Pathway Church Longview

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The Beginning

On September 22, 2008, God placed it on the heart of Marty and Julie Strait to plant a Church in Longview, TX. They immediately began prayer meetings to seek God concerning this huge step and amazing adventure. On January 10, 2009 Marty and Julie along with their family began a Bible study and invited a few family and friends. In February they moved the Saturday night meeting to a local hotel and over 70 people attended the first meeting. During the summer God began to build a team and they began working and preparing for the official launch of Pathway Church.

Growing

Pathway’s first official service was on Sunday, September 13, 2009 in the Autumn Room at the Ramada Limited in Longview, TX. There were 149 people present for the first service. The future of Pathway is bright. The congregation is continuing to grow and ministries are being birthed as we move toward God’s heart for Pathway.

Your Place in the Story

At Pathway, the people are more important than the task or as we say, “The priority is people.”  We recognize that church health is more important than numerical growth and church programs. At Pathway, we know that God has a specific plan and purpose for each person’s life. That’s why our heart is “connecting people to purpose.”  The ministries at Pathway are simply a reflection of our heart to help people of all economic, social and ethnic backgrounds in East Texas and around the world!