The Crossing Church

The Crossing is an independent, non-denominational church headquartered in Quincy, Illinois associated with the Christian Churches in the Restoration Movement. The church oversees locations in Macomb, Illinois, Kirksville, Missouri, Hannibal, Missouri, Lima, Illinois, Pittsfield, Illinois, Mt. Sterling, Illinois, Keokuk, Iowa, and Paducah, Kentucky and maintains an online presence.The church was founded in 1970 as a daughter church of Madison Park Christian Church. Weekend church attendance exceeds 5,000 across its campuses. The Crossing was listed as the 27th-fastest-growing church in the United States in 2009, and the fastest growing church in the U.S. state of Illinois.Church HistoryMadison Park Christian Church, then located at 25th and High streets in Quincy, Illinois, gave 78 members on March 3, 1974, to form Payson Road Christian Church meeting at 2901 Payson Road also in Quincy. The new church experienced stagnation until 1998 when leadership decided to find an environment that would ideally reduce intimidation for attendees not accostomed to church meetings. The church soon became a mobile congregation and later changed its name to The Crossing Church.