Crossroads Christian Church
Encyclopedia
Crossroads Christian Church is an Evangelical Christian megachurch
, located in Corona, California
, United States.
. Led by Reverend Wright and Sister Iola, the church opened as "First Christian Church of South Riverside." In 1932, the church changed its name "1st Christian Church, Corona"; at the time, it had 100 members. The current name was put in place in 1980.
Chuck Booher is currently the senior pastor. Crossroads Christian Church is a megachurch
with a congregation of more than 8,000 congregants. Crossroads Christian Church has been cited by the Christian media as being in the top five of all US churches for having the most baptisms in one year and the largest Easter Service attendance.
In 2003, Crossroads opened its first full service cafe called Third Place Cafe. In 2005, a 3,000-seat worship center and chapel was opened. To celebrate the opening of the worship center several concerts were presented featuring artists such as Olivia Newton John, SHeDAISY
, Delirious?
, Jeremy Camp
, Michael W. Smith
, Lonestar
, Casting Crowns
, Phil Vassar
and Third Day
ministry. One ministry, called MOM2MOM, is designed for mothers with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
campus in which people from all over the world can participate in the Sunday sermons. The online services are at 7:55am, 9:40am, 11:25am, and 5:25pm (all times are Pacific). You can find the online campus on the home page of the church website.
Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
, located in Corona, California
Corona, California
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
, United States.
History
Crossroads Christian Church was founded in 1892 by nine members in Corona, CaliforniaCorona, California
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
. Led by Reverend Wright and Sister Iola, the church opened as "First Christian Church of South Riverside." In 1932, the church changed its name "1st Christian Church, Corona"; at the time, it had 100 members. The current name was put in place in 1980.
Chuck Booher is currently the senior pastor. Crossroads Christian Church is a megachurch
Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
with a congregation of more than 8,000 congregants. Crossroads Christian Church has been cited by the Christian media as being in the top five of all US churches for having the most baptisms in one year and the largest Easter Service attendance.
In 2003, Crossroads opened its first full service cafe called Third Place Cafe. In 2005, a 3,000-seat worship center and chapel was opened. To celebrate the opening of the worship center several concerts were presented featuring artists such as Olivia Newton John, SHeDAISY
SHeDAISY
SHeDAISY is an American country music group founded in the late 1980s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn , Kelsi Marie Osborn , and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn from Magna, Utah...
, Delirious?
Delirious?
Delirious? were an English Christian rock and worship band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion...
, Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
, Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
, Lonestar
Lonestar
Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011...
, Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
, Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
and Third Day
Third Day
Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
General
Crossroads Christian Church campus is situated on 38 acres (153,780.7 m²) with several different facilities. There are classrooms for Sunday school programs, a fellowship hall with a large kitchen, church offices, children's worship center, Londen Institute, chapel, and main worship center. Sunday services are at 8:00am, 9:45am, 11:30am, & 5:30pm with childcare for all children at all services. Translation for the hearing impaired is only available at the 11:00am service. In March 2010, Crossroads started an All-In campaign to focus on doing the street improvements that were promised to the City of Corona. In this campaign they plan on raising money to build several new buildings, remodel the current older buildings, a parking structure, a small lake for rain runoff, and a mini children's water park. Crossroads Christian Church has many different ministries available to attenders as well as online audio and video sermons, photos from events, disabilities, men's & women's bible studies, singles, youth, seniors, as well as a separate Spanish languageSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
ministry. One ministry, called MOM2MOM, is designed for mothers with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Online Campus
Crossroads Christian Church has now started doing an online FacebookFacebook
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campus in which people from all over the world can participate in the Sunday sermons. The online services are at 7:55am, 9:40am, 11:25am, and 5:25pm (all times are Pacific). You can find the online campus on the home page of the church website.