Pastor Steve Neptune

 Steve acknowledged Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior on September 16, 1973, at the age of 20, while a student at Kent State University. In 1978, he helped to establish the Community of Believers Christian Church in Kent where he served as part of the pastoral team until 1993 when he was called to serve the network of churches with which he was affiliated and as one of its Directors, Steve provides extra-local oversight to several congregations in the Northeastern Ohio area.

      In 1998, Steve, along with other area Christian leaders, helped establish HarvestNet Institute and serves on the board and faculty of this "regional equipping ministry for worldwide harvest." In the tradition of C. S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer, Steve has a passion to present the Truth claims of the Christian worldview in a relevant way to his generation.

     Pastor Steve and his wife Sylvia live in Bainbridge, Ohio and are blessed with five adult children and three wonderful grandchildren.

Ray Jeske - Pastor of Evangelism

Ray became a follower of Jesus Christ on July 27, 1975, at the age of 19, just prior to enrolling at Kent State University. It was at Kent that Ray made many significant friendships, including the woman who became his wife - Sue, and the man who became his co-pastor - Steve Neptune (see above)!

      Ray was one of the founders of Community of Believers Church, where he was called and trained as a pastor, and received ordination in 1982. His earliest lessons in preaching and teaching were learned there. Ray now majors in helping GateWay Church touch the surrounding area with God's love in practical ways, and equipping other churches to do the same.

      Married to Susan for twenty-seven years and a father to three grown daughters, Ray also finds time to host a sports talk show on ESPN 990 in Stark County, Ohio and actually thinks running marathons is fun!

      Ray is a summa cum laude graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. Religion) in Chicago, and teaches evangelism as a member of the HarvestNet Institute faculty in Cleveland.                                              

Tony Allen - Youth and Young Adults Pastor

Tony Allen was born and raised in the city of Newcastle, Australia. Having grown up in a Christian home, he gave his life to Christ at a young age, and has strived to walk with Him since. His mother and father, and older brother all live in Australia.

     In 2009, at age 18, Tony attended a Discipleship Training School with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), in Dayton, Ohio. He is now serving at GateWay Church, heading up the youth program and co-leading Young Adult Bible studies. He is an accomplished musician, and enjoys writing, recording and listening to music. The link for Tony's music is www.myspace.com/tonyallentunes .

David Rasmussen - Pastoral Leadership: Ministry Teams and Worship Leader