No. Marty is not leaving Crossings. After 45 years in ministry, Marty has prayerfully decided it is time to step down from the Senior Pastor role. He and his family will remain an integral part of our church family, and he will be transitioning into a new ministry role as Senior Pastor Emeritus. 

While he’s stepping back from daily operational decisions, he isn’t going anywhere—you’ll still see him on stage as part of our Sunday Teaching Team and actively championing new ministry initiatives across our church. We are thankful to keep benefiting from Marty’s leadership, wisdom and heart for our church.

After 45 incredible years of leading Crossings, Marty has thoughtfully and prayerfully prepared for this next chapter. He has invested deeply in building a gifted leadership team. Because of that, our leaders are fully prepared to step into greater responsibility while keeping our mission, vision, and values at the heart of Crossings.

The primary difference you’ll see is more live preaching from your local pastors and our Teaching Team (which Marty will continue to be part of), similar to our recent series in Philippians and the Discipleship Pathway. 

We are prioritizing live preaching at every location, featuring pastors who know you, understand your community, and minister alongside you every day.

There will also be times we broadcast one message to every location: when we need to be together as a whole church, when we have special guests, or when there’s a specific message we want our entire church to hear at once. Live teaching will be focused on the same Scripture and key truths each week at every location—keeping us unified as one church across all locations.

Our Board of Elders has been prayerfully and diligently involved in this search with care. 

• On Sunday, November 1, our Elder Board Chair Terri Greenly will share the board’s unanimous choice for our new leadership. 
• The church congregation will have two weeks to get acquainted, ask questions, and prayerfully consider the Elders’ recommendation. 
• On Sunday, November 15, we’ll come together to vote on that recommendation as one united church family.
• Through this transition, we will communicate updates through Sunday service announcements, email, social media, and the website. 

No, the mission and vision of Crossings Community Church will remain unchanged. We will continue to be a church dedicated to helping people find and follow Jesus. As we transition leadership, the Board of Elders are dedicated to ensuring our mission, values, and core beliefs stay the same as we remain one church family. 

We expect church operations, ministries, and programs to continue as usual throughout this transition. The Leadership Team will oversee day-to-day operations and decision-making as Marty transitions out of those responsibilities. 

Please submit questions to nextchapter@crossings.church by 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8. The most common questions will be answered during Our Next Chapter: Q&A and Prayer, a livestream on Sunday, November 8 at 5:00 p.m. 

• Pray: Pray for Marty, his wife, Kim and their family as they enter this new season, for our Elder Board, our staff, and for the future leadership God is preparing for us.
• Encourage: Express gratitude to Marty and his family for 45 years of dedicated service.
• Stay Engaged: Keep serving, giving, volunteering, and attending. Our mission to love God and serve our community remains strong.