Our Mission: Loving Jesus & Loving Others to Jesus

Our Mission

LOVING JESUS, AND LOVING OTHERS TO JESUS. Crossroads Church (formerly Lima Baptist Church) has been serving Christ in the Lima NY and surrounding villages since 1854. We are a community church reaching out both locally and to the world with a strong commitment to worldwide missions.

Our Beliefs

Our beliefs represent the foundation of our faith and are our understanding of what the Bible proclaims as the essentials of Christianity. All of our values, behaviors, teachings and way of life flow out of these statements. Beyond this, we embrace St. Augustine’s philosophy, “In Essentials Unity, In Non-Essentials Liberty, In All Things Charity.”

As a church, we live this out by:

People like to compart-mentalize God, but following Christ is not a Sunday-only event. It’s a daily life that honors God & encompasses everything we do and are.

Families are busy going in different directions, but we desire whole families to know Jesus and have a place for all to share in the life of the church.

We tend to be independent, but life was meant to be lived connected with others. It’s a connection modeled on the very life of God who exists in community.

We have been called by God to bring the message of Jesus to all people, next door and across the world.

Our Mission & Vision

In Matthew 22:37–40, Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. From this passage, known as “The Great Commandment,” Crossroads Church draws its mission: to love Jesus and love others to Jesus. Our vision is to make a lasting difference by loving God, loving people, and living life on purpose. Every service, group, and ministry—from our Pre-K–12 Christian school and summer sports camp to our lunch ministry, prison outreach, and food pantry—exists to help people grow in their walk with Christ. We strive to stay outward-focused, addressing not just social or economic issues but the deeper moral and spiritual needs of our world by sharing Christ’s hope and transforming power. At Crossroads Church, real people with real problems find genuine hope and joy to carry into everyday life.

We Believe

The Bible

The Bible is God’s true and perfect word to mankind.

Jesus

Jesus is God. He came to earth to live as a man over two thousand years ago. His mother was a virgin when she gave birth to him. He never sinned. He performed miracles. He died on a cross to free us from our sin. He rose from the dead and went to heaven to be with God, the Father, where he continually intercedes for us.

Trinity

God is three persons in one – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – distinct in personality, yet unified in character and purpose.

Salvation

We are saved from the penalty of our sin because Jesus bled and died on the cross in our place.

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is God who lives within us and changes us from condemned sinners to rescued people in Christ.

Servanthood

God gives us the power to live in a way that pleases Him, not ourselves.

Christ's Return

Jesus is coming back again in a way that all will recognize. He will rule on earth for a thousand years and then forever in the near heavens and earth.

Eternity

Every person who has ever lived will either be saved by faith in Christ and live forever in heaven with God, or be lost and punished forever in hell without God.

Great Commission

Jesus has given those who believe in him the responsibility of telling others how to become his followers.