people’s specific and individual needs, we have created an avenue for people in need to reach out. We are looking for people to sign up to be notified of these needs as they arise in order to fulfill them. If interested, please fill out the form below.
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Self-isolated Neighbor Card
Pass out self-isolated cards
In times of uncertainty and fear, our neighbors are more in need and more open to help than ever. We are encouraging everyone to go to their neighbors homes asking if they are in need of help, groceries, or prayer. We realize many people might be self-isolating so we have created cards for you to leave at your neighbors door with your information. In the midst of such a pandemic taking place, this actually gives us a better opportunity to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of our neighbors.