Cross Roads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, Arizona asked for volunteers to host homeless families overnight.

According to the church’s website, it invited families to make room and host homeless families.

The church said they need volunteers to make and serve dinner and spend the night.

Cross Roads United Methodist Church said they may contact Yolanda Wimbley at info@crossroadsphx.com or may call at (602)944-1524.

According to the church, the volunteers may also sign up on the link provided.

They may also visit the church’s website, and official social media account for further information.

Church’s Vision

According to Cross Roads United Methodist Church, Christianity is primarily about following Jesus, who represented God's unfailing love, extended a warm welcome to everyone, and assisted people in maintaining a constant expectation of change.

The church said that all people are welcomed and celebrated, regardless of their race, physical prowess, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religious convictions. The church said a  treasured member of God's family, everyone is.

According to the church, Cross Roads United Methodist Church is part of the Reconciling Ministries Network. 

The church said the Reconciling Ministries Network works to include people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the United Methodist Church's doctrine and practices.

As followers of Jesus, the church said they extend a limitless invitation to everyone. Every person has holy worth in their eyes. 

Cross Roads United Methodist Church’s Beliefs, Mission

Cross Roads United Methodist believes they should actively pursue compassion, forgiveness, service, and wisdom. 

It added that they consider themselves to be God's hands of love throughout the earth.

The church said the currency of relationships is a story. Everybody has a story, and every tale is part of a bigger narrative, according to the church.

As followers of Jesus, the church said they think the biblical narrative reflects personal and societal narratives in many different ways. 

Every narrative, in our opinion, is sacred. The church said they think hearing other people's stories can help to understand why people are the way they are, which is one of the approaches to peace. 

Greater tolerance, forgiveness, and service are influenced by stories, it added.

Just as Jesus did, spiritual practices help everyone to develop a closer bond with God, others, and oneself, according to the church. 

The church said by transforming people from the inside out through spiritual practices. 

It added that it is most successful in bringing about change in oneself, with homes, the communities, and eventually the world when they combine spiritual practices with acts of service which is also a spiritual practice.

According to the church, the Gospels claim that Jesus spent all of his adult life in a community. The church said that people benefit from the community when they feel loved and welcomed by others. 

The church said it allows people to interact with others intellectually and emotionally. 

It puts some of the most deeply held ideas to the test and, like iron sharpening iron, gives everyone the chance to hone both minds and spirits. 

The church said the mission is to change the world one person, family, and community at a time, and these four principles, which guide people inward, together, and forth, make it possible. 

 

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