Our history reaches back to the 1940s when a fund was established at First Christian Church in downtown Evansville to support a new church on the growing east side of the city. By the 1960s, significant momentum was created to pursue this vision. On Easter Sunday in 1967, forty-four joyful souls gathered for morning worship in an eastside home – our very first service!
In 1969, property was purchased on the corner of Bellemeade and Cullen Avenues. The first building was constructed and Cullen Avenue Christian Church opened its doors in November of 1969. Over the years, the building was expanded several times to accommodate a growing church family.
In 1997, Cullen Avenue changed its name to Crossroads Christian Church in anticipation of a move to a greatly expanded new campus under construction in Newburgh. On October 3, 1998, the Crossroads family celebrated its first service in the new 90,000 sq. ft. campus on Outer Lincoln Avenue.
A new campus addition of expanded space and extensive remodeling was completed in the summer of 2007.

It’s no secret that we have a large church family. In fact, thousands of people gather here regularly to celebrate weekend services, attend classes, participate in small groups, and to serve together. It’s a great blessing to share in such an incredibly diverse family of faith.
But just being big is not the point. It’s also important to think small too, especially when it comes to matters of fellowship, growing in your faith and taking care of one another. If you’ll look a little closer, you might just be surprised to find small communities within our church family where people can connect on a more personal basis and share life together.

Crossroads is an independent, nondenominational Christian church. Our Elders prayerfully provides the vision and direction for our ministry. Although we exist apart from any external authority or control, we do participate with other churches in many projects and programs that exalt Jesus Christ and spread the Gospel.

At Crossroads, you’ll see as much variety in dress as you see in people. Some wear T-shirts and jeans—others wear the more traditional Sunday attire. Wear whatever you feel is comfortable and appropriate for sharing in weekend worship.

Our campus is located at 10800 Outer Lincoln Avenue in Newburgh, just south and east of the intersection of the I-164 bypass and the Lloyd Expressway. Access is available from Outer Lincoln Avenue and from Epworth Road.


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We have three identical worship services each weekend on Saturday evening at 5:45 PM and Sunday morning at 9:00 and 10:45 AM. Nursery, Preschool and Elementary children’s programming is available for all services.

Park in the visitor parking on the south side of the building and enter through the main doors under the large canopy. There will be Greeters inside the entrance that will welcome and assist you.

Yes. Copies of our weekend sermon messages are available on cassette and CD in the Resource Center. You can also listen to the weekend sermon messages directly from this website, in iTunes and on your iPod. Go to the Sermons page for instructions and details.

The Lord's Supper (Communion) is the memorial Jesus gave to remind us of the price He paid for our sins…death on the cross. We celebrate this act each time we gather in worship and all Christians are invited to partake of the bread and the cup together after a time of quiet meditation.
As Christians, we give our offering out of love to support God's work through Crossroads. Our guests should not feel obligated to give. Our hope is that our visitors receive something from being here.

Nursery and Preschool care and programming are available during all weekend service times. Sontown, our weekend worship celebration for elementary kids (grades 1-5), is also available during all weekend service times. Middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) Bible studies are conducted on Sunday mornings during the 9:00 AM service.

Small is good too. We have a big church family, which is why we also focus on being small. Thousands of us meet regularly in small groups throughout the community to build relationships, learn and grow together, pray, and to share fellowship as a small family within a family. It’s how we encourage and care for each other.

We offer a wide variety of Bible study opportunities and growth classes on an ongoing basis. We have classes that meet on a weekly basis as well as those that are scheduled on weekends and weekdays evenings throughout the year. Visit the information counter in the Lobby for a complete listing of current classes or click here for more information.

Crossroads has several large community outreach events each year. Most notable among those is Easter at Roberts Stadium, Vacation Bible School, Nut Night Halloween Family Alternative and Christmas at Crossroads. In addition to these, nearly all church events and services are open to the community.

We are committed to sending out and supporting workers in many regions around the globe. Opportunities are available for everyone to pray for, encourage and support our church family members serving in the mission field. See the Outreach page for information on how we are reaching out to share our faith.

You can contact the staff by calling the church office at (812) 858-8668 or by dialing the individual phone extension directly. More contact information and options can be found here.

The church office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

To learn more about Crossroads, join us for the next Discovering Crossroads class. In this session, we’ll share just enough to help you better understand what’s happening here so you’ll feel comfortable and know where to look for ways to connect. Join us for a casual and informative gathering where you can learn a little about us, have your questions answered, and take a guided tour of our campus.