Crossover Downtown Outreach Ministry provides a convenient, centrally located service center to help the homeless and disadvantaged families throughout Genesee County. Working with local agencies and using the skills of many volunteers, Crossover is dedicated to helping meet the physical and spiritual needs of all people in the community. Whenever possible, they are helped to cross over to a more self-sufficient and fulfilling life.

Having provided emergency needs services since 1991, Court St. United Methodist, First Presbyterian, St. Paul’s Episcopal churches collaborated to form a single downtown Outreach Ministry. Riverside Tabernacle recently joined this ministry to assist in caring for over 15,000 needy a year.

Crossover is an ecumenical non-profit Christian center in ministry to residents of Flint and surrounding area. Clients are helped with emergency needs including food, clothing, household items and other basic necessities. Whenever possible and appropriate they are helped to cross over to a more self-sufficient and fulfilling life.

As fellow humans through whom God's presence and grace are made known, all clients at Crossover come to a caring and warm atmosphere and welcomed with the deepest respect.

The Crossover ministry encourages other churches and other organizations to join us in assisting the needy of our community.

Crossover provides a convenient, centrally located service to help meet the needs of the disadvantaged, regardless of race, creed, sex, or national origin.

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me"

Matthew 25: 35-36

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CROSSOVER WILL OBSERVES 15TH ANNIVERSARY

Crossover was organized in 1991 by a committee comprised of representatives from Court Street United Methodist, St. Paul's Episcopal and First Presbyterian Church in downtown Flint. Mission-minded parishioners were attempting to help the poor and homeless by giving out food, clothing and household furnishings from the churches. They then decided to join together to achieve their outreach goals more efficiently and effectively by opening one centrally located facility. The churches pledged volunteers and some financial support to the venture to get it started.

The project has met with extraordinary success and is a classic example of what can be accomplished through collaboration. During the first full year of operation, Crossover served 5,282 individuals. During the past year 24,252 people received help with emergency food, clothing, winter coats, bedding, house wares and programs for disadvantaged children. During the total years of service, this charity has continued to fulfill its mission by helping a total of 171,825 poor and homeless individuals throughout Genesee county. This phenomenal growth is the result of a highly motivated Board of Directors, dedicated staff and volunteers, and many supporters of this Ministry.