Gatehouse Dedication
To Almighty God, to His worship, to love and obey
And in all ways glorify His Name
We dedicate ourselves.
To the service of each other in love,
And devotion to God's calling
To build a community of worship and service
We commit ourselves.
To the Body of Christ particularly in Marondera
As servants
We offer ourselves.
As a home of fellowship where others may come
For healing, prayer and encouragement
And go out strengthened in body, soul and spirit
We dedicate the Gatehouse.
Rooted in the Spirit, built in community
In 1974, members of different congregations in Marondera came into a life-changing encounter with God through the filling of the Holy Spirit.This movement was later to be called the Charismatic renewal. There was a new delight in worship, a hunger for biblical teaching, and a remarkable love for one another that began drawing people together on Friday evenings.
Two visiting speakers, Derek Crumpton from South Africa and Dennis Ball from the United Kingdom, shared their own experience of living in intentional Christian community. Their testimony ignited something in four families and a widow: a desire to share life at a far deeper level than Sunday services could offer.
Over eighteen months they met twice weekly to pray, discuss, and discern. In October 1980, the same year Zimbabwe gained her independence, they purchased the Three Monkey's Inn in Marondera and moved in together. The Gatehouse Community had begun.
