About Our Church

Who We Are

The members and friends of Crossroads United Methodist Church welcome you and hope you'll decide to come worship with us! We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.

We welcome you if you can sing like Andrea Bocelli or if can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s Baptism.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems or you’re down in the dumps or if you don’t like “organized religion,” we’ve been there too. If you blew all your offering money at the track or the new casino, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.

We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts … and you!

As a first time guest or visitor, please do not feel obligated to place anything in the offering plates when they are passed, your presence is gift enough for us. If you need assistance finding anything while you are here, please don’t hesitate to ask one of the greeters or ushers.

Our 10:30 am worship service is more of a blended style using both traditional liturgy and hymns as well as contemporary and emerging Christian music, liturgy and images. Dress is as casual or as formal as you're comfortable being; jeans are fine but tuxedoes and evening gowns will make the pastor look bad! Children are welcome in worship, but childcare and Sunday School is also provided during the service following the children’s moment in our nursery/childcare center down the hall. And most of all, we hope you will come back and worship with us again!

Our Hope

At Crossroads UMC our hope is that everyone will feel welcome, everyone will find something in worship that helps them to feel the presence of God in their lives, and that everyone will leave here knowing that they are loved by God just as they are, but that God loves us too much to leave us that way! We aren't particularly big or flashy, but we love God here, and in response to that love of God we love others through service in and with our community. There's ALWAYS a way or a place where you can serve the community or the world through Crossroads UMC.

Rev. Becky Piatt

Rev. Becky Piatt has been appointed as the interim pastor at Crossroads UMC beginning in September of 2024 through the end of June, 2025.

Rev. Piatt is an Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. She has been in ministry for more than 30 years. She has served as the Senior Pastor at King Avenue UMC, Bexley UMC, Church of the Saviour UMC in Westerville and the Associate at Maize Manor UMC. She is a graduate of the Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. In addition, she completed United Methodist Studies at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.

Becky has served on various committees and Boards in our District and Conference including as a mentor for individuals moving into the ordination process in the West Ohio Conference. She loves working with churches and other non-profit organizations using the Gallup StrengthsFinder Assessment, which she has been trained to do. Becky is married to Cameron, and they will celebrate their 35th anniversary in October. Their son, Caleb, is a sophomore at The Ohio State University. They reside in Westerville.

History of Crossroads UMC

Our History

Crossroads United Methodist Church came about as the result of a successful joining of two area churches.

Brookshire United Methodist Church traced is roots back to a society that met in the small home of Mr. John Grubb. This church is thought to be the first Methodist organization on the west bank of the Scioto River. Over the next 103 years, the relocated several times and one time held a membership of 650 people. Eventually a small sanctuary was built on land purchased at the south end of Hague Avenue.

The dedication of Burgess Avenue United Brethren Church was held on August 27, 1916. This successful church eventually came to own four plots of land on the corner of Burgess and Sullivant Avenues. However, by the late 1990's attendance here, as in many churches, had fallen.

A series of meetings between the two churches resulted in a merger, giving birth to a single strong church in the area. On September 8, 2001, the newly created Crossroads United Methodist Church began its ministry under the then leadership of the Reverends Ray Wiblin and Barb Salyers.

Most recently, the members of New Horizons UMC merged in with Crossroads as well. And we are grateful they are with us!

Crossroads UMC is a vibrant and active church, engaged in many different areas of community outreach and ministry on the Hilltop and and Greater Westside areas of Columbus, OH. The full history of the ancestral churches that came together to become Crossroads UMC is maintained at the church, where we also play host to the Greater Hilltop Historical Society meetings.

The United Methodist Church

About the UMC

Regardless of one's age, race, life-story, or standpoint, each unique individual is welcomed within our church. No matter where a branch of the United Methodist Church may be located, the underlying structure remains the same, which we refer to as "connectionalism." We strive to weave the fabric between our disciples through our appointed-clergy system, mission-based outreach practices, and united giving.

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you." (Acts 28:19-20)

Derived from this "Great Commission," our church's mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We uphold this all-encompassing objective through four basic principles: welcoming, worshiping, nurturing, and sending.

This page provides a brief overview of our purpose of action within the United Methodist Church. Please visit the Main UMC Website for more details on our mission, our faith, our people, and our world.