Gateway Church cuts services as attendance drops after Robert Morris abuse case

Gateway Church will eliminate its Saturday services at all campuses besides the main Southlake campus, officials with the North Texas megachurch announced in an email last week.

The church will begin eliminating the Saturday service for other campuses beginning July 26 and will have weekend services exclusively on Sundays.

The Gateway Southlake campus is expected to continue having its Saturday service at 4 p.m., according to the email from church officials.

Midweek services will continue as usual.

Attendance at Gateway has been declining since the church’s founder, Robert Morris, was publicly accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Oklahoma girl in the 1980s. Morris was indicted this year in Oklahoma on criminal charges in the case, which also involves multiple lawsuits.

In mid June the North Texas megachurch announced it will be laying off some of its staff members because of a decline in tithes.

A Gateway Church spokesperson released this statement about the change in service times: “As we continue to strengthen our relationship with the Gateway Church family and community, we’re making a shift at several of our DFW campuses by hosting our church services on Sundays only. Our Southlake campus will continue to offer both Saturday and Sunday services, and midweek services will remain to serve our communities at all our campuses. This adjustment will allow us to minister and love our congregation well while prioritizing the needs of our individual campus communities. Throughout all our locations, our commitment to loving God and loving people remains unchanged.”

This story was originally published July 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM.