[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 172 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2017

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Crossroads 
Christian Church, located in my hometown of Corona, California, as it 
celebrates a major milestone in the church's history. On this date in 
1892, a small group of about ten people joined together to worship in a 
small building in Corona, establishing the Crossroads Church. Now, 125 
years later, Crossroads Christian Church continues to be a house of 
worship in Corona, though the church has grown a little larger than 
that original group of ten in 1892.
  In fact, Crossroads has seen tremendous growth since its founding. 
Within its first year, the church was already in need of a larger space 
and looking for a new building. The growth experienced in those early 
days of Crossroads would become a trend over the next 125 years. 
Crossroads experienced moves and the building of larger churches in the 
1960s under the leadership of Pastor Ted Smith, in the early 1980s 
under the leadership of Pastor Tim Coop, and most recently in 1993 
under the leadership of Pastor Barry McMurtrie.
  Today, the Crossroads Christian Church and the Crossroads Christian 
School are located at a beautiful site, where Kellogg Avenue meets 
Ontario Avenue in Corona. Together, the church and the school are 
integral parts of the Corona community and touch the lives of families 
far beyond those who attend them. Crossroads continues to take an 
active role reaching out to young people throughout the region and 
encouraging them to touch the lives of others with simple acts of care 
and kindness.
  Mr. Speaker, over the past 125 years Crossroads Christian Church has 
made an invaluable impact in the lives of a countless number of members 
of our community. I join with everyone at the church in celebrating 
this remarkable anniversary and I look forward to the next 125 years. 
May God continue to bless Crossroads Christian Church and all of the 
people who worship there, and may God bless America.

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