History

CrossRidge Baptist Church was a vision of Jeff Fugate and Clays Mill Road Baptist Church of Lexington, Kentucky. It is Pastor Fugate's goal to start 50 new churches in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. CrossRidge Baptist Church was the 13th such church.

Dr. Fugate was raised in Hazard, Kentucky, which is 40 minutes from Minnie. Dr. Russell Anderson was also a contributor to start CrossRidge Baptist. Dr. Anderson, known as "Cotton", was born and lived in Minnie, and later in McDowell. Without these men and Clays Mill Baptist Church, there may never have been a CrossRidge Baptist Church. May the Lord bless them for their faithfulness.


Vision

"Visioneering" is the process of understanding God's vision and engineering a strategic plan to make it a reality! God has BIG plans for CrossRidge Baptist Church. We are laborers together with Christ and when God's people unite their hearts with God's power and for His purposes...awesome things can happen!

As your pastor, I would like you to join me as we "labor together with God" to acheive the following goals. Though some of these seem a bit impossible now, please remember we serve the God of the possible! God wants to bless this ministry in an extraordinary way, but we must meet His conditions of obeying His word. Also, God will not give us what we do not ask. Please pray with me that God will show us great and mighty things that we have never seen before.

Goals for 2007

Salvation and Public Profession

70 precious souls
20 baptisms

Attendance

Average of 55 in Sunday morning service
Average of 45 in evening Bus Service
Average of 40 in the evening Sunday night and Wednesday night services
20 persons attending Soul Winning times

Tithes and Offerings

Average $500 weekly in general found
Average $200 monthly in mission fund
Average $25 weekly in building fund

Bus Ministry

Purchase additional vans and a bus to better service the outlining areas

Purchase of Auditorium Chairs for Sanctuary

$4500 for cost of cloth high back sanctuary chairs

Future Areas of Service as God Blesses

Souls won for Christ
Baptisms
Support of missionaries
Solitude Ministry (a retreat)
Christian School Ministry
Reformers Unanimous (Program to reach those with addictions)
Gems & Jewels (outreach to those with special needs)
Appalachian Mission Trip (a summer mission program geared toward reaching the Appalachian people)
Start new churches in the Appalachian region
Youth Ministries
College and Career Programs
Senior Citizen Program
Shut-in Ministry
Choir- adult and youth
Nursing Home ministries
Jail Ministry
Clothing for the needy ministry
Food Pantry
Tent Revival/Camp Meetings
Monthly Men's Prayer Breakfast
Pastor Encouragment Conference
Ministry for unwed mothers
Public School Bible Studies
Soldiers For Christ
Banquets, conferences and retreats
Monthly Training Union before evening services