We're Planting a Church!
Coming soon to Morgantown, Pennsylvania
We believe God’s presence transforms lives! We also believe that people are looking for something that they often try to fill outside of God — but can only be filled by His supernatural work. The truth is — He made you for more!
There’s a Place for You Here!
God has made each of us with a distinct calling and purpose. But how do we find your God-designed place? Church is one of the ways that we fulfill the mandate on our lives to worship God and walk out our personal calling.
Join Us for What’s Next
As we prepare for our church launch on Sunday, September 21, 2025 we’re gathering to share vision for why we’re growing into a new church.
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Questions or Interest? Reach out to Kara or Pete Sensenig at [email protected]
A huge thank you to Ephrata Community Church — our sending church!
"The leadership team of Ephrata Community Church is excited to partner with Pete and Kara Sensenig.Eastgate Church will give more opportunity for more people to meet Jesus Christ in salvation and transformation. We are honored to stand with them in the expansion of the Lord's Kingdom."- Kevin Eshleman, Lead Pastor ECC
Ministries
Healing Rooms
Eastgate Healing Rooms’ exists to bring healing and wholeness through the power and presence of Holy Spirit. Our desire is to see people healed, set free, and launched into their destiny by demonstrating the kingdom of God right here and now.WHAT
Each person who comes for ministry will receive faith-filled prayer for approximately 20 to 30 minutes.WHERE
We are located at 5795 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap PA 17527
We are only offering in-person ministry at this time.WHEN
Ministry is available the first Friday of each month.
May 2, 2025
June 6, 2025
July 4, 2025
August 1, 2025
September 5, 2025
October 3, 2025
November 7, 2025
December 5, 2025
Restoring the Foundations
A more thorough form of healing ministry is offered through Restoring the Foundations, which uses an integrated approach to address four basic problem areas in people’s lives. Available is a three-hour session focused on a single issue, or fifteen hours focusing on multiple issues. or more information and pricing for this specialized ministry.
Prophetic Company
A community for developing your gifts, especially prophecy.WHEN
Meets Second Saturday of the Month 9–11amWHO
All are welcome! In-person ministry only.Eastgate desires to create a context for individuals to receive training, have opportunities to practice spiritual gifts, and grow in relationships with other prophetic people. Eastgate’s Prophetic Company is a safe community where healthy risk is celebrated and feedback is given to cultivate and strengthen individuals and the Church.
Who We Are
Our Story
In 2000 a group of spiritual leaders traveled around Lancaster County and identified 12 spiritual gates to the region. Their goal was to see a prayer group developed at each of the gates.
In the Spring of 2011, another group who had been praying and seeking God for the region since 2008, heard the very clear voice of the Lord directing them to start a House of Prayer in the Eastern Lancaster County area. After a dream and a powerful prayer time the Lord again spoke prophetically, and with the backing of the local church elders of Petra Church in New Holland, Eastgate House of Prayer was officially launched September 6, 2011.
In order to grow and expand the altar of worship and prayer happening in the region, on January 1, 2022 EHOP was replanted in Gap, PA strategically at the eastern gate of Lancaster County.
For 14 years Eastgate has been ministering from the secret place to every place as a House of Prayer — and now we’re answering God’s call to expand and plant a church in the greater Morgantown area. We believe God wants to reach new people and families with His transforming power and love in this season.
Our Leadership + Staff
Kara Sensenig
Josh Smucker
Jennifer Haak
Laura Horst
Kim Hemphill
Larry & Cheryl
Susan Miller
D'Lury Geiger
Our Vision + Values
Eastgate is a community centered around His presence proclaiming the gospel from our neighborhoods to the nations.
Our priorities to fulfill our mission:
Host His Presence — We believe our primary occupation as followers of Jesus is ministry to the Lord through worship and prayer. We are exalting Jesus and establishing a place for Him to dwell.
Encounter God — In the place of His presence we encounter His love and freedom, learn our identity, and discover our purpose.
Experience Family — We are adopted into God’s family, so we intentionally create authentic community to grow and use our gifts.
