Crossover Community Impact

Pictured above: Crossover Community Center’s Groundbreaking Day. Pictures by Blair Williams Photography.

We are a Christian organization committed to restoring our community through reconciliation, love, and justice.

God Does The Heavy Lifting

by Rondalyn Abode

God does the heavy lifting,” is a phrase my husband, Philip Abode, has made popular in the Crossover world. He can say this with confidence because he has seen God do exceedingly and abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine on Crossover’s behalf. He’s seen God allow us to purchase over 42 acres for $110,000 debt-free, and then he watched as God created the opportunity for Crossover to swap those 42 acres for 10 acres of land that was valued at $1 million! It was on this land, that we were able to break ground on the 95,000 square foot facility that has been named the Crossover Community Center (CCC).

Pictured above: Crossover Community Center’s Groundbreaking Day. Pictures by Blair Williams Photography.

On April 15th, 2022, just days before Crossover Bible Church celebrated its 16th -Rondalyn A. Anniversary, on Good Friday no less, over 200 people joined us to celebrate all that this facility will bring to our community. The Crossover Community Center will be a place where community happens, and we hope that it will indeed be the hub of our community! There will always be something happening within the walls of CCC. During the daytime, it will act primarily as a school building for Crossover Prep’s all-boys 6th12th grade school. The weight rooms and fitness rooms will be available at all times, but they will see the most traffic during the evenings and weekends. There will always be a tournament, class, or event happening within this space.

Pictured above: Crossover Community Center’s Groundbreaking Day. Pictures by Blair Williams Photography.

Every Crossover entity will be able to take advantage of Crossover finally having a permanent home and having Crossover Health Services next door solidifies our opportunity to serve our community best! Crossover Development Company will be able to have personal finance classes to help families on their journey to becoming homeowners, specifically of the homes that Crossover Development Company has revitalized. The Crossover Kids and StreetLeader Programs will be able to expand because of the CCC. The summer program, for instance, will be longer than 4 weeks helping students avoid summer learning loss while creating a space for the students to engage in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Crossover Health Services will be able to expand its programming with the FreshRx “Food Is Medicine” Program, and it will see the inception of the “Prescriptions for Exercise” Program which will help people in our community live a healthier and more active lifestyle.

Pictured above: Crossover Community Center’s Groundbreaking Day. Pictures by Blair Williams Photography.

Pictured above: Crossover Community Center’s Groundbreaking Day. Pictures by Blair Williams Photography.

This is just the start! Honestly, the possibilities are endless when we imagine how this center can be an anchor in our community. As we prepare for Crossover’s Formal, “Restoring Our Community” Banquet, and Adult Scholarship Prom Fundraiser, I realize how much easier it will be to rent this space for these events; instead of, having to find a venue each year. The best is truly yet to come for Crossover, and I’m so excited to see how this center will transform our community!

Rondalyn Abode is passionate about bringing God the most glory, and she believes that her role as the Director of Development for CCI is instrumental in her doing just that! She has been married to her “Honey,” Philip Abode, for 20 years, and she has the sheer joy of watching God transform him daily. She is most inspired by her three little people, Temple, Priest, and Truth, and she often despises the “baby dog,” Rocky.

Please go to www.crossoverimpact.org to learn more about Crossover Community Impact and the great community development work the team is doing!