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Songs of mercy. A gate always open.

Loves Gate Ministry is a nonprofit charitable foundation and music ministry shared by co-founders Eveline Nachtegaele and Kevin Cadenhead, shaped by parish life, jail and prison ministry, youth groups, and quiet service to people in need.

100+

Songs written & recorded

1997

County jail ministry began

2008

Nonprofit foundation founded

2

Full worship albums

The founders

Eveline Nachtegaele and Kevin Cadenhead

Loves Gate is the shared ministry of Eveline Nachtegaele and Kevin Cadenhead: two musicians shaped by different roads, joined by worship, parish life, and a call to serve people in need at home and abroad.

Eveline Nachtegaele

Eveline Nachtegaele

Co-Founder / Singer-Songwriter / Chaplain

Eveline Nachtegaele was born the tenth of twelve children in Saskatchewan, Canada. She wrote her first song at fourteen and, after marrying Robert at seventeen, lived farm life and raised four children while carrying a dream to become a singer-songwriter.

Read Eveline's story
Kevin Cadenhead

Kevin Cadenhead

Co-Founder / Singer-Songwriter / Vocalist / Guitarist

Kevin Cadenhead is a native Texan who has lived most of his life in Brazoria County. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1982 and Tarleton State University in 1986, married his high school sweetheart Angie Danford in 1985, and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1989.

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What we do

Mercy, in four movements

Jail & Prison Ministry

Weekly prayer services, Mass and Communion music at the county jail, Texas prison concerts, and work with inmate musicians to bring encouragement behind prison gates.

Pro-Life & Adoption

Songs including 'Let Me Live' and 'Mommy' give voice to unborn children and carry Eveline's long pro-life witness.

Community & Mission Outreach

Loves Gate helps people connect with dental care, medical attention, housing, food, clothing, detox and rehab programs, transportation, and mission work near and far.

Praise & Worship

Original worship albums, parish music, youth conferences, retreats, school concerts, and community gatherings all focused on Jesus Christ.

Featured song

Let Me Live

The pro-life anthem

Eveline wrote and recorded 'Let Me Live' and 'Mommy' while traveling and performing extensively on behalf of unborn children and the pro-life cause. The song gives voice to children asking for life, love, and a home.

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The albums

Two records. Twenty-six songs.

Stream every track, or download the albums to keep. All freely given.