Our Mission
“Helping People Navigate the Journey”
What began as a small group meeting in homes in 1991 has grown into Crossroads Church and Ministries - hundreds of people devoted to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ, and live works of justice and mercy. Our church family consists of people, from all walks of life and from every imaginable background, who humbly recognize that we are among the lost Jesus came to seek and save. We want to navigate and experience all that God wants to make available to us.
We aspire to help all people navigate their journey. Some may call this journey a journey of faith, others may call it a journey of life. We believe that Jesus is Good News for all people in all circumstances and as we encounter this Good News our journey is transformed.
This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
- Jeremiah 6:16
Our Values
Transformative Listening
We believe that your story matters and deserves to be heard. Have you ever had someone listen tentatively without interrupting? We transform as we listen deeply. We transform when someone really listens to us. Crossroads values listening through prayer, spiritual direction and building communities that can hear one another well in small groups. (Romans 12:1-2)
Dignity of All People
We believe that all people are made in the image of God and that Jesus' ministry shows us how we can honor the dignity of all people. At Crossroads we seek to honor the dignity of all people across ministries, teachings, and in relationship with one another. We specifically care and protect human dignity through our Food Pantry and our partnerships with Sexual Assault Services' Child Advocacy Center and the Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force, and our relationship with churches and pastors in Haiti. At Crossroads, prejudice is unacceptable and diversity is celebrated. (Galatians 3:28). Read our statement of inclusion (click here).
Discerning Community
How do you make hard decisions? Discernment is perception, decision, and action that flows from communion with the Trinity—rooted in the love of the Father, following the Way of Jesus, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. We listen with our whole being to the movement of God through our intellect (wisdom, reason, and clarity), our emotions (compassion, desire, and relational attunement), and our gut instincts (courage, presence, and embodied knowing).
Discernment is not only an individual practice but also a communal one. In small groups, serving teams, and our eldership council, we listen together—honoring each person's unique way of receiving divine wisdom. Discernment ensures we are neither reactive nor imbalanced but responsive to God’s invitations with our whole selves. (Micah 6:8)
We Live a Practice-Based Faith
We believe faith is a lifelong practice of faith. At Crossroads, we seek to love God, neighbor, and self through whole-life spiritual practices—embracing both community and solitude, contemplation and action, silence and word, giving, serving, and receiving—all to know Christ and make Christ known. A practice-based faith shapes us beyond head knowledge; it opens us to behold God in new ways and invites us into continual transformation. (Luke 10:27)