Crossway Community Church

Crossway Community Church was formed through the amalgamation of the parishes of Shirley Methodist and St Columba Presbyterian Churches.

Shirley Methodist Church was founded in 1866 and St Columba Presbyterian in 1916, so both have a long history of worship and witness in the Shirley-Richmond area.

In 2007 the two churches began to share worship services and explore ways of working together. We discovered a unity in our vision and friendships quickly developed. In July 2008, we decided to form one congregation and to share ministry and resources. Later that year, we gave ourselves a new name, Crossway Community Church. The Richmond Methodist church congregation also joined us at the beginning of 2013, following the retirement of their lay minister. The paths of the congregations have crossed and together we continue to travel on the way – the way of Jesus Christ. We seek to discover our God-given gifts, that the goodness and love of God might transform us and the community in which we live.

Crossway Community Church is a group of people called by our Lord Jesus Christ: