Crossover Bible Church

Restoring our community by making disciples while loving and serving our neighbors.

by Janice Connolly

David & Janice's August 2003 Wedding

Almost 29 years ago, I was a high school senior who bounced August 2003 Wedding out of my front door into the back seat of my best friend Nicole’s old Lincoln Zephyr, to join a very young David Michael Newman Connolly, in the back seat. He will tell you my first words to him were, “Hi, my name is Janice Roberson, and I am running for Miss Black Tulsa. Can I have five dollars?” I don’t recall what I said exactly, but I will tell you that conversation lit a SPARK that has lasted 29 years! And little did David and I know that our journey together would lead us back to Tulsa to serve with Philip and Rondalyn at Crossover. Pictured above: David & Janice’s

Although I first met the Abodes at their wedding in Kansas City, Missouri, it was around the time they were at Dallas Theological Seminary, that we learned of the dream that is Crossover, an organization holistically serving north Tulsa. This was an exciting vision because my childhood church, St. Andrew’s Baptist Church (St. ABC), had been serving north Tulsa for decades. As a kid, I frequented north Tulsa church programs, such as summer camps at the Salvation Army North Mabee Boys’ and Girls’ Club (Crossover Bible Church’s current location), Vacation Bible School, and other activities too numerous to count near St. ABC. Crossover’s dream to make a tangible IMPACT sounded like the kind of effect my church had on many, and it seemed like Crossover could take the vision even further than any of us could imagine.

Initially, David and I were unable to join the Abodes in 2002, because we were already serving in a ministry at the time. We had no clue as to what our roles would be; we just knew we were excited about the vision for Crossover and what God was going to do. David and I stayed behind and continued to work and serve in Texas for 16 years prior to moving back to Tulsa in 2018 to join the Crossover Family.

Our transition to Tulsa over the last 5 years has been a remarkable spiritual journey, to say the least! Today, I am the Director of Marketing & Design for Crossover, where I help share Crossover’s story, representing all the organizations through my professional background in graphic design and visual storytelling. Also, David and I lead the Marriage Missional (M & M) Team, a ministry that serves married couples (and wanting to-be married singles).

The Connolly Family: Janice, David, Hannah, Catherine, and Joshua

Marital Missional Team members Carl & Angie and other team members.

Our ministry provides Crossover bible church members with the chance to walk together in healthy marriages, for the purpose of discipleshipmaking.

-Janice C.

We have been married for 19 years and friends for 29 years. We believe in the importance of solid marriages and having the right tools to navigate marriage’s ups and downs, like death, disabilities, successes, job loss, infidelity, and more. Our ministry provides Crossover Bible Church members with the chance to walk together in healthy marriages, for the purpose of disciplemaking.

This Fall, our group will be hosting our first marriage conference, SPARK 2022, at New City Fellowship on Labor Day weekend, Sept 2nd and 3rd. It’s open to the first 30 couples, and childcare will be available. Doors Open at 5:15 pm. We have some pretty amazing guest speakers and activities planned. Registration is available now online through our church’s app or online at www. crossoverbible.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1331608. Get registered today!

Janice Roberson Connolly has been the Director of Marketing & Design for Crossover Community Impact for five years. She and David have been married 19 years, and David works for Crossover Preparatory Academy as the Humanities and Visual Art Instructor. Janice is a retired Air Force Veteran, who pursues excellence in everything she does. David and Janice have three children: Hannah (17), Catherine (15), and Joshua (11). Everyone in the Connolly family is a gifted artist who not only creates beauty but also highlights the beauty of God’s world. Their heart for others is exactly what Crossover needed.

To learn more about CBC’s “gather, go, grow, gospel works” model, please go to www.crossoverbible.org.