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About Cross Roads Church Of Hillside

The mission of our church is to help people discover the joy of being passionate followers of Christ, by developing disciples who are able to develop others, in order to be a blessing to our local and world community. Vision Statement Our vision is to be a growing family of families joyfully fulfilling and faithfully pursuing our redemptive potential in Christ. We strive to achieve our mission and vision through the practice of: FAITH, HOPE & LOVE. Our History CROSSROADS CHURCH of Hillside Exists To Glorify God In the Fall of 1953, a small group of believers, seeking fellowship and desiring to see the Gospel spread in the growing Hillside area, met in the home of Harold Carlson on High Ridge Rd. With the help of Rev. Victor Sherling and Rev. Ivar Anderson this group canvassed the area and led the services until a regular pastor could be called to this new church in Hillside. In June of 1954 Herbert Skoglund became the first official pastor of the Hillside Baptist Chapel. At this time, Sunday services were held at the Hillside American Legion Hall on Butterfield Rd. By October 1954 the Sunday services moved to the Hillside School. The first Vacation Bible School already had been held at the school that June. The church was formally organized and incorporated in 1955 as the Hillside Baptist Church with twenty-seven charter members and was welcomed into the following fellowships: the Baptist General Conference, the Midwest Baptist Conference, and the Baptist Mission Union. Rev. and Mrs. Skoglund answered the Lord's call to the mission field in Japan in 1957. Later that year, Robert D. Erickson was called as the next pastor at Hillside. In August of 1959, the church broke ground for its first building located at the current Butterfield Rd. site it had purchased earlier. In 1966, Rev. Dan Ankerberg became pastor. As the church continued to grow, it broke ground in 1971 for a major addition