Go! From the place of day and night prayer, we take the gospel from our neighborhoods to the nations. We make disciples and train people to access heaven and transform earth.
| God is Good | We believe Jesus perfectly reveals the nature of God as a good Father who is good regardless of our circumstances. He is faithful and generous, and as we remember and retell what He has done, He’s able and eager to do it again. Therefore, we seek to live anchored to and out of the reality of God’s goodness and abundance. |
| Devotion to Jesus | We believe Jesus is worthy of our greatest efforts to believe, honor, and obey Him, therefore our ultimate commitment is to pursue Him relentlessly. As the object of our affection, we purpose to minister to Him and to seek Him in such a way that brings fulfillment of the first commandment: to love God with our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Our goal is to see people encounter Jesus, experience personal salvation and grow in relationship with Him. |
| The Holy Spirit | We believe that every believer is called to live and cultivate a supernatural expression of the gospel (gifts, signs, wonders, miracles, acts of kindness and compassion). This expression indicates that God’s Kingdom is in our midst (Matthew 12:28). We pray for the sick, we release freedom, and we seek to hear the voice of God on behalf of others. |
| Love + Serve Others | We believe that as God transforms us, he gives us the capacity to love Him and to love others in ways that extend beyond what we could achieve in our own strength. Therefore, we desire to partner together to advance the Kingdom of God through investing into people and the purposes of God through time, talent, and treasure. We value a culture of community and honor. Matthew 22:39. |
| Healing + Freedom | We believe healing and freedom flow from the heart of God. As people are healed and set free, they are postured to be launched into their callings and purposes. |
| Presence-Focused | We believe an atmosphere of worship turns hearts toward God and unites intercession. As intimacy, prayer, and worship flow, we pray for the corporate needs in the region, nation, and nations for the Church and for the lost. We are contending for revival, salvation, healing, and transformation in the region and beyond as empowered by the Holy Spirit. From this place, we believe people will be equipped, empowered, and mobilized to fulfill the Great Commission. Revelation 5:8 |
| Equipping + Sending | We believe discipleship is core to all areas of our ministry as a church, prayer room, and training center (Matthew 28:18-20). We recognize our call to equip, activate, and release individuals to wholeheartedly walk out the first and second commandment. Matthew 22:37–39, Acts 13:2-3 |
Kara is the founder and executive director of Eastgate House of Prayer and has been serving in this role since 2011 when EHOP offically launched. Kara gained experience as the Director of Prayer Ministry on staff at Petra Church from 2008-2021. Here she provided vision and oversight while training healing, prophetic, youth, and altar ministry teams. Kara also served short-term with HarvestNET International as the Director of the Kingdom Ministry School. In addition to equipping and teaching, she is also involved in deliverance, inner healing, and spiritual warfare in crisis situations. It was while serving at Petra that Kara had a dream about starting a house of prayer, and the rest is history!As a young adult, it was a hunger for answers that propelled Kara into a powerful encounter with God that radically changed her life and set her on a journey of truely knowing God and experiencing the supernatural. Kara takes seriously the assignment to call forth the gifts of the Spirit and the unique giftings that reside in each follower of Jesus. She desires to see both the Word of God and power of the Spirit active in the Church today. Kara is passionate about raising up and releasing a generation of fiery lovers of God who will turn the world upside down!Kara received a B.S. in Agronomy and Environmental Science from Delaware Valley University and a M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Bloomsburg University. She worked in the education field for over 10 years, first as an Extension Agent with PSU and then as a high school science and agriculture teacher. Kara received her M. Div. with a concentration in World Christianity from Evangelical Seminary and her D. Min. with a focus on Intercessory Worship through United Seminary as a Randy Clark Scholar. Kara lives in New Holland, PA with her husband, Pete, and their children, Kaleb and Lacey.
Josh carries a deep love for Jesus and His people. Josh’s passion is to see the local church walk in her calling to be a “House of Prayer for all nations.” He is committed to declaring this message purity and intimacy with God that is preparing the way for Jesus’ return. As an intercessor, Josh is crying out to God for an end-time outpouring of the Holy Spirit as well as the salvation of the Jewish people. Josh is married to his beloved bride, Christa Smucker, and enjoys hanging out with his family including his four children.
