The History of City Gate        

City Gate was formally incorporated on April 26, 1988 as the result of several pastors from local churches banding together to create a church specifically for Spokane inner-city dwellers.  The first location was on First Avenue across from the old bus station.  The next location was the Otis Hotel.  Both were “store front” operations with very small kitchens. It was recognized very early on that social needs were present in this population as well as spiritual needs, and so food and clothing banks were set up.  Neither location had housing, although the location in the Otis Hotel served as a “halfway house” for many.   The present location at 170 S. Madison was purchased and renovated in June 2000 and continues to serve both the inner-city and homeless of Spokane as a church, social drop-in center, food and clothing bank and low cost housing.