Citygate was formed in 2004 and initially led by Jonathan Bird. Citygate first functioned under the umbrella of City in Focus and became its own non-profit entity in 2013.  In 2018, Jonathan moved on to work with Union Gospel Mission and the board of Citygate approached Tim Dickau to revive the organization and implement a renewal of the vision. In May, 2020, Tim began to re-establish Citygate’s vision, board and work. That initial work focused on dialogue with individual leaders across the city and doing consultations with churches. Following those first months, the organization eventually focused upon developing networks of churches collaborating with each other and the wider city to address vital areas of need such as refugee displacement, food insecurity, poverty amongst students in school,  unaffordable housing, underutilized church properties and the need for church renewal

Through forming these networks augmented by conferences and consultations, Citygate is helping churches engage their neighborhoods and address the issues of our city in a fuller and more fruitful way.