Jennifer is our youth ministry staff at Eastgate House of Prayer. She serves EHOP as part of her ministry with InFaith, a national missions organization, by developing youth outreach, discipleship, and mentoring and connecting with other regional ministries to do so. She also serves on a number of our ministry teams. As a result of her own faith journey and powerful God encounter, her heart is to reach the next generation and to see young people and their families encounter the love and hope of Jesus and to walk in their Spirit-empowered purposes, calling, and gifts. She believes that Gen Z holds the key to revival and will impact true transformation in her region and beyond, and she has passionately pursued her call to reach them!She comes to us with varied ministry experiences including church planting, urban outreach, and single mom's ministry as well as twenty years experience as a high school English and writing teacher. After moving back to the tri-county area on the corner of Chester, Lancaster, and Berks Counties ten years ago, God revealed His heart and asked her to reach kids here in a new way.Jennifer studied for a year in Bible college and afterward attended Clearwater Christian College where she received a B.A. in English and Education with a minor in Biblical Studies. She then earned a M. Ed. in Secondary Education from West Chester University with a reading specialist focus. Jennifer is now raising and discipling her own three children and watching them step into their callings. Together they enjoy traveling, hiking, kayaking, and exploring, and she relishes a robust coffee and sushi although not necessarily together.
Laura is an integral part of our team. She has been a part of our Eastgate community since the early days at Petra Church. She is also a graduate of our very first One Thing Internship and has a background in banking. Laura has a heart to see people walk in their identity as sons and daughters and to see the broken healed and set free. Fun fact: Laura is also in the process of publishing her first book.Laura and her husband, Josh, currently serve as outreach leaders at Forgiven Worship Center in New Holland and reside in Terre Hill with their two children, Kayla and Christian.
When Eastgate House of Prayer began, Kimberly led and helped train our prophetic teams. She now leads the Prophetic Company here at Eastgate and continues to be involved in training in the prophetic, healing, and deliverance ministries at Eastgate.Kimberly helps facilitate and lead a house church connected to Glory of Zion, International ministries of Corinth, TX.
Larry & Cheryl info
Susan Miller info
D'Lury Geiger info
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Prayer Room
We exalt God because He’s worthy!
The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.
Leviticus 6:13
Morning, noon, and night worship and prayer is foundational to EastgateJoin us as we host God’s presence together!Eastgate is a community in which the fullness of His presence consistently manifests in the lives of those serving in this house. The Prayer Room is a place to gather morning, noon, and night to minister to the heart of God, to receive God’s love, to hear God’s voice—and then through agreement with Him—declare, prophesy, and pray those realities into the earth. Eastgate desires to see consistent, unending worship and prayer in our region and is partnering with Him for the transformation of our neighborhoods, the nations, and of every sphere of society.We’ve been ministering to the Lord for the last 14 years
Prayer Room Schedule
| Name | time | desc |
|---|---|---|
| SIMPLE AND PURE | Mon. 6:00-8:00AM | Led by Josh Smucker, this watch will focus on devotional worship with time from 6am-7:30 for individual devotional worship. Then the group will intercede together as the Lord directs from 7:30-8am. |
| UNITE | Tue. 5:30-6:30AM | Lead by Josh Horst and Pete Sensenig, the heart of this watch is to pray for unity in the body of Christ and an awakening to identity as sons and daughters and as the bride of Christ. |
| AWAKENING WARRING WOMEN | Tue. 9-11AM | This watch focuses on families, youth, addictions, current events, and revival. Come join Cheryl Landis, Heidi Sauder, and D'Lury Geiger as they press in for the region. |
| COLLECTIVE WORSHIP NIGHT | 1st Wed. 7-9PM | We encourage entire families to attend as we create space for even the youngest of worshippers to experience the presence of God! The evening will include worship with the word and intercession as well as the arts with painting, coloring, dancing, flagging, and more! You won't want to miss these interactive worship times! These evenings are led by EHOP staff. |
| EQUIPPING SERVICE | Wed. 7-9PM | Led by EHOP staff, these evenings include a short teaching time followed by activation in prayer and worship. |
| ISAIAH 62 | Thur. 12PM VIA ZOOM | Led by Josh Smucker. This Zoom watch is focused on prayer for Israel. |
| POUR OUT YOUR SPIRIT | Fri. 6-8AM | Led by Josh Smucker. The focus of this watch is asking God for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the nations. |
| IGNITE GEN Z | 3rd Thur. 7-9PM | Extending past the teen demographic to all of Gen Z, Ignite GenZ is a youth led worship and prayer night with the vision of being a group that is "run by Gen Z for Gen Z." It will be open to all ages and the focus will be to spend time in the presence of God and pray for the Gen Z generation. The watch will be at Eastgate House of Prayer on Thursday evenings starting Sep. 28th at 7 pm. |
| REVIVAL | 2nd & 4th Fri 8-11AM | Praying for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our families, region and nation, join leader Michelle Brubaker on alternating Friday's for worship and prayer. |