- Source: Crossroads (Cincinnati)
Crossroads is a multisite interdenominational megachurch in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was named the 4th-largest and the fastest-growing church in America in 2017, with over 34,000 average weekend attendees. Crossroads has nine physical locations in Ohio and Kentucky, and an online streaming platform where over 6,000 people watch services weekly.
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 (Columbus, OH)
Dayton (Bellbrook, OH)
East Side (Eastgate, OH)
Florence (Florence, KY)
Lexington (Lexington, KY)
Mason (Mason, OH)
Oakley (Cincinnati, OH)
Uptown/The George (Cincinnati, OH)
West Side (Cleves, OH)
Anywhere (Online)
As of August 2023, Crossroads has discontinued weekend services at their Uptown location. Crossroads Uptown has been reimaged as "The George" and turned into an event center, with the hopes it will be more enticing for outside bands, comedians, and acts to book the location for a live event.
As of February 2024, Crossroads has announced and began construction on their permanent location for Crossroads Dayton, located at the Dayton Mall near Miamisburg, OH. The Crossroads Dayton location currently meets at Bellbrook Middle 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.
A book about the Undivided program was published in 2024.
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