CROSS
Whether you have a week or a weekend,CROSS Missions will challenge you and your group to feed the hungry, house the homeless and love those in need.
What is CROSS?
CROSS is Myers Park Presbyterian Church’s unique urban outreach ministry. Over the past 17 years, more than 10,000 people from 270 churches, colleges, and schools in 19 states have served through CROSS Missions.
The formula is simple:
- Connector.Connector.
Combine worship, reflection, and service
- Connector.Connector.
Serve others morning and afternoon
- Connector.Connector.
Reflect and celebrate through morning and evening worship
Through Christ, the results are anything but simple. People are transformed, returning home ready to meet the needs of their communities.
More about CROSS Missions
Explore programs by selecting and deselecting the filters below!
Kids Serve
Learn about ministry opportunities for your children and the whole family.
Activities, Service, Children
Family Mission
Serve as a family and model what it means to share Christ's love.
Activities, Service, Children
Sprout Outreach
Join in with other young families with children ages 3-third grade as we learn to serve together. Periodic gatherings to participate in hands-on outreach ministries are offered. We’ve come together to...
Activities, Service, Children
Churchwide Montreat Fall Retreat
October 20 - 22, 2017...
Activities, Adult Programs, Children, Resources, Children, Congregational Life
Charlotte Family Housing
Empower homeless families to achieve long-term self-sufficiency through shelter, housing, supportive services, and advocacy.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Child, Service, Outreach
Serving Youth & Their Families
Coach a basketball team, coordinate an event, or help lead youth group.
At the Church, Service, Youth
Urban Ministry Cener
Serve as an interfaith organization dedicated to bringing the community together to end homelessness, one life at a time.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
Billingsville Leadership Academy
Help Billingsville Elementary students achieve a high level of success to ensure that they have choices in their future.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Neighborhood, Service, Outreach
Global Mission Team: Cuba
MPPC's global mission team to Cuba.
Global Outreach, Love Builds Up a World, Service, Outreach
I’m New
Learn more about Myers Park Presbyterian Church.
Resources, Adult Faith Formation, Congregational Life
Habitat for Humanity
Seek to put God's love into action and bring people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
The Shepherd’s Center of Charlotte
The Shepherd’s Center of Charlotte (SCC) has been serving local seniors since 1980. Using the model of “Seniors Serving Seniors”, SCC offers programs and services that aim to: Some SCC initiatives include:...
Local Outreach, Resources, Pastoral Care
Children and Tragedy
Helpful resources about talking to your kids when tragedy happens.
Resources, Children
Social Media
Find out what CROSS in doing right now! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!...
Resources, Cross Missions
Interns
Want to guide youth groups as they serve in Charlotte? This internship could be for you.
Programs, Cross Missions
Urban ReBuild (College)
College students: what better way to spend your break than to serve others?
Programs, Cross Missions
Ministry Partners
Check out the many wonderful organizations we work with!
Ministry Partners, Cross Missions
City Serve (Summer)
Dive into the city and spend one week during the summer serving those in need.
Programs, Cross Missions
Urban Plunge (Weekend)
Interested in a weekend filled with devotion, service, and worship?
Programs, Cross Missions
History
We've come a long way since 1999! Find out how it all started and where we are now.
About Us, Cross Missions
Global Mission Team: El Salvador
MPPC's global mission team to El Salvador.
Global Outreach, Love Builds Up a World, Service, Outreach
Deacons
A ministry of compassion and service to the congregation.
At the Church, Service, Pastoral Care
Behind the Scenes
Photograph events, help shape priorities, or prep communion elements.
At the Church, Service
Musical Service Opportunities
Musically inclined? Check out opportunities to plug in and share your gifts.
At the Church, Music, Service
Serving Children & Their Families
Assist with activities, outreach, or classes with the children of MPPC!
At the Church, Children, Service
Sunday Mornings
Learn more about service opportunities on Sunday mornings. From readers to sound techs, there's a need you can fufill!
At the Church, Service
Stephen Ministry
Care for fellow members one-on-one, confidentially, during times of transition.
At the Church, Service, Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care Ministries
Forge friendships, serve as a funeral host or usher, help out with odd-jobs, or engage in prayer.
At the Church, Service, Pastoral Care
Church Library
Located on the first floor, behind the sanctuary.
