gateway

Who we are.

Pregnancy Centers
Irvington. Elizabeth. Plainfield. In the Pages Ahead:
Our Story Our Mission Our Opportunities Our Financial Picture Our Staff 2 3 4 5 6

Our mission is to meet the whole-body needs of all women during childbearing years. By demonstrating the love of Christ toward clients, opportunities to sensitively present the Gospel of Jesus Christ will lead to the spiritual salvation of mothers, and the physical salvation of children not yet born.

Our History

Over 1300 women and men were seen at our three centers 150 babies were known born after expectant mothers were seen at Gateway Over 1000 New Testaments or Gospel of John portions were given out
Approximately 5 0 0 women made a decision to trust Christ with their lives and over 30 women rededicated their lives to Christ

The first Gateway Pregnancy Center began as a vision of many churches that desired to have an evangelical crisis pregnancy ministry in Essex County, New Jersey. In 1988, Rev. Michael Westbrook, and his wife, Maria, two volunteers at Archway Pregnancy Center, in Elizabeth, approached the Archway Board of Directors for help in beginning a ministry in the Newark, New Jersey area. Archway had been in existence since 1985. Over the next year and a half, a steering committee proceeded with the many tasks to open such a center. In November 1989, Irvingtons Gateway Pregnancy Center was incorporated.

In the fall of 1998, Archway in Elizabeth merged with Gateway in Irvington to become Gateway Pregnancy Centers. The board of directors had prayed for a new center in Plainfield for several years. Dorothy Booker spearheaded the search for the centers location and organization of volunteers to prepare the new Plainfield center for clients. The third Gateway Pregnancy Center was up and running in March of 2008. Since the ministries began, over 28,800 women have been counseled and given free pregnancy tests, referrals to medical/social service experts, and material items, and especially, the gospel!

Countless diapers, baby clothes, bottles, and other infant items were given to new mothers About 90 sonograms were performed at our Elizabeth site 13 church speaking opportunities including pulpit supply, 7 high school school/ college presentations / health fairs, 5 missions or pastors meetings, 2 volunteer trainings, a four-day prolife conference in Dallas (speaking and learning), a 7 week FBI Citizens Academy Training, 1 radio interview, I youth group presentation and 1 entire staff training in evangelism

Our Mission

Spiritual
Introduction to Jesus Christ our # 1 priority! Free bibles /gospels of John to all Referrals to local churches

Physical
Free pregnancy tests and sonograms Diapers Baby equipment Baby Clothes Referrals to service agencies for housing, food, clothing, medical needs, safety from abuse, adoption and much more

Relational
Peer Counseling Emotional Support Post abortion Counseling Abstinence c ounseling Boyfriend/husband c ounseling Assistance to the FBI with personal needs for recovered trafficked women

Literature to aid
in spiritual growth Ongoing support

Although teen births have dropped in New Jersey, abortions by African American women are 5 times as many as Caucasian women

and Union

Essex

You may be prolife, but do you have

Eternal Life?

Opportunities for you

In case you didnt know.. Our 30 plus volunteers and staff range in age from 20-something to 70-something! Theres a place for everyone to serve at Gateway

Become a peer counselor sharing the truth of abortion and the message of Christ one-on- one with a man or woman

Host a Baby Shower for Gateway at your church or with your friends

Pray for the ministry of Gateway. We will send specific prayer requests

Organize a Baby Bottle Fundraiser with your church or organization

Help fold, organize and prepare baby items for distribution

Invite us to come and share with your church or womens group

Give a financial gift to Gateway Pregnancy Center

Provide needed office services for one of our busy offices

Give the gift of one of our personalized Bibles (or a whole case!)

A 2004 study revealed that 64% of women who aborted felt pressure to end the pregnancy

Donate diapers or baby wipes or organize a diaper drive

Knit baby booties or a blanket for a Gateway baby

Gateway 2014 Budget

Administration Client Office Services

$250,000
20% 31% 7%

Rent

42%
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21

Administration - $78,000 includes vision, management and training services to staff and volunteers Client Services - $106,000 includes the facilitation of a need- based assessment and an intentional personalized plan for each client Office - $14,600 includes pregnancy tests, general office sup- plies, equipment maintenance, telephone and sonogram supplies Rent - $47,000 includes monthly rent for all three centers
As an incorporated 501(c)3 non-profit, Gateway receives no state or federal funding

50% of our budget comes from church giving, pledges and fundraisers; therefore, we rely on the remaining portion to come from individual one- time gifts, grants, or special projects. Your gift at this critical time will allow us to continue and expand this ministry ..for such a time as this (Esther 4:14)

Our staff
Services Director

Dorothy Booker Irvington Client Services Director

Irvington Office 960 Springfield Avenue Irvington, NJ 07111

Jackie West Elizabeth Client Services Director

Elizabeth Office 65 Jefferson Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07201

(973) 399-8378 djbook@verizon.net

(908) 353-0604 jackie@gateway.org

Then He said to His disciples, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest Matthew 9:37-38

Gateway also maintains a satellite office in Plainfield New Jersey

Dear friends, Please prayerfully consider how God will use you at gateway Pregnancy Center. We are looking forward to reaching fathers and mothers for Christ and ministering on behalf of their preborn children.

Our # 1 priority is the sharing of the gospel

We share the gospel message and the need to trust Christ alone for salvation. (I Corinthians 15:1-4)
..so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

Rev. Dean Gavaris Executive Director Cell: 908-436-7515 dean@gateway.org

Gateway Pregnancy Center

Headquartered at 960 Springfield Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111-3336 (973) 399-8378 Read the latest on our Blog at www.gateway.org Also like us on Facebook and check us out at Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram

Gateway believes also in women making an informed choice. We offer the facts about abortion and the developing child and have seen 85% of women counseled choose to carry their child to term. We also offer compassionate help for women who have already aborted.