Church guide

We will be doing baptisms on Easter Sunday, April 21st. If you would like to be baptized, contact Pastor Howard at [email protected].

We would love to help you connect this Easter with a volunteer team. We encourage you to attend one service and serve in another, and families are welcome to serve together! You can sign up at www.crossroadsnampa.com/volunteer.

You are invited to our Easter weekend services! On Good Friday we will have a service at 7:00pm. and on Easter morning, we will have four services at 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, and 12:00pm. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Come experience practical teaching in a safe and supportive community as we work to equip families, churches, and professionals to better serve children impacted by adoption and foster care. Join us for our Empowered to Connect Conference on April 26th and 27th, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Register at crossroadsnampa.com/events today!

HOW DO WE KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE? Safety, for us at Crossroads, is far from an afterthought... We take very seriously the responsibility of protecting our children. In addition to the required background check for our staff and volunteers we have many other safeguards in place to protect the children in our care. Allow me to share some of them: (1) We have limits on the number of children allowed in any class based on the ratio of kids to adults. (2) We require that only staff members handle things like diaper changes and restroom visits, and also require that these be done under the supervision of two unrelated adults. (3) We require that there always be multiple volunteers or staff present in each children’s classroom. (4) We ensure that children are properly checked-in and out of their classrooms at all of our services throughout the week. (5) Knowing that background checks are limited in scope, we also employ additional staff whose job it is to provide a physical presence as an added layer of safety for our children during services. (6) We have a volunteer safety team comprised of trained men and women who monitor the exits to the building and stay in contact with our children’s ministry leaders during services. The safety team members arrive well before the services begin and typically remain on-site beyond the end of the services. Of course, even with all of this in place, we are not able to monitor the human heart. Many have weighed in with their comments, concerns, and criticisms related to the initial story that was reported, and I would like to take the opportunity to address this. I recognize that this story may have opened up old wounds for some reading this. It could be that this story is a reminder of abuse you or someone you love experienced at the hands of someone you trusted. The scars left by this type of pain and trauma can have a lasting impact on us, especially if left unhealed and unresolved. In fact, our past traumas can even exert influence over how we live in the present moment, especially as those painful experiences and memories are brought to our minds. The reality of trauma in our lives and our need to process it in healthy ways is why Crossroads began Refuge Counseling Center. With locations in both Nampa and Meridian, Refuge Counseling employs licensed, Christian, professional counselors who are trauma-informed and able to help those struggling with past pain to move forward into wellness. If forgiveness and healing is ever going to happen in our hearts, it must begin by understanding that we all stand in need of forgiveness and healing. And the reality is that our own sins can be forgiven by God, who also offers to transform us from the inside out. By God’s grace, people can change! While God is willing to forgive us and empower us to be transformed, He does not rescue us from the consequences of our sinful choices. So, then, we are not free to sugar-coat or cover up sinful behavior. Rather, we address it, uncover it, and support the laws and consequences we have in place. We are to do this, though, while also offering the good news of forgiveness, healing, and wholeness that has been made available to all through the person of Jesus. Sincerely, Pastor Jim Halbert Pastor Jim will be interviewed on Channel 2 news tonight at 10:00pm regarding this topic.

A story broke tonight about an individual who has been caught up in a sexual scandal and who has claimed to be a "Children's Minister at Crossroads Community Church." He is NOT (nor ever has been) a children's minister or pastor or staff member of Crossroads. We take very seriously the responsibility of protecting our children. We require a background check for all volunteers and staff. This person who has worked in our children's department, only as an assistant and never alone with kids and never worked on a Sunday, did indeed pass a background check within the last year. We are confident our Crossroads kids are safe and not a part of this incident. Please join us in prayer over this situation and for all involved.

All men are invited to Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, April 6th, 7:30am in the gym. Come enjoy good food, fellowship, and teaching by Pastor Jim!

We will be doing baptisms on Easter Sunday, April 21st. If you would like to be baptized, we will be having a baptism class on Sunday, April 7th. Contact Pastor Howard at [email protected] to sign up.

You are invited to a Prayer and Worship night tonight at 6:30pm hosted by the Young Adult Group. Join us as we pray for wisdom for our community and ourselves as we engage the cultural world of entertainment in our everyday lives. Children’s Ministries will not be available for this event. For more information or questions, contact [email protected].

