Gateway Worship is the music ministry of Gateway Church, a megachurch in Southlake, Texas, founded in 2000. Active since 2003, the collective has seen leaders go on to become major figures in American worship music, such as Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, and has released around thirty albums, including several Billboard Christian chart number ones.
Gateway Worship was born in 2003 within Gateway Church, a congregation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area founded three years earlier in Southlake, Texas, which has since become one of the largest churches in the United States. The collective brings together the church's worship leaders to record, Sunday after Sunday, the songs that carry its services, before sharing them with the wider Church through live albums.
Over the years, several voices who came through Gateway Worship have become worship artists recognized around the world, starting with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes. The collective has released around thirty albums, including Wake Up the World (2008), which reached number two on the Billboard Christian charts, and Walls (2015), which reached number one. It continues today to record live, under the leadership of worship pastor Mark Harris.
- Origine
- Southlake, Texas, USA
- Style
- Contemporary worship
- Actif depuis
- 2003
- À connaître
- Has seen Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes come through its ranks, who went on to become worship artists recognized worldwide
How did Gateway Worship get started?
Gateway Church was founded in 2000 in Southlake, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Three years later, the church organized its music ministry under the name Gateway Worship, with the mission of writing and recording the songs used in its services, then making them available to other congregations.
The church's rapid growth, which today counts several tens of thousands of members across multiple campuses, has allowed its music ministry to produce an impressive number of albums: live services, versions for children, and Spanish and Portuguese releases for churches in Latin America.
What makes Gateway Worship unique?
Gateway Worship is notable for having seen several artists grow within its ranks who went on to become global worship references, including Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, now married and each active in their own careers. Other leaders, such as Thomas Miller and then Mark Harris, have carried the ministry forward in Southlake, where the collective continues to record its albums live.
Where to start discovering Gateway Worship?
Start with the three songs below, taken from their most recent live services, before exploring their discography, which goes back to their beginnings in 2003.
songs
How Majestic
A worship song to the majesty of God, recorded live with Kristian Stanfill, from the Passion collective, and Matthew Harris, one of Gateway Worship's current leaders.
Best Days
A song of hope about the best days still to come in God, led by vocalist Matt Janney.
No One Like The Lord
A declaration of worship performed with Brooke Ligertwood, known for her work with Hillsong Worship, who lent her voice to Gateway Worship.
Discography
- 2023Crowns Down (Live)
- 2023Completely Abandoned (Live)
- 2018Greater Than
- 2017Monuments
- 2015Walls· number one on the Billboard Christian charts
- 2012Forever Yours
- 2010God Be Praised
- 2008Wake Up the World
- 2006Living for You
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Gateway Worship?
Gateway Worship is the music ministry of Gateway Church, a megachurch in Southlake, Texas, founded in 2000. Active since 2003, the collective records the songs from its services and shares them with the wider Church through around thirty albums.
Is Gateway Worship Christian?
Yes. Gateway Worship is directly connected to Gateway Church, an evangelical church in Texas, and its songs are written for Christian worship and praise.
What is Gateway Worship's most well known song?
The collective is best known for the birth of "Revelation Song," written within its team and then popularized by Kari Jobe, which became one of the most performed worship songs in the world.
Was Kari Jobe part of Gateway Worship?
Yes, Kari Jobe was one of Gateway Worship's voices before launching her solo career. Cody Carnes, now her husband, also came through this collective before becoming a recognized worship artist.
Where can you listen to Gateway Worship?
Gateway Worship's albums are available on all the usual streaming platforms and on their official YouTube channel, which regularly posts the live services recorded in Southlake.
What is Gateway Worship's latest album?
Their most recent releases, Crowns Down (Live) and Completely Abandoned (Live), date from 2023 and were recorded at the Grand Prairie campus, near Dallas.