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history of crossroads church
1892 // Church founded on October 25 with nine members.
The church was named First Christian Church of South Riverside located in a small building on Howard & 5th Street in Corona. Led by Reverend Wright & Sister Lola as a singer. Mrs. McCarty led singing with tuning fork. Boxes with planks served as benches; small table was pulpit.
1893 // Church has 80 members and a full-time pastor, Rev. H. Elliot Ward. First Baptism at Glen Ivy Hot Springs. The church outgrew facility.
1894 // New church at 9th and Victoria in Corona.
1904 // Church outgrew facility. Rev. Adams solicited funds for new property and church building.
l908 // New church at 9th and Main St. in Corona.
l910 // Church outgrew facility. Remodeled the church to enlarge.
1920 // Converted upstairs balcony into classrooms for Sunday School.
l930 // Church holds evangelistic meetings for two weeks and pot-lucks in the park. This resulted in a surge in attendance.
1932 // Name change to "Church of Christ." Church has largest men's class in city with 100 members.
1935 // Church continues to grow. More ushers are needed to serve communion. Missionary sent to Korea.
l939 // Fellowship hall and classrooms added.
1946 // Church buys lot at south of facility for expansion and parking lot at 9th and Main Street.
1947 // New building addition adding more class rooms, a new fellowship hall, and expanded parking.
1950 // Church continues to grow and begins search for larger property.
1959 // Pastor Ted Smith arrives. Church acquires phone number: RE (Redwood)- 7-4664.
l963 // Purchased grove at Rancho Road and Main Street. Built Auditorium, classrooms, fellowship hall and parking lot.
l964 // New sanctuary at Rancho & Main, dedicated with Pastor Ted Smith.
Dedication: "God, make the doors of this house of worship wide enough to receive all who need human love, fellowship and the Father's care; and narrow enough to shut out envy, pride and hate. Make its threshold smooth that it may be no stumbling block to childhood, or to those who are weak or starved in spirit, but make it rugged and strong enough to challenge our minds and hearts to serve Christ, our Lord. God, make the door of this church the gateway to peace."
We dedicate this building to the unfinished task which a host of noble souls who, laboring before us, have now passed into our hands."
1965 // Pre-school proposed.
1970 // Pastor Tim Coop arrives. Under Pastor Tim’s leadership the church began growing again to over 1,000 people.
1978 // Built another education building and expanded the office building.
1979 // Under the leadership of Associate Pastor, Roger Harris the school opened at the corner of Rancho and Main Streets with preschool and quickly expanded to include elementary and intermediate schools.
1980 // Name change to get rid of denominational stigma. New name reflects meeting people at the "crossroads of their lives." New name is ... Crossroads Christian Church.
1981 // Growth continues. Church has to go off campus for Easter service.
1983 // 38 acre property at Kellogg and Ontario Avenues purchased.
1984 // Purchased and built school on Fullerton Avenue.
1994 // Pastor Barry McMurtrie arrives. The property at Rancho and Main sold. Moved into the tent on Kellogg and Ontario property. Church increases attendance.
1995 // Education and office buildings completed.
1996 // Worship center opens.
1997 // Growth continues to nearly 4,000, and members are encouraged to rise to the challenge of building a 3,000 plus seat auditorium.
1999 // As the church grew, Crossroads encouraged becoming a 'church within a church' with an emphasis on Small Groups. Over 200 groups with over 2500 members were started.
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