Crossings Alternative Worship

All are welcome

Location

Corner of 8th and B Street (Davis Lutheran Church fellowship hall)

Hours

Worship: Sundays 6:00PM - 6:45PMish

Email

mailto:crossings@davislc.org

Website

http://www.davislc.org/dlc/Crossings.html

Blog

http://daviscrossings.blogspot.com

Jazz, Blues, Hymns and Rock n Roll

Crossings Alternative Worship is an unconventional Christian service. One of Davis' many Spiritual Organizations and a part of the Emerging Church movement, Crossings is a deliberately experimental service, focusing on God's love for us every day.

Music: Music is an integral part of the service, and the Crossings Band plays everything from traditional hymns and country-gospel to modern Christian rock tunes. Some of their songs are available for free download on their website.

Beliefs: Crossings believes that God fulfills people's lives and that He wants everyone to experience love and grace, no matter their backgound, lifestyle, or orientation. Crossings welcomes Christians, non-believers, and those in between.

Gatherings: Worship time is 6:00 pm on Sundays, at Davis Lutheran Church in the fellowship hall (not the sanctuary). Davis Lutheran Church is located on the corner of 8th and B streets, the parking lot entrance is located off 8th street. Crossings is deliberately shorter than many worship services (about 45 minutes) and held in the evening, making it a convenient for people with busy lifestyles such as young families and college students.

Emerging Church services like Crossings utilize ancient to twenty-first century spiritual customs to create a unique worship experience. Songs range from those written in the middle ages, to throwbacks to the mid 1900s, to those written this year. Candles, incense, pillows, and other sensory objects are often used to enhance spiritual communion.

Exploring Faith

Members of the Crossings community do a lot of other things together. Here's what we are up to these days.

"Bobblehead Theology:" With Bobblehead as our guide, we get together to explore faith, the bible, religion and life over a beer or two on Monday nights @ 7:30 at Steve's Pizza. Come on over, watch some of the game and share a beer with us. First round is free for newcomers.

"Workout group:" We have a workout group that meets at Davis Lutheran Church on Mondays and Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:30 pm to lift weights and do a brief but fairly intense cardio workout. We are also currently training for the Turkey Trot.

"Drama:" We've recently exploring how theatre could help make the bible more relevant for worship. A group of us are putting together a black box theater group to write and perform original shows with spiritual undertones.

Prayer and Meditation

For more information, check out our blog http://daviscrossings.blogspot.com/

• Crossings is in partnership with The Belfry
  

• Members of the Crossings community used to play softball with Heaven Help Us
  

• The Crossings Band played with the UC Davis Gospel Choir in Freeborn Hall
  

• The band plays around town often in "Spirit Jams"
  

• Crossings was featured in an article in the Davis Enterprise. Check it out

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On June 11th this band played live on Nexus Stage (DCTV, channel 15) and they completely blew me away. When Cliff Gamble (the producer) books bands it is rare that they play for the entire two hour show but the Crossings Band came prepared and energized to wow the small audience that formed in the studio. Ever since I started crewing on Nexus Stage last year, we have had very few bands that make me so happy. I especially loved the variety of songs from different genres and I hope they return to Nexus Stage in the near future. If anyone from the band reads this, I just want to thank you for performing a great show. I know this is the wrong reason to attend one of your gatherings but I would totally go just to hear you play. - Jennifer Chu

~Thanks Jennifer! I just noticed the comment. We definitely plan to do Nexus Stage again! - Janelle