CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We  hereby  consent  to the use of our  report,  dated  March 14,  2007,  on the
consolidated  financial  statements of Gateway  Community  Financial  Corp.  and
Subsidiary  as of December  31, 2006 and 2005,  and for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended  December 31, 2006, in the  Registration  Statement and
Prospectus on Form S-1 to be filed with the  Securities  and Exchange and in the
Application  for  Approval of Stock  Issuance on Form MHC-2 to be filed with the
Office of Thrift  Supervision.  We further  consent to the use of our name as it
appears under the captions "The Stock Offering - Effects of the Stock Offering -
Material  Federal and State Tax  Consequences,"  "Legal and Tax  Opinions,"  and
"Experts."



/s/S.R. Snodgrass, A.C.

S.R. Snodgrass, A.C.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
March 21, 2007