Adult Faith Formation, Resources, Congregational Life
CrossRoads Corporation
Working with and not for the Grier Heights neighborhood to provide affordable housing and critical programs.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Neighborhood, Service, Outreach
The Harvest Center
Creating a community where individuals affected by homelessness, poverty, or unemployment are empowered.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
A Child’s Place
Erasing the impact of homelessness on children and their education.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Child, Service, Outreach
Charlotte Bilingual Pre-school
Prepare Spanish-speaking children for success in school and life.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Child, Service, Outreach
Loaves and Fishes
Provide a week’s worth of nutritious groceries to people within our community facing economic hardships.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Child, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
The Learning Collaborative
Provide a tuition-free, high-quality preschool education to at-risk families.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Child, Service, Outreach
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Transform lives in the name of Christ by serving people struggling with addiction, poverty, or hopelessness.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
Friendship Trays
Deliver daily, balanced meals to individuals in the community who are unable to obtain or prepare their own meals because of age or infirmity.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
Hope Haven
Provide a foundation of recovery and life skills for chemically dependent adults.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
The Men’s Shelter Of Charlotte
Provide safe emergency shelter while working to end homelessness for each man.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
Supportive Housing Communities
Provide safe emergency shelter while working to end homelessness for each man.
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Home, Service, Outreach
Urban Eagles
Love (their motivation), discipleship (their method), and empowerment (their goal)
Local Outreach, Love Builds Up a Neighborhood, Service, Outreach
Global Mission Team: Congo
MPPC's global mission team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Global Outreach, Love Builds Up a World, Service, Outreach
Global Mission Team: Hungary
MPPC's global mission team to Hungary.
Global Outreach, Love Builds Up a World, Service, Outreach
Mission Kids
4th and 5th graders serve our church family as well as the greater Charlotte community.
Activities, Service, Children
Pastoral Care & Counseling
Confidential care is available. Contact us for details.
Resources, Pastoral Care
Major Events & Emergencies
If you have a birth, death, or hospitalization, email or call 704.927.1251 to reach our Pastoral Care staff.
Resources, Pastoral Care
Same Gender Marriage
Our wedding policy and other resources.
Resources, Adult Faith Formation, Congregational Life
About Our School
For over six decades, tbe Weekday School has been a vibrant ministry of Myers Park Presbyterian Church, nurturing children in mind, body, and spirit. The church opened its doors as a kindergarten in the fall of ...
Resources, Weekday SchoolRecent Blog Posts
Farewell!
Cross MissionsFollowing the end of my first semester away at college, I came home to Charlotte to a city I had visited twice, a church I’d been inside of once, and a home I had never seen. This served as quite the shock, an...
Running into Similarities
Cross MissionsWe are more similar than we are different. As a former high school cross-country runner, one of my favorite ministry partners of CROSS quickly became RunningWorks. Originally organized through the Urban Ministry...
Holding Hands with the Kingdom of God
Children, Cross MissionsLet’s get one thing straight – I am not a hugger. I consider myself a loving person but I am definitely not a hand-holding, hugging, kissing-on-the-cheek, snuggling, cuddling person… and yet the most stri...
Willing to Listen
Cross MissionsEvery time I think the summer is going by too quickly, it speeds up. I can’t even comprehend that we are over half way done with being CROSS interns. Looking back over the weeks that have passed since moving...
Living Outside Our Comfort Zone, Living Out Love
Cross MissionsAs we near the end of the first month of CROSS, I am beginning the see the ways the CROSS experience has transformed me. Through the program, we discuss a lot with youth the importance of living out our missio...
Welcome! From the 2017 CROSS team
Cross MissionsGreetings from the Cornerstone, and welcome to another year of CROSS! As you can see, we have moved on over to our brand new website (ten thousand thanks to Josh Richard and the rest of Myers Park Presbyterian C...
Ministry Partner Post: Friendship Trays
Cross MissionsEyes Wide Open Friendship Trays loves to get kids and youth involved with our work and open their eyes to the reality of need in our community. One of our most loyal partners is CROSS Missions, a ministry of Mye...
Strength
Cross MissionsSTRENGTH Strength: the ability to resist being moved or broken by a force. Strength of body, strength of mind, strength of faith, strength of God. This week has marked a week of tragedy for our country. The unne...
Neighbors
Cross MissionsFor those of you who do not know, this summer I am working as an intern for CROSS Missions in Charlotte, North Carolina. The mission of CROSS is to “cross over boundaries that divide us, cross out stereotypes ...
Cross Staff
Joel Tomkinson
Director, CROSS Missions jtomkinson@myersparkpres.org 704.927.1282
Cross, Outreach
Laura Grier
CROSS Assistant Director lgrier@myersparkpres.org 704.347.3993
Cross, OutreachSay Hey!
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