Crosstown Connection: January 15 - 28

A Familiar Face

Pastor John served Crosstown for 19 years. What have he and his wife been doing since retiring at the end of August? We asked Pastor John to share an update with us. You can read along below.

Our Dear Friends in Jesus at Crosstown! At the invitation of Pastor Paul Murphy, we

want to offer an update on our lives over the last 4 months.....

Jacobi's Letter for Crosstown

Budget Summary & Executive Summary

Greetings Church,

As we prepare for the upcoming Annual Meeting, we want to share the 2026 Budget Summary and Executive Summary in advance of the meeting to allow time for you to review and ask questions. As a church, we value these important financial discussions and want to provide thorough responses to in-depth questions so we invite you to ask either in person with any Leadership Team member or via email office@crosstowncovenant.org. Leadership Team members will be available after the services on the Sundays leading up to the meeting for questions and conversations.

On behalf of the Leadership Team - Heather Polhemus - Leadership Team Chair

Both documents are linked below.

2026 Budget Summary

2026 Executive Budget Summary

Annual Meeting - January 25 -

Immediately following Worship

All of Crosstown is invited to join together at our annual meeting. This gathering is not simply for members; but all Crosstown familia.

RSVP to Polly

Ladies Night Out

Join Pastor Polly for an evening of conversation & refelection. We will use Jennie Allen's Dream Guide, as a tool to help us "celebrate what is, grieve what was, and look for what could be."

Saturday, January 17. 6-8pm at Pastor Polly's home in Richfield. RSVP with the link provided. A printed out Dream Guide is available for all who RSVP. Bring a snack or beverage to share.

Dream Guide Download

Pastoring the Neighborhood

Volunteer for Distribution

Nokomis East Food Distribution

January 14's Impact

102 households (325 people)
2,887 #’s of food
26 volunteers (totaling 65 hours)

Next distribution days: Jan 28 & Feb 11

Thank you Crosstown!

A note from the neighbhorhood schools

Dear Crosstown Covenant Congregation,

On behalf of our school community, thank you for your incredible generosity this holiday season. Your donation of gift cards made a meaningful difference for our families during a time when support matters most.

Because of your kindness, we were able to assist 40 families by providing gift cards to help with holiday-related expenses. Your thoughtfulness helped ease financial stress and brought comfort, dignity, and joy to many households in our community.

We are truly grateful for your compassion and willingness to support our school families. Your generosity reflects the spirit of the season and has left a lasting impact. Thank you for partnering with us to care for those in need.

-Jennifer Frisbee - Social Worker, Wenonah Elementary School

Financial Update YTD:

December 31, 2025

Total Income: $414,563

Expenses: $351,212

Surplus: $63,351

Year End Giving Reports

Available:

January 18 & 25

Handed out before & after

church by Mark & Liana Ogawa

Upcoming Events:

January 17 - Ladies Night Out - 6-8pm

January 21 - Wednesday Night Discipleship - 6-8pm

January 20 - Zoom Prayer - 9-10:30am

January 25 - Annual Congregational Meeting - 11:15am

January 28 - Wednesday Night Discipleship - 6-8pm

January 28 - Nokomis East Food Distribution - 2-4pm

February 28 - IF: Gathering - 9-3

Event Form

Staff & Leadership at Crosstown

Ministry Teams & Leaders

Children's Ministry -Wayne Berfeldt

Finance Ministry

-Bill Weller

Life & Mission

-Katie Berfeldt

Properties Ministry

-Bob Weides

Worship Ministry

-Brandon Polhemus

Youth Ministry

-Nancy Olson

Staff at Crosstown

Paul Murphy, Lead Interim Pastor

pastorpaul@crosstowncovenant.org

Polly Inestroza,

Pastor of Family Ministry

polly@crosstowncovenant.org

Cell: 773-607-9781

Worship Ministry

worship@crosstowncovenant.org

Youth Ministry

youth@crosstowncovenant.org

General Office Questions

office@crosstowncovenant.org

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Leadership Team

Heather Polhemus(Chair)

Wayne Berfeldt

Kathy McGillivray

Bonnie Overcott

Bob Weides

Bill Weller

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Crosstown's Mission: to INVITE & EQUIP all people into a

life-changing, ever-growing relationship with Jesus Christ.