Join us tonight at 7:00pm as we explore biblical wisdom and discretion regarding modern entertainment. Children’s Ministries will be available for infants through grade 6.

Take a peek at our announcements for the week! Join us at our Community Night on Faith and the World of Entertainment, find out how you can volunteer for our Foster Family Relief days, and sign up for our upcoming Mexico Mission Trip! More information can be found on our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com.

You are invited to a Prayer and Worship night on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 6:30pm hosted by the Young Adult Group. Join us as we pray for wisdom for our community and ourselves as we engage the cultural world of entertainment in our everyday lives. Children’s Ministries will not be available for this event. For more information or questions, contact [email protected].

We will be doing baptisms on Easter Sunday, April 21st. If you would like to be baptized, we will be having a baptism class on Sunday, April 7th. Contact Pastor Howard at [email protected] to sign up.

Join us on Monday, April 1st, at 7:00pm as we explore biblical wisdom and discretion regarding modern entertainment. Please RSVP for the dinner at 6:00pm at www.crossroadsnampa.com/events by March 26th. Children’s Ministries will be available for infants through grade 6.

Check out our Crossroads announcements for the week! Find out about our upcoming Community Night, learn about the Empowered to Connect conference, and partner with us through I Heart Treasure Valley. For more information, visit our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com, or text "XROADS" to 474747.

You are invited to a Prayer and Worship night on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 6:30pm hosted by the Young Adult Group. Join us as we pray for wisdom for our community and ourselves as we engage the cultural world of entertainment in our everyday lives. Children’s Ministries will not be available for this event. For more information or questions, contact [email protected].

Join us on Monday, April 1st, at 7:00pm as we explore biblical wisdom and discretion regarding modern entertainment. Please RSVP for the dinner at 6:00pm at www.crossroadsnampa.com/events by March 26th. Children’s Ministries will be available for infants through grade 6.

Here are our announcements for the week! Celebrate the successes of our medical mission trip to Brazil, find out about our Easter weekend services and how to get involved, and learn about ways you can help our visitor through parking. For more information, check out our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com.

Take a peek at our announcements for the week! Join us at our Community Night on Faith and the World of Entertainment, find out how you can volunteer for our Foster Family Relief days, and sign up for our upcoming Mexico Mission Trip! More information can be found on our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com.

Check out our Crossroads announcements for the week! Find out about our upcoming Community Night, learn about the Empowered to Connect conference, and partner with us through I Heart Treasure Valley. For more information, visit our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com, or text "XROADS" to 474747.

Here are our Crossroads announcements for the week! Find out how you can be involved in our upcoming mission trip to Mexico, ladies are invited to join the Women's Ministry and Crossroads MOPS group for a night of Bunco, and learn about our service time change happening on March 24th. For more information, visit our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com, or text XROADS to 474747.

Take a peek at our announcements for the week! Find out the details about our Women's Bunco Night coming up, as well as an exciting service time change. For more information, visit us online at www.crossroadsnampa.com.

Check out our announcements for the week! Learn about how you can partner with Love INC, and join us this week for our Community Night events. To find out more information on these and other things happening at Crossroads, visit our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com.

Check out our announcements for the week! Learn about an upcoming Conquered class for men, find out about how Crossroads is partnering with Love INC, and save the date for our next Community Night events. For more information, visit us online at www.crossroadsnampa.com, or text XROADS to 474747.

Check out our announcements for the week! Learn about all the ways you can connect, find out about our upcoming Conquered Class, and discover GriefShare, a program designed for those who've lost a loved one. Have more questions? Check out our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com, or text XROADS to 474747.

Check out our announcements for the week! Young adults aged 18 to 30 are invited to our Young Adult group on Wednesday nights, and see how you can be involved with our Brazil Medical Missions trip. A big "thank you" to those who have helped out our parking team by parking in our additional parking. To find out more information on these and other things happening at Crossroads, visit our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com.

Take a look at our announcements for the week! All those ages 18 to 30 are invited to the Young Adult group on Wednesdays, join us as we welcome Dr. Christopher Yuan next weekend for all services and Community Night, thank you to those that park in our additional parking, and find out more about the Crossroads mission and vision and how to get plugged in at our Anchored class. For more information about these or other upcoming events, visit our website at www.crossroadsnampa.com, or text XROADS to 474747.