About The Pastor ABOUT THE PASTOR
Pastor Robert Dowen was born in Concord, Massachusetts, one of four children. His father was an auto mechanic and his mother was a home maker. He was raised in the tradition of a New England Congregationalist Church. His father was Protestant and his mother was Roman Catholic. Although he attended church regularly as a youth, he gave his life to Christ and became born-again, Spirit-filled in the early 1970's.
Marianne (Buxton) Dowen was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was born into a strong Roman Catholic family, one of eight children. Her mother was a nurse and home maker. Her father worked in landscape. She also gave her life to Christ and became born-again and Spirit-filled in the early 1970's.
The Dowen's have four grown children, three granddaughters, and two grandsons.
With nearly thirty years as an ordained Assemblies of God minister, newly transferred ordained minister to the International Pentecostal Holiness Church,
Pastor Dowen's experience extends from pastoral to evangelistic ministries covering locations from New England to Florida. God's purpose concerning man is to seek and save that which is lost, to be worshipped by man, and to build a body of believers in the image of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Dowen is a graduate of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. He also holds an M.Th from CBCS and a D.Min from Southwest Seminary.
Ministry Team MINISTRY TEAM
Pastor Robert & Marianne Dowen
Pastor Dowen became the Senior Pastor of Crossroads church in November 2009. He has been an ordained minister for nearly 30 years. His previous ministry was with the General Council of the Assemblies of God. He is also a Wedding Minister/Officiant, and began Joined Together Weddings in 2007
www.JoinedTogetherWeddings.com
Associate Pastor Earl (Yogi) Campbell
Pastor Yogi is the Christian Education Director and Youth Pastor of Crossroads Church. He holds credentials with the North Carolina IPHC and has been in this capacity for five years. Pastor Yogi conducts a very active Youth Fellowship. UFC is United for Christ!
Ministries MINISTRIES
Womens Ministry WOMENS MINISTRY
WELCOME TO WOMEN'S MINISTRIES OF CROSSROADS CHURCH!
Crossroads provides a very active Women's Ministries under the guidance of Director Betty Watson.
All women are welcome to join the WM's at their monthly meeting held on the first Monday evening of each month. These meetings consist of a short devotional program by one of the members, followed by a time of WM business and planning.
Crossroads has a loving, caring group of women...ready to reach out to those in need in our community and around the world.
Currently, our WM's support the following ministries:
The Falcon Children's Home (orphanage in Falcon, NC)
Missionaries in Africa
Victims of Disasters
Christmas stockings for the homeless
Helping the needy in our local area
Nursing Home ministries
For more information about WM's and WM activities contact:
Betty Watson - Director at (252) 915-6538
Mens Ministry MENS MINISTRY
Welcome to Men's Ministries!
Men's Ministries motivates men to discover their ministries, prepare them for ministry, and provide/suggest opportunities for service as part of the church's ministry.
Our Statement of Purpose:
-To provide masculine Christian fellowship.
-To inspire, teach, and equip Pentecostal Holiness men to become involved in lifestyle evangelism.
-To create the opportunity for Pentecostal Holiness men to serve by challenging, training, and involving them in their gifted ministries under the leadership of the pastor.
-To challenge Pentecostal Holiness men to organize and support activities for boys through Royal Rangers.
-To challenge Pentecostal Holiness men to sponsor and participate in new church planting.
We meet on the 1st Mon. night of the month. This sometimes changes.
Ray Patrick oversees this ministry. He can
be reached at: (252) 492-3729
Youth Ministry YOUTH MINISTRY
Welcome to the UFC YOUTH page!
The Youth Fellowship of Crossroads Church goes by the name UFC (United For Christ)
UFC maintains an active program of ministry and fun for teens and pre-teens.They meet each Wednesday night for Contemporary Christian Youth Services under the direction of
Pastor Earl Campbell.
UFC has been involved in candybar sales, picture sales, church dinners, and other activites as they prepare for their Youth Winter-Fest trip to Tennessee.
The UFC Youth Fellowship has recently held a Youth Rally at Crossroads Church involving several other pentecostal churches from various denominations.
They have also held a Sunday morning service at Crossroads, and served a church dinner as part of their fundraising efforts.
The church has set aside the fourth Sunday of each month as a Youth Offering Sunday. Rev. Earl (Yogi) Campbell - (252) 492-3426
-
you1 -
you2 -
you3 -
you5 -
you4 -
you8 -
you7 -
you6 -
you11 -
you10 -
you9 -
you13 -
you12
Life's road is difficult... Without Christ... impossible! Our purpose is to present the roadway to true peace and contentment through Jesus Christ
