Our Mission
Gateway of Grace empowers refugee families to move from striving to thriving by meeting their practical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and by helping them discover and use their gifts to reach their full potential.
Our Umbrella Programs
Education
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Offering comprehensive classes for adults and children, including six levels of ESL, literacy, citizenship, computer skills, and children’s enrichment.
Self-Advocacy
Equipping refugees to flourish through workshops in financial literacy, homebuying, interview skills, and small-business development.
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Family Enrichment
Empowering refugee women through leadership development, support groups, mentoring, and college exposure tours.
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Family Resources Program
Supporting newly arrived families with apartment furnishings, baby showers, rental assistance, job-search guidance, and résumé writing.
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Refugee Advocacy
Dr. Page offers lectures and speaking engagements on the biblical and practical call to serve refugees.
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Events
Bringing the community together through annual gatherings such as our Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Christmas Party, and more.
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Grace Community
Our Farsi-speaking refugee congregation—a unique ministry of Gateway of Grace and the only Farsi-speaking Episcopal congregation in the United States.
DID YOU KNOW?
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• Refugees don’t choose to leave home.
They are forced to flee because of war, persecution, or violence, often with only what they can carry.
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• Most refugees are hosted by developing nations.
The majority of the world’s displaced people find safety in countries with far fewer resources than the United States.
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• Refugees go through extensive vetting.
The U.S. refugee resettlement process includes multiple layers of security screenings, often taking years to complete.
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• Refugees rebuild quickly, often within the first eight years of arrival.
Given safety and support, refugees become homeowners, business owners, essential workers, and contributors to their new communities.
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• Many refugee women arrive alone or with children.
They often carry the double burden of trauma and providing for their families while starting over in a new culture.
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• Refugees bring cultural richness.
From food and music to language and craftsmanship, they enrich the social and cultural fabric of every community they join.
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• English is a major barrier.
Without language instruction, refugees struggle to access education, employment, healthcare, and legal protection.
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• Faith communities play a crucial role.
Churches and congregations have historically been among the most effective support networks for refugees.
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Gateway of Grace serves refugees from sixteen countries and six religious backgrounds.
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What We Believe
We believe in God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
For our salvation, he came down from heaven and was crucified, died, and rose on the third day. He ascended into heaven and will come back to judge the living and the dead. We believe the Church is the universal Body of which Jesus Christ is the head. We believe all Christians are called to bear witness to Jesus Christ and carry on his reconciling work for the salvation of the world.
Values
01. Christ
We uphold the life, death, and resurrection of Christ as the reason for our mission.
02. Scripture
We base the principle of our mission upon the Scripture.
03. Prayer
We fervently look to the Lord in prayer for our discernment, direction, and decisions.
04. Culture
We respect and appropriately adopt the ways of indigenous cultures.
05. Collaboration
We value mutually beneficial collaboration among Christians for achieving our mission.