A Church for Families Putting Down Roots in Orting
New house, new neighborhood, and perhaps a new search for church.
Orting has changed as new neighborhoods and families have become part of the community. Some residents have deep roots in the valley. Others recently moved in and are still learning the roads, schools, trails, and places where relationships naturally form.
Finding a church can be one of the most personal parts of that transition.
Crossroads Community Church meets at White River High School in Buckley and welcomes families from Orting and across the surrounding region. We offer ministries for children and teenagers, clear Bible teaching, contemporary worship, and a church environment personal enough for new families to be noticed.
A New Community Can Become a New Beginning
Moving into a new neighborhood often brings more than a change of address. It can become a season of reevaluating routines, relationships, priorities, and what you want your family's future to look like.
Those seasons are crossroads. They give us an opportunity to ask what matters most, what kind of people we want to become, and what foundation we want to build our lives upon.
Crossroads exists to help people find Jesus, follow Jesus, and share Jesus in their world. We are imperfect people learning to trust a perfect Savior. Your family does not need to have everything organized before visiting. You can come with questions, uncertainty