Mission
Fountain Gateway Church exists to raise a transformed generation of believers who will impact the world with the gospel of Christ.
Vision
To reconcile humanity to Christ and connect them to His divine sufficiency – Colossians 2:9-10. As an integral part of this vision, Fountain Gateway Church has a vision of building an interdenominational prayer center and an apostolic hub where ministers will be trained and sent out into the harvest field!
Core Beliefs
- Fountain Gateway Church takes its name from this Bible passage: “For with You is the fountain of life.” (Psalm 36:9a).
- We believe that the Holy Scripture (the Bible) is a complete written record of God’s revelation to mankind and is a divine product fashioned by the Holy Spirit, who inspired and superintended the human writers – 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21
- We believe that the Bible is the only, final, and infallible authority for faith and practice in both public and private life – 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- We believe that there is but one living and true God who exists eternally as three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — Matthew 28:19
- We believe that because of the Fall, all men are without any capacity to merit the favor of God. Therefore, we believe that man’s salvation is wholly of God’s grace through the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ – Romans 3:23-24
- We believe that after physical death, there will be bodily resurrection of all people, believers to eternal life and unbelievers to judgment and eternal punishment – Matthew 25:46
- We believe in the literal, personal, and bodily return of Jesus Christ to the earth – Acts 1:10-11
- We believe in the ordinance of water baptism by emersion as commanded in the Scriptures and to be observed by all who have repented their sins and have believed on Christ as Savior and Lord – Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:16
- We believe the Lord’s Supper should be observed by born-again believers regularly according to Scripture – 1 Corinthians 11:24,25,28
- We believe that holy matrimony is between one man and one woman and is divinely appointed by God as the foundation for society – Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:4-6
Our History
Fountain Gateway Church was born out of the obedience of Pastors Isaac & Mary Kangara to the Lord’s instructions to relocate from Dallas, Texas to Portland, Oregon in the Fall of 2016. They immediately connected with a small group of believers of African descent who were hungry for the move of God in the city. They began meeting in a chapel at All Saints Episcopal Church in SE Portland every Sunday afternoon for prayer, fasting, and worship. Later, they relocated to Juanita Pohl Center in Tualatin, Oregon where the church was officially launched in the Fall of 2017. Fountain Gateway Church is growing at a fast pace as God continues to add men, women, and children who are passionate about the move of God in the city, state, and the Pacific Northwest region!