Qualities of the Church

• Crossroads has modern facilities uniquely and ideally situated at the apex of three growing communities.  An added educational wing has given breathing room and vision for expanding the use of the facility.  Our desire is to make maximum overall use of the facilities God has provided.  Although we have modern facilities, our congregation remains sensitive to the need to plan for future growth.

• Crossroads Covenant Church is an exciting, vibrant congregation that takes its faith and the Word of God very seriously.  We have a strong ministry to teens which is our model for how discipling should occur in other areas of our church.

• Our youth ministry has a passion for evangelism, which is expressed in purposeful discipling through our Wednesday Night "The Rock" (for high school youth)  and our "Thursday Nite!" (for middle schoolers) outreach.  This model intentionally moves youth toward Sunday School and small group discipling, resulting in a committed, growing relationship with Christ.  As youth develop leadership and stewardship skills, they are Spirit-led to bring service outward to our church and community.  Focusing on both outreach and in reach brings a balanced approach to our youth ministry.

• Small group discipling has been at the heart of our Adult ministry development.  Part of our five year plan includes a focus on leadership training through "heir conditioning" and "cross training".  Discipling continues to expand through a number of home fellowships which meet in a variety of our communities and our Adult Sunday School.

• "Missions" has been much more than a word for Crossroads.  We have actively sent out pastors and missionaries.  In addition, we have sent out people now serving the Lord in the United States in areas of music, discipleship, and the pastorate.  Foreign missionaries from our congregation now serve in Russia, Zaire, and Columbia.  With a heart for missions, both local and foreign, we also support a number of missionaries which have not originated from our congregation.

• We are a group of people blessed with many talents and strengths who are striving to love one another.  On any given Sunday the sounds of children and adults talking and laughing will echo throughout our church as we worship Christ together and seek to follow His will.

Statement of Faith

• We believe in the Holy Scriptures, namely the Old and the New Testament, as the Word of God and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct.  The Word of God is living and powerful and is itself supreme over every interpretation of it, including our own.

• We believe in One God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• We believe in Jesus Christ as fully human and fully divine.

• We believe in the necessity of new life in Jesus Christ, God's Son.  This occurs when God's Word, by the power of the Holy Spirit, convicts persons of their sinfulness and when they respond with confession and repentance, receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of their lives.

• We believe in the Holy Spirit who lives in all believers and who gives spiritual gifts to all believers as he chooses, for the purpose of empowering the Church to honor Jesus Christ.

• We believe in the Church as a fellowship of Christians whom God Himself has called together to participate in Christ's mission to the world.

• We believe in the reality of freedom in Christ; freedom from the power of sin and freedom to respond to God, both as individuals and as a Body, by the guidance of his Word and by the power of the Holy Spirit.  We are free to hold, discuss, and respect differing perspectives on those doctrinal matters about which God's Word is not clearly definitive.

• We believe in the second coming of Jesus Christ to take believers home to heaven.