Carlos Ortiz became the Senior Pastor of Gateway Church on May 7, 2023, after a fruitful succession season with our Founding Pastor, John Burke.  Carlos and Libby moved to Austin just weeks before the pandemic began in March of 2020.

Carlos earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Southwestern University, with a minor in Biblical studies, and then seminary work towards a Masters of Theological Studies in Dallas (SMU). In 2025 Carlos will celebrate 30 years of following Jesus, after becoming a Christ follower in college.

Carlos and Libby share openly about their upbringing and work through addiction, sexual dysfunction and transformative faith from knowing Jesus.  Now married for 24 years, they have a family of 5 kids (Carlos, Bella, Ava, Zoe and Maxwell), and they are proud to be Texans with Midwestern roots.