Tim Groos

Tim was born in New York, grew up in Colorado, and graduated high school in Virginia in 2008. He surrendered his life to Christ in 2009. In the following years, he obeyed the calling into full-time ministry.  After earning his associates degree at the local community college, he pursued both ministry and Biblical training in the Northeast.

In 2013, Tim met his wife, Emily. They were married one year later in 2014. They met serving the Lord and they l0ve serving the Lord together. They have two wonderful children, Annamarie and Liam.

Tim has a 1-year Bible Certificate from Word of Life Bible Institute and a Bachelor’s in Biblical Studies from Northeastern Baptist College. Tim served as an Associate Pastor and Christian School Leader for 7 years in New England before coming to Crossroads in 2022.

Terry Blake

Terry was saved in April of 1973 at the age of 17. He married the love of his life, Ruth, in 1976 and they are the proud parents of two children, Nathan and Rachel. Terry and Ruth are blessed to have nine grandchildren.

Terry graduated from Shiloh Bible Institute in 1997. He has been involved in short-term missions since 1986, and founded Shepherd’s Gate Ministry in 1995.

Terry has a passion in encouraging believers everywhere that they have a destiny to fulfill in Christ and that God has placed gifts and abilities in each one to fulfill that mission.

Charles Lingerfelt

Charles joined the Crossroads staff in 2019.

He grew up in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and accepted Christ at a young age. He recognized the call to ministry in 2005 and has been serving the Lord faithfully ever since. He earnestly desires to reach the lost, heal the broken, and teach others to do the same.

Charles met his wife, Amy, while attending John Brown University. Together, the Lord has blessed them with two sons, Noah and Samuel.

Charles has a Bachelor of Sciences in General Music with a minor in Worship Arts from John Brown University and a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership from Central Christian College of the Bible.

Roy Arbogast

In October of 2017, Roy was hired as full-time youth director. His vision for the youth is to send an army of teens into the community to change hearts and minds with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Their motto is now, “Don’t amuse me but use me.”

Roy has been teaching since 1989 in community organizations, Sunday school classes, small groups, and eventually as a youth director.

Roy and his wife, Angela, have six kids of their own and a grandson. They have attended Crossroads since June 2014. Roy accepted Christ at a young age and grew
up serving his church and community. He studied business management in college until 1994 and owned his own business from 1996 until 2017. 

Chad Adams

Chad gave his life to Jesus in 1991.

Chad and his wife, Amy have been married since 2001 and have attended Crossroads since 2006. They have three children: Elliana, Alyxandra, and Charlie.

Chad's favorite Bible verse is Galatians 6:10. "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." 

Mike Scholl

Mike is a 1999 graduate of Edison. He lived in the Akron/Canton area for several years for school and work before moving back to the Ohio Valley.

He and his wife Tera have two children: Seneca and Brycen. Mike was saved at the age of 32, and he and his family came to Crossroads early in 2017 while searching for a new church.

Mike was baptized by Pastor Jeff that same year and developed a hunger for God's Word.

Mike serves in various areas within the church.

Kristina Gabel

Kristina is originally from the Philadelphia area where she grew up in church.

She accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized at the age of twelve. She is a graduate from Liberty University with a degree in women’s ministry and served as a youth minister before coming to Crossroads.

She moved to Wintersville in the winter of 2020. She is passionate about introducing children to Jesus and has a particular heart for children with special needs.

Rachel Meneely

Rachel and her husband, Gary, along with their three children have attended Crossroads a total of six years.  They have always felt the call to serve the church, even when some seasons of life did not allowed it.  

Rachel felt a call to Women’s Ministry in 2015 and is excited to serve the church in this capacity -- loving women in the season they are in and serving them with the heart of Jesus.  

When not serving as a wife and mom to her family, you can find her working as a pre-school aide at JCCS.   

Bryan Carter

Bryan accepted Christ as a child at his home church in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.  He started serving in tech in Children’s Church at the age of 12.  After high school, he went to Mission,Texas to attend a discipleship program called Master’s Commission.  

After Master’s, he joined the staff of Heartland Community Church in Oklahoma City as the Audio Engineer.  After his dad passed away in January 2011, he moved back to Arkansas to help his mom. He met his wife, Brianna, shortly after. 

Bryan and Brianna were married on November 9th, 2013. They now have four beautiful children, Aderes, Benaiah, Mahaliah, and Azariah.

Jeff Greco

Pastor Jeff grew up in upstate New York. He moved to Wichita, KS in 1988 to attend Wichita State University where he met his wife, Melissa. They have been together ever since and they have four wonderful children, Austin, Alicia, Abby, and Adrian.

In 1994, Jeff gave his life to Jesus at Glenn Park Christian Church in Wichita, Kansas. The Holy Spirit quickly moved him to serve, and Jeff began working in Children’s Ministry and serving in various areas. 

Jeff has a Bachelor’s degree in Christian Ministry from Tabor College and a Master’s Degree in Christian Ministry from Friends University. In 2021, Jeff graduated with his PhD in Leadership Studies by publishing his dissertation on church revitalization.

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Heather Kachur

Heather was born and raised in Jefferson Country. She graduated from Edison in 2013 and currently lives in Wintersville.

In 2015, she met he husband, Michael, while working at Rue 21 Distribution Center. Two years later, they had their daughter Aria. They also have two older daughters from Michael's previous marriages, Emily and Mikayla.

Heather was baptized on May 21, 2019 and she and Michael married two days later. While looking for a new church in 2020, they found Crossroads and instantly felt at home.

Heather has a deep love for animals along with a passion for helping Jesus' littlest disciples get to know him.

Shawn Price

Shawn has been involved in Upward Sports for 15 years, starting as a coach, then moving to commissioner, and has been the director for the past six years. Shawn hopes that Upward plants seeds in area children which will one day draw them to Jesus.

Shawn grew up in the church and was baptized in May of 1985 at The Ohio Valley Christian Center in Steubenville, Ohio.

Shawn has been married to Jaime for 21 years and has two children, Owen and Samantha

Jess Conrad

Jess has lived in the Ohio Valley her whole life. She graduated from Toronto High School in 2004, and now lives in Wintersville with her husband and their three children.

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Jess met her husband, JM, back in 2003 at a concert being held at the Wintersville RBI building - which is now the location of Crossroads Christian Church. 

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Jess was saved in May of 2023 and has been attending Crossroads faithfully ever since. Jess was baptized at Crossroads in August of 2023.

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In addition to working part time at Crossroads as the office assistant, Jess also works full time as a local Real Estate Agent, licensed in both Ohio & WV. Jess is also going to be directing the 2024 production of Judgement House.

Julie Artman

Julie joined the Crossroads team in 2007. She was saved at the age of twelve and was baptized at Crossroads in July of 2006.  

Julie has an Associate's degree in Medical Technology from Jefferson Technical College and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Wheeling Jesuit University.   

She is married to Elder, Curt Artman, and enjoys canning fresh fruits and vegetables from her garden.