Spencerville, Maryland · Founded 1899
Every Home a Church. Every Disciple Sent.
We believe the church is the hope of the community: a people devoted to Scripture, prayer, fellowship, and unity, transforming every home into a church and every disciple into a disciple-maker.
Acts 2:42–47 Community
Real things for a lonely, busy world.
Pastor Ebenezer often describes the problem plainly: people are busy, lonely, divided, and too many churches never move past acquaintance. Crossway is learning to become a community where people can say, “this is my brother,” and mean it.
Our mission is the Great Commission lived through Acts 2: teaching people to obey Jesus in a community where life reflects the message. Unity is not a side theme here; unity is part of our witness to the gospel.
Why Crossway Exists
“The church is the hope of this community.”
Pastor Ebenezer’s burden is not to build a flashy institution. It is to help families, schools, neighborhoods, and homes rediscover the presence of Jesus through ordinary people who pray, welcome, disciple, and take responsibility for one another.
Sermons & Messages
Sunday teaching that carries into every house church and every day of the week.
Sunday messages are not meant to stay on Sunday. Sermons become notes, reflection questions, daily devotionals, prayer prompts, and house-church materials for the week.
Latest Sunday Message
Live service streams Sundays at 10:30 AM. Replace this search embed with the church channel or latest video ID during deployment.
Daily Devotionals & Podcasts
Daily devotionals from the voices of the Crossway family.
Crossway already prays together in the morning and records short reflections from different individuals. The next step is turning that ever-flowing content into devotionals and a podcast people can carry into their day.
Pastor Ebenezer said, “I have a story that I’m not telling right.” This space exists so those stories, prayers, Scriptures, and testimonies can be shared with the church and the wider community.
Today’s Devotional
House Churches / Community
A church made of tiny churches.
Crossway uses the phrase house churches on purpose. These are not just small groups; they are places where people understand, “this is a church,” and take responsibility to shepherd, pray, teach, and care.
Devoted to teaching
Sunday’s message becomes daily Scripture reflection, two simple questions, and practical obedience in the home.
Devoted to fellowship
People eat together, pray together, share needs, and move from acquaintance into deep, accountable love.
Sent to multiply
Maturity is measured by reproduction and health, not just numbers. Disciples become spiritual parents who help others obey Jesus.
House Church Materials
Add weekly sermon notes, daily devotional prompts, house-church questions, leader guides, and prayer rhythms here.
Visit / I’m New
You should not feel like an outsider here.
Pastor Ebenezer’s hope is that when someone walks in, broken, lonely, new, skeptical, or simply curious, they meet people who are deeply loving and genuinely present. Not a performance. Not a clique. A family learning to roll the curtains back so life reflects the message.
- Sunday worship: 10:30am–12:00pm
- Free breakfast: 9:45am
- Children begin in worship, then go to classes
- AWANA Clubs: Wednesdays 6:30pm–8:00pm during the school year
- Address: 2100 Spencerville Rd, Spencerville, MD 20868
Pray & Connect
Prayer is one of the ways we take responsibility for one another.
Crossway uses Planning Center for people, groups, registrations, giving, and follow-up. This form can connect there so prayer, visits, house-church interest, and care needs do not fall through the cracks.
Give
Giving is visible because the mission is visible.
Pastor Ebenezer wants giving to be clear without being awkward: a scripture-shaped invitation to support house churches, children’s ministry, community outreach, local partnerships, Malawi church planting, and the work of bringing hope from this place.
Connect Planning Center GivingAbout / Our Movement
A historic church rediscovering its community calling.
Formerly known as Spencerville Free Methodist Church, Crossway carries a history that was always rooted in community: dinners together, fellowship, prayer, care, and a local witness that began in 1899.
In September 2021, Rev. Ebenezer and Lauren Murengezi and their five children were sent to relaunch Crossway with a fresh conviction: the answer for a divided nation begins by going back to the home, the family unit, prayer, Scripture, fellowship, and unity.
Interwoven Diversity
On a Sunday, Crossway could hear close to 10 languages in a congregation of about 50 people. This summer’s theme, Interwoven, names what the church is learning: diverse people do not simply gel together by accident; unity must be intentionally practiced.
The church partners locally with other congregations, High Point High School, Weller Road Elementary School, children’s ministry, soccer outreach, and globally with Malawi church-planting projects.
Pastor Dashboard Blueprint
A simple system for stories that are already flowing.
The pastor’s need is practical: take sermon videos, Zoom devotionals, notes, registrations, giving links, and prayer requests, then reduce the steps so a small congregation can keep moving without a large media team.
Videos
Turn Sunday video into clips, notes, questions, and the next week’s house-church material.
Devotionals
Turn morning Zoom recordings and daily reflections into MP3 devotionals, podcast episodes, and shareable stories.
Forms
Send prayer, visitor follow-up, events, registrations, giving, and house-church interest into Planning Center or email.