Gateway, FL is a beautiful city located just north of Fort Myers in Lee County. It is home to an increasingly diverse population and offers its residents a peaceful, suburban lifestyle. Along with the diversity comes a wide variety of religious congregations throughout the city that serve the local community. The various churches include Baptist, Christian, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian denominations as well as nondenominational communities. These churches provide spiritual nourishment to their members through programs such as Bible study groups, youth activities and numerous worship services throughout the week. They also offer outreach programs that help those in need, spiritual counseling and guidance for their members. All of these services contribute to making Gateway a welcoming place for people of all faiths and backgrounds.
38.5% of the people in Gateway are religious:
- 4.2% are Baptist
- 0.6% are Episcopalian
- 16.7% are Catholic
- 1.2% are Lutheran
- 2.6% are Methodist
- 4.4% are Pentecostal
- 1.5% are Presbyterian
- 0.5% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 5.2% are another Christian faith
- 0.2% are Judaism
- 0.4% are an eastern faith
- 0.9% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.