Gateway Church to Open Downtown Cafe

Can a Downtown Christian Church really run a business? When you consider all the people and parts that make up the congregation, the answer looks to be "Absolutely!" Information is beginning to pour in about this future addition to Downtown Cleveland. No matter what your faith is, this is defintely a project worth supporting.

"Nexus" which means "a place of connection," is the vision of the Gateway Church lead by Pastor Alex Ennes. The video for the project is on YouTube here: NEXUS. The plans highlight a grand opening at the 515 Euclid Avenue Building, but the actual site remains to be finalized.

So what is this Gateway Church? Besides being a Christian church giving weekly services in downtown Cleveland (at Pickwick and Frolic), Gateway is a service based organization that supports our downtown. If you stroll down West 9th St. and see flowers that look brand new, trees planted where they never used to be, and hedges pruned where there used to be overgrowth, there's a good chance Gateway was behind it. The members of Gateway Church support the motto: Love :: Live :: Serve.

Live, refers to living in community- in this case Cleveland. Serve, refers to serving the city. Pastor Alex told me a while back that he believes people are better supported by each other and serve more freely when they live in highly concentrated communities. Our Downtown needed just that!

In just over a year, Gateway Church has become a staple in our downtown community. The concept for Nexus, while risky, is already supported by over $50,000 of capital, and this is just the early planning stages. If you'd like to help with Nexus, or if you're interested in the church itself, visit http://www.gatewaycleveland.com/ and fill out a contact form.