About

What To Expect

 

Who Are We?

Crossroads is part of the Assemblies of God.  We are evangelical and pentecostal. 

What is our purpose?

We exist to fulfill 3 essential purposes.  First, we exist to be a place of worship.  Man's greatest need is to understand who God is and what our responsibility is to Him.  We are on this planet to glorify God.  Second, we exist to provide ministry to the body of Christ.  The Bible calls us to love one another.  We are to minister to one another in the areas of fellowship and personal growth.  As we journey through life, we are to encourage and strengthen the faith of other believers.  Third, we exist to reach out to those who do not know God as the Bible reveals Him.  God so loved the world that He gave His Son.  We endeavor to reach out to our community in evangelism and to the world at large by an ongoing support of missionary efforts.

What is the basis of our beliefs?

The foundation of our faith is the Bible.  We believe that it is God's revelation of Himself to man. We strive in all matters to look to and follow the teachings of this great book.  We strive to hold each one accountable to the truth that it contains and the path that it prescribes.  Our goal is to infuse all of our ministries with a solid, biblical worldview.

Our Beliefs

 

Bible. We believe the Bible, consisting of 66 books, to be the inspired Word of God, without error, the revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.

God. We believe in one God existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God has always been and will always be the only God. There were none before Him and shall be none after him.

The Father. We believe that the Father created all things in heaven and on earth. He created human beings out of a love for us and desires a personal relationship with each of us.

Jesus. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Furthermore, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven.

Holy Spirit. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict men, making them aware of their sin and the salvation available through Jesus. He regenerates, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer for godly living and service.

Man. We believe that man was created in the image of God and sinless, but fell into sin and is therefore lost and subject to judgment. There is nothing man can do to save himself from this judgment, but he can accept the death of Jesus as punishment in place of his own eternal death by acknowledging God and accepting the free gift of salvation.

Salvation. We believe that the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ provides the only way of justification and salvation for all who believe. Any who attach additional works of man as a requirement for salvation are false in that they infer Jesus’ death is insufficient in and of itself to save and that human beings somehow have the capability to save themselves.

Accepting the Sinner, Denouncing the Sin. We believe that no sin is too big for God to forgive. Therefore, as Christians we should be open and eager to share the Gospel with everyone regardless of their sin or affliction. However, making Jesus Lord of our lives means striving towards holiness and turning from our sinful ways. Therefore, while being open to all sinners, Christians ought not accept, ignore, or promote any sin as permissible.

Non-Essential Elements. We believe the above tenets make up the basis of Christian faith on which all Christians believe and agree. We have intentionally omitted any statements regarding areas of legitimate disagreement (i.e., baptism, predestination, end times) on which agreement is not essential for salvation.

Our Staff

 

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Organist/Worship Director--Sharon Gilbert

Pianist--Mary Zillman

Bob Voelker