Sorority House

If you heard Chuck’s lesson this Sunday on “The State of the Church”; you would be inspired at the things that God has accomplished using Crossroads in the past few years. We witnessed over 2,200 baptisms and over 4,000 decisions for Christ this year alone. This year there are plans for God’s hand to continue to move in the Corona area. As Chuck went through the changes of the property that are targeted for 2010, I thought “We could do that Lord. The men of this congregation could do that!”


Those thoughts rolled around in my head for the next few hours as I walked around the campus during the second service. I knew that the men were eager to put their hand to something tangible. I stopped to read the first few chapters of Nehemiah and how Israel banded together to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Things started to brew in my mind of what the first steps would be for a project. The first step is Purpose, none of us work for the sake of working. We look for a reward or something that is rewarding. The second step was that we needed to be able to pay for the project.

As the second service was coming to a close I found myself in a casual conversation with Michele Koranda. We joked that I was now a part of Men’s Ministry. She started telling me that at times they could use men in Women’s Ministry and went on to explain about Sorority House. Crossroads is opening a Women’s Resource Center, sponsored by Crossroads Women’s Ministry. It will be on the old Fullerton Road Campus. Home Depot had donated $25,000 dollars to do an “Extreme Makeover”. I looked at her and said “We can do that, the men can do that! I was praying about something just like this.” We both had that OMG look on our face. In this case it was more than a phrase; it was a point of worship. We now have a purpose, a project and funds.

Sorority House Mission Statement:


Sorority House exists to provide a unique environment of hope, encouragement, support and training for women on their journey of life through mentoring, classes, spiritual refuge, and a one stop resource center.

The Challenge for Men.

The part of the complex to be made over is the old house on the front of the property at 1400 Fullerton Road. Meetings are taking place in the weeks to come, but I can tell you that God is moving at an amazing pace. The general plan is to remove a wall, install a kitchen, cabinets, windows, paint, flooring, bathroom, shower, water heater, and landscaping. The project is tentatively set for the second weekend in February, which will be the 11th through the 14th.

What we need from you:
Prayer. That God’s hand is on this project and we use wisdom in following His plan and agenda.

Our immediate need is consultation with a licensed: General Contractor, Electrician, Air Conditioning Contractor and Plumber. If you know one, have them contact me Todd@crossroadschurch.com or MichelleK@crossroadschurch.com

Volunteers:
Once our dates are confirmed we will have more information. Right now it looks like one day of demo and 2-3 days of construction and finish. We will need as many volunteers as we can. If you can cook, clean, paint, patch, cut, hammer, dig, laugh, pray, work, then we have a job for you.

Security
Once supplies are delivered we will need to have someone on campus through the night. At different times friends have brought in trailers and “Camped out” for the duration of an event. If you or your trailer/motorhome are available we would be appreciative.

Food
We plan to serve our volunteers at least 2 meals a day. This means we will be serving coffee and barbequing. We will be filling ice chests and will run a food service area …You can donate food or Sam’s Club gift cards. This will be an event!!!

Contact us and Follow us.
Todd@crossroadschurch.com or MicelleK@crossroadschurch.com

Join our Facebook Group “Crossroads Men’s Ministry-Accept the Challenge” and join our Cause “Created to Serve”.

Stop by the Men’s Group kiosk on Sunday.

This New Year is starting off at an incredible pace … I hope you can at least make it out one day to see what God is doing. We look forward to hearing from you.