History
In 1990, Procter & Gamble brand managers Brian Wells, Jim Bechtold and Vivienne Bechtold started a singles Bible study in Hyde Park, Cincinnati. It quickly grew to over 100 people and they wondered if starting a church made sense. After five years in a junior high auditorium and a growing attendance, senior leaders raised funds to purchase an empty supercenter. It was renovated into an auditorium seating 1,200. The construction was done by Megen Construction Company, completed a month ahead of schedule within budget. Champlin Architecture did the architecture for the first renovation with Megen Construction, and also did work for the second phase. Phase two expanded the auditorium, tripled the size of the childcare facility, and modernized the design. The new design is “raw, edgy, contemporary”.Beliefs
The church is considered interdenominational, and some on staff refer to it as evangelical. The core beliefs pull from a variety of Christian denominations and the church believes in the Bible as the inspired word of God and the final authority on all matters of faith. The church is classified as Unclear: Non-Affirming with their LGBTQ policy, and Senior Pastor Brian Tome has indicated that homosexuality is a sin. The church also opposes abortion, supporting such local organizations as the Eve Center.Locations
Crossroads has seven of their own buildings, each with a campus pastor, including Crossroads' online location, Crossroads Anywhere. Crossroads also has a presence in six other cities, where people gather in rented spaces or homes. List of Crossroads locations and cities: *Columbus, OH *Dayton (Bellbrook, location being constructed as of Aug 2023) *East Side (Eastgate, OH) *Florence, KY *Georgetown, KY (currently meeting in the Lexington site) *Lexington, KY *Mason, OH *Oakley, OH * Uptown/The George (Cincinnati) *West Side (Cleves, OH) *Anywhere (online) In early August 2023, Crossroads announced that their Uptown location will be reimagined. It will no longer have weekend services, and instead be renamed "The George" and be turned into an event center, hoping to be more enticing for outside bands, comedians, and acts to book the location for a live event. Crossroads has also announced that the construction of their official Dayton building. Members of Crossroads Dayton are currently meeting in a high school.Undivided
Undivided is a six-week program designed to encourage candid discussions about racial issues in small groups of people of different ethnicities. The initiative was launched out of the Crossroads Oakley campus and has grown across other Crossroads sites. As of June 2018, 3,000 people had gone through the program. On June 12, 2018, the Undivided program received national attention when Crossroads Oakley's community pastor Chuck Mingo was on the front page of '' USA Today'' for his work launching the program.References
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