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Gateway is committed to plurality leadership that includes both elders and deacons. What are deacons? They are a group of men in the church who are set apart to help meet the physical and material needs of the body. We believe that Acts 6 shows the first deacons serving to meet the needs that arose in the early church, while 1 Timothy 3 shows it to be a group of men who meet certain qualifications who are then set apart in the church to serve the Lord by serving the church family.

At the bottom of this page you will find a form you can use to contact any of Gateway's deacons.

ALEX HOOD

Deacon for Campus Security & Safety

Alex met Patsy in 2012 and has been married to her since 2016. They have one daughter. Alex first started attending Gateway in 2010 after moving to Montgomery from Madison, Alabama, for college. He graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor’s in psychology and then went on to get his master’s degree in public administration. Alex is a Paramedic and currently is the Area Supervisor at Excelsior Ambulance, as well as the Owner/CEO of his own safety training company called “Emergency Solutions”. Alex and Patsy are both members of the Pike Road Fire Department and enjoy serving the community through EMS. Alex also enjoys teaching life-guarding classes, scuba diving, listening to audio books, and spending time with family. His favorite books are Joy at Work, Extreme Ownership, and New Morning Mercies.

JOHN GLASSCOCK

Deacon for Ordinances (Baptism and Communion)

John and his wife, Lisa, first met in Pastor CJ’s Sunday School class and married in 2001. They are are blessed with two daughters. The family has been part of Gateway since 2017. John serves as a Research Analyst with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and also works as the drum instructor with the Faulkner University Marching Eagles. He earned his B.S. in History and Political Science from Troy University, where he marched in the Sound of the South band, and later completed a M.Ed. in Secondary History Education at Auburn University at Montgomery. Passionate about missions, John has served in Idaho, Wyoming, Uganda, and Copenhagen, and he is eager to help others at Gateway engage in both local and global mission work. He enjoys running, college football, hockey, photography, drumming, reading military history, and spending time with his family. His favorite Bible passage is 1 Timothy 1:12–17, a reminder of God’s grace and calling available to all sinners.

RON BURKE

Deacon for Facility Management

Ron and his wife DeRita have been married since 1978. They have three adult children who are married, and seven grandchildren. They have been part of Gateway since 2017. Ron is a 1981 graduate of Auburn University, and currently works for Caddell Construction as a Senior Estimator and Estimating IT. In his free time he enjoys fishing, wood carving, bowling, coin collecting, and reading. Some of his favorite books include The Green Letters by Mile Stanford, My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers, and anything by Andrew Murray.

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