About Us

 In 1995, Luella Olson, founder, experienceed a supernatural encounter with the Lord while reading Psalms 24. Though she had experienced many supernatural encounters, this encounter was different. Something of God was birthed in her spirit that was revealed some years later.  She had founded Cornerstone Outreach Ministries and Education in 1991 which focused on team mission trips, establishing local home churches, counseling and deliverance ministry, and introducing the Holy Spirit and His gifts in the church and abroad.

In 2005, after the reading of Bill Johnson's book, When Heaven invades Earth, resulted in the re-thinking and reseraching again the concept of being that conduit that brings the Kingdom of God into this earthly realm.  The revelation of that portion of the Lord's Prayer that the book is based on reads, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven..." had profound ramifications.  The possiblity of cooperating with God's Kingdom culture and bringing it to earth in such a way that families, cities and nations could literally take on the glorious characteristics of heaven was astounding...cities with little or no crime.  The glory of His Kingdom manifest through every believer has such a powerful impact upon family and friends changing the way we "do church," changing the productivity and atmosphere of the workplace, changing the demeanor of neighborhoods, cities, regions, states, the country and the whole earth. This glorious impact of God’s love and transforming power results in the transformation of those around us and the land.  This revelation was another level of faith and understanding requiring an adjustment in the focus this ministry.

In 2007, further clarification came to the vision of this ministry in that believers actually become real gates or open portals of God’s Glory, Love and Power upon this earth as it is in heaven.  It is our desire to help facilitate the development of believers becoming the very "Gates" and "Carriers of His Glorious Presence according to Psalms 24:7-10, 
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And let the King of Glory come in.
8 Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
10Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory, Selah
As the revelation and the focus of this ministry changed so did its name. A change in venue of ministry required a new name, Gates of Glory International, incorporated with a non-profit (501.c.3) status in 2008.
Another facet of this ministry is to encourage and train in team ministry.  Just as Jesus sent them out two by two…or three, Luella believes that team effort is much more effective in developing new believers, leaders, and home churches as demonstrated in the early church.  She also believes in the networking of believers across demoninational lines unto the unity of the body of Christ in love realizing doctrines and revelations of truth, may differ slightly but the core values and beliefs are shared.

Luella is a submitted member of the Extreme Prophetic Webchurch whose pastors are also pastoring a mission church in Puerto Rico.  Len and Gretchen Rodriguez are webpastors under Patricia King’s Extreme Prophetic Webchurch Ministry whose regular encouragement and personal accountability contribute to her growth and increase in the work of the Lord.  She highly covets the prophetic intercessory covering, and has a substantial prophetic intercessory cluster that are committed to stand the gap for this ministry.