CHURCH OFFICEPHONE: 706-310-0150ADDRESS: PO BOX 268 WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677
BONFIRE AND SING-A-LONGWHAT: An evening around a bonfire with singing, s'mores and hot chocolate.WHO: Everyone is welcome!WHEN:Saturday, December 3rd, 6:30-8:30ish.WHERE:4201 Price Mill RoadBishop, GA, 30621
Andy & Susan RichardsonAndy and Susan have been part of CrossWay since its beginning. Andy is a part owner of a trailer exchange business in Conyers and helps to lead Crossway's prayer ministry. Susan works full time for the US Environmental Protection Agency. Their daughter, Kelsey, attends Georgia College in Milledgeville and their son, Drew, is a student at Oconee County High School.Meeting Place: Richard and Rebecca Cooke's Home1241 Taylor's DriveWatkinsville, GA 30677Meeting Time: Wednesday night, 7:00-9:00 p.m
Jack & Susan BushJack and Susan moved to Athens from Orlando, Florida where they were members of Metro Life Church ( A fellow SGM church). Their grown sons Kipper and Daniel live in Athens and their married son David lives in Miami, FL. Jack works as the IT director of a local bank and Susan manages the Athens Senior Center.Meeting Place:Kirsten Wynne & Wendy Moore's Home230 Segrest CircleAthens, GA 30605Meeting Time: Thursday Nights, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Johnmark & Taylor BattagliaJohnmark and Taylor are both UGA alumni who stuck around and settled down in Athens. They have four children: Tabitha, Titus, Elijah and Judah. Johnmark is on staff at Crossway and Taylor works full-time at home.Meeting Place:The Tanner's Home175 Edgewood DriveAthens, GAMeeting Time: Wednesday Nights, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Charles & Sheril BurrageCharles & Sheril own a fitness and nutrition business in Winder called "2 Good Health." Charles also works as a professor of Health and Physical Education at Gainesville State College. They have two daughters, Olivia and Mikayla. Meeting Place: The Cookes Home1501 Crooked Creek Rd.Watkinsville, GA 30677Meeting Time: Thursdays, 7:00-9:00
AffiliationCrossway is part of a family of churches passionate about advancing the Great Commission through church planting. This family of churches, known as
Sovereign Grace Ministries, helps to facilitate partnerships among pastors, operate a Pastors College, host events, and publish books, music, and other resources. Sovereign Grace churches are theologically united as evangelical, Reformed, and charismatic (
read more). Currently our family includes about 95 churches. Most of them are in the U.S., with some in Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, western Europe, eastern Africa, eastern Asia, and Australia. In all, we partner to varying degrees with pastors and church-planting networks in 21 countries.
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLDThis four week Biblical Theology class will equip you to view the Bible as God's story, focusing on the main character of Jesus. Where: Coffee Classroom @ Faith PresbyterianWhen: Sundays, 6:45 pm CLASS OUTLINES
WEEK 1: Seeing the StoryOutline /
AudioWEEK 2: Working Within the Story
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AudioWEEK 3: Sticky Parts of the Story
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Crossway 101 ClassIf you are interested in the Crossway 101 membership class, please contact the church office. The class begins January 26th and will meet every Thursday through March 29th.
CARE GROUPSIf you are new to Crossway we invite you to check out a mid-week small group meeting.
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re:newCollege & Singles MinistryAt its inception Crossway was founded with a vision to reach the world through the UGA campus. Our re:new ministry continues to spearhead this vision on campus and within the Athens community. Led through the avenues of small groups, on-campus evangelism, and student-to-student outreach, God continues to enrich our fellowship with opportunities to serve and be served by these young men and women.Find out more on the
re:new Facebook page.
CrossFireMiddle & High School MinistryThe goal of CrossFire is to help our youth grow into young men and women who love Jesus, live for Jesus, and share Jesus. In addition to our social activities and discipleship meetings, we also have monthly meetings involving both youth and parents. The youth and parent meetings are designed to strengthen the parent/teen relationship as they learn, share, and apply God's word together.
Our HistoryIn 1999 a few men from Athens made a trip Orlando, Florida to meet with the leadership of Metro Life Church. These men were envisioned and hopeful to someday have a Sovereign Grace church planted in the greater Athens area. After a number of meetings and much prayer, God made it clear His desire was to have a new church planted in Athens and Paul Cooke was chosen to lead the church plant.After 10 months at the Sovereign Grace Pastors College in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Paul and Darby moved to the Athens area in June of 2001. After 3 months of preliminary meetings, Crossway Fellowship Church held its first public meeting the Sunday after 9/11, 2001 in Oconee Youth Playhouse. God has done many great things during Crossway's first decade. Currently, the Lord has opened the door for us to meet at Faith Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville and adopt a non-traditional meeting time. We have found the facility at Faith to serve as a strategic location between Athens and Watkinsvillebe and it has been a tremendous blessing for our children's ministry. Additionally, the afternoon meeting time has provided continued opportunities to care for college students.As we look to the future, Crossway longs to see lives transformed by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ in Athens and beyond.
BeliefsAt Crossway we treasure the Bible as God's inspired Word. We believe that the Bible tells us the story of mankind's fall into sin and God's determination to put things right through the work of his Son, Jesus. We are convinced that all of Scripture points to the person and work of Jesus, highlighting the salvation he offers to men and women in need of a Savior. Click on the link below to read more about what Crossway believes:
Our Statement of Faith
SATURDAY A.M. PRAYER MEETINGChurch-wide prayer, 7:00-9:00 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian in the coffee classroom.
Johnmark Battaglia serves as a pastor in training at Crossway. Johnmark and Taylor met and married while attending UGA and now live nearby in Watkinsville. They currently have four children, Tabitha, Titus, Elijah and Judah.In 2009 Johnmark attended the Sovereign Grace Pastor's College and then began serving on staff full-time at Crossway in 2010.
Paul Cooke serves as the senior pastor of Crossway Fellowship Church. He and his wife Darby have five children, Christopher, Courtney, Caleb, Noah, and Emma.After playing college and professional golf, Paul became involved in full time ministry for more than 22 years. He graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi with a MDIV (Master of Divinity) in 1988, and served as an associate pastor for the following 6 years.He first came in contact with Sovereign Grace Ministries through his membership at Metro Life Church when he moved his family to Orlando in 1995. After attending Metro for 5 1/2 years the leadership team in 2000 - 2001 asked Paul and His family to relocate to Gaithersburg, Maryland to attend the Sovereign Grace Pastor's College (an intensive year of theological and ministry training). Upon graduating, Paul was asked to relocate to Athens, Georgia to lead a Sovereign Grace church plant.He has served in Athens as the Senior Pastor of Crossway Fellowship Church since 2001.
Crossway Kids"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward." (Psalm 127:3)As parents, we have the privilege and responsibility of passing the gospel on to the next generation. The highest calling of a Christian parent is to help their kids see their need for a Savior and point them toward Jesus as the One who saves. Our Crossway Kids ministry seeks to support parents in this calling by providing safe, fun, age-appropriate environments in which kids can learn about Jesus. Current Crossway Kids classes:Explorers: 0-2 yearsAdventurers: PreschoolTreasure Seekers: K-5th Grade
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NEW MEMBERS CLASSWe are offering a class for anyone who may be interested in joining Crossway. (Click for info.)
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Sundays4 PM
Crossway Meets @
Faith Presbyterian 2191 Mars Hill Road
Loving, living, and sharing the good news of Jesus.