Crossroads Christian Fellowship

Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16

805 Vernon Road, Greenville, Pennsylvania 16125

(724) 588-4454

Worship Service: 9:15 am, Sunday School: 11:00 am

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Outreach Missions

Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church supports missions because of the biblical emphasis on preaching the gospel and planting churches. This is a pattern that the apostles followed as they sought to fulfill the Lord's Great Commission. Recognizing the central place the church has in the redemptive purpose of God, Crossroads attempts to aid missions which fulfill the gospel directive as they preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, gather believers together into churches, and establish Elders from the indigenous population.

A secondary goal is to do acts of benevolence as an expression of God's love for the world. So many people in this world are suffering because of sickness, war, and natural disasters and Crossroads is trying to minister to human needs today as we show God's love.

It is the goal of Crossroads Christian Fellowship to support missionaries and programs which strive to accomplish these biblical tasks in doctrinally sound, spiritually mature, and financially responsible ways. Crossroads has an established Missions Committee to evaluate the requests for support.

Recently a team of 11 persons from our church joined up with over 60 others for a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. They got to experience the mission field first hand through helping construct a church building for a poor congregation, running a childrens' Bible School program, distributing clothing to a needy community, and conducting vision tests. This trip was donely greatly through the persistant urging of Elder Ray Shingler. It is the hope that this will become an annual event to not only administer aid to those in need, but also to fully develop a heart for missions for generations to come. Photographs from the trip are available on the gallery links.

Congregational Needs

Crossroads Christian Fellowship has developed several internal programs to meet the needs of our congregation, whether it be spiritual or physical: from scheduled prayer meetings to presenting petitions to God of known needs to the Barnabas Teams that ministers to members in the hospital and shut-ins to benevolence for those in financial need.

The Barnabas Hospital Team has twelve dedicated individuals who go into the hospitals Monday through Friday to visit and pray with those who are ill, needing surgery, or recovering.

The Barnabas Home Visit Team also has twelve devoted individuals who visit in the homes of our shut-ins and at the local nursing homes. There are currently fifteen persons being ministered to one or more times per month.

Local Concerns

We realize that all can be missionaries and it starts right in our local community. For this reason Crossroads supports several area mission programs.

Once a month a group from our church travels to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley in Youngstown, Ohio, to serve a meal to those in need. Those who participate come away truly blessed from this experience.

We actively support the Jam House Ministry in downtown Greenville which provides a spiritual oasis to area youth and Thiel College students. This growing ministry has recently undergone a facility upgrade and many persons from our church have volunteered to provide the necessary labor for the building renovation and construction.

The ministry of The Good Shepherd Center in downtown Greenville provides support for area needy through food and other essentials.

In addition to supporting the mission of the Salvation Army, our church also enthusiastically volunteers to man the annual holiday donation kettle for one day at the local Wal-Mart store.

In a ministry to local shut-ins and the elderly, a group from our church annually goes Christmas caroling to those persons. Who is to say which side receives the most during this event?

Global Missions

We at Crossroads strongly support several campus, domestic, and overseas missions both financially and prayerfully. Listed here are some of the missionaries we actively support both financially and prayerfully. (Note that some organizations or information is purposely omitted to protect their safety as they work in politically dangerous situations.)

The Navigators reach out to international students with the gospel on American college campuses. We actively support Ken and Joyce Layton's work at Penn State University. They help establish international students in their faith, equip them with needed skills, and teach them to pass on their new faith. Their goal is to help these students reach a point where they will continue to walk strongly in their faith when they return home, where they will be able to disciple others.

Christian Aid Mission has the number one goal of establishing a witness for Christ with people who have never before heard the name of Christ. This ministry sends financial assistance to indigenous missionaries who, with their knowledge of the language and understanding of the culture in a specific region, are able to best determine the evangelistic approach best suited to reach a particular tribe or people group. We have a particular link to the China Division of Christian Aid which supports missionaries and Bible training centers in mainland China and to Chinese students and scholars in the United States.

World Gospel Mission seeks new converts hungry for the Word and a passion for serving the Lord. Our church has a close relationship with David and Debbie Hawk, who are currently serving in Jucuapa, El Salvador. They are working to establish churches in El Salvador while they share the gospel message.

Campus Crusade for Christ reaches out to students on many university campuses worldwide. We are connected with Kim and Robin Cranson in Puebla, Mexico.

Compassion International provides medical, educational, and spiritual aid to children in impoverished third-world countries. Through our support of Alex in Honduras we also care for his parents and his five siblings. Our scholarship provides Alex with Bible teaching, medical checkups, health and hygiene education, recreational activities, academic support, and scholastic materials.

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