 Community Gospel Church began in the early 1980s and served the community until 2012, with about 150 members at its height.In 2012, Gateway of Hope Church was birthed as a Pentecostal/Word of Faith, Spirit Filled, Word Based, Jesus Centered fellowship meeting off of Dacoma Street and Hempstead Highway and is pastored by Pastor Sven Verbeet.It is affiliated with the Covenant Network and serves not only the Houston area, but also active missions works in the Philippines and India.