[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/crossroads-cincinnati-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/crossroads-cincinnati-wikipedia\/","headline":"Crossroads (Cincinnati) – Wikipedia","name":"Crossroads (Cincinnati) – Wikipedia","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Church in OH , United States Crossroads Crossroads Oakley Location 3500 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH","datePublished":"2017-02-03","dateModified":"2017-02-03","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Crossroads-church-oakley-bg2.jpg\/250px-Crossroads-church-oakley-bg2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Crossroads-church-oakley-bg2.jpg\/250px-Crossroads-church-oakley-bg2.jpg","height":"127","width":"250"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/crossroads-cincinnati-wikipedia\/","about":["Wiki"],"wordCount":2967,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaChurch in  OH , United StatesCrossroadsCrossroads OakleyLocation3500 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209CountryUnited StatesDenominationInterdenominationalWeekly attendance34,000Websitecrossroads.netFounded1996Founder(s)11 familiesSenior pastor(s)Brian TomePastor(s)Kyle Ranson (Online), Vicki Diller (Columbus), Andy Reider (Dayton), Lena Schuler (East Side), Terry Phillps (Florence), Griff Ray (Georgetown), John Gillspie (Lexington), Tim Senff (Mason), Greg McElfresh (Oakley), Josh Wade (Uptown), Matt Castleman (West Side)Crossroads is a multisite interdenominational megachurch in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was named the 4th largest and fastest growing church in America in 2017,[1] with over 34,000 average weekend attendees. Crossroads has 9 physical locations in Ohio and Kentucky, and an online streaming platform where over 6,000 people watch services weekly.[2]History[edit]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.[3]After five years in the 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.[4]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 \u201craw, edgy, contemporary.\u201d [5]Beliefs[edit]The church is considered interdenominational,[6] although some on staff refer to it as evangelical.[7] The core beliefs pull from a variety of Christian denominations and generally the church favors a more literal interpretation of biblical texts.[8] The church is classified as Non-Affirming with their LGBTQ policy,[9] and the Senior Pastor Brian Tome has indicated that homosexuality is a sin.[10] The church also opposes abortion,[11] and supports local anti-abortion organizations such as the Eve Center.[12]Locations[edit]Crossroads has 10 of their own buildings, each with a campus pastor, including Crossroad’s online location, Crossroads Anywhere. Crossroads also has a presence in 6 other cities, where people gather in rented spaces or homes.List of Crossroads locations and cities:Columbus, OHDayton (Bellbrook)East Side (Cincinnati)Florence, KYGeorgetown, KYLexington, KYMason, OHOakley (Cincinnati)Uptown (Cincinnati)West Side (Cincinnati)Eastgate (Cincinnati)Anywhere (online)Undivided[edit]Undivided is a six-week program designed to encourage candid discussions around 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 have 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 the USA Today for his work launching the program.[13]Pastors[edit]Brian Tome (Senior Pastor)Andy Reider (Online)Vicki Diller (Columbus)Matt Castleman (Dayton)Lena Schuler (East Side)Terry Phillips (Florence)Griff Ray (Georgetown)John Gillispie (Lexington)Tim Senff (Mason)Greg McElfresh (Oakley)Josh Wade (Uptown)Steve Tilling (West Side)References[edit]^ “CROSSROADS CINCINNATI: THE FASTEST-GROWING CHURCH IN AMERICA, 2017”. Outreach Magazine Top 100. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-26.^ “Our History”. Crossroads Church. Retrieved 2018-04-06.^ “What Would Jesus Disrupt?”. Bloomberg. Bloomberg Businessweek. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-05.^ “Crossroads Church, Oakley Campus – Cincinnati, OH”. Megen Construction Company. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-06.^ “Crossroads Oakley Worship Center”. Champlin Architecture.^ “Crossroads FAQs”. Crossroads Church. Retrieved May 31, 2021.^ Mingo, Chuck; Watts, Lynn; Jackson, Troy (17 March 2020). “This Evangelical Megachurch in Ohio Isn’t What You Think”. The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2021.^ “About Us”. Crossroads. Retrieved 2020-09-03.^ “Crossroads Church on ChurchClarity.org”. www.churchclarity.org. Retrieved 2020-09-03.^ media, crossroads (Sep 2, 2019). “Chris Seelbach | The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome”. Crossroads Media. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-03. I do believe […] that history is clear. That the way we create life is a man and woman having sex. And that says something about our sexuality. I look at somebody that has same sex attraction like you. And I look at you [Chris Seelbach], the way I look at me with other desires I have, that aren’t necessarily right, and I would not want to follow through with those desires.^ media, crossroads. “Coming to grips with my abortion”. Crossroads Media. Retrieved 2020-09-03.^ media, crossroads. “There’s Something Better Than Your Vote”. Crossroads Media. Retrieved 2020-09-03.^ Curnutte, Mark (12 June 2018). “Christian churches still struggle with race, how to discuss it, what to do”. USA Today. Retrieved 29 August 2018."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/crossroads-cincinnati-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Crossroads (Cincinnati) – Wikipedia"}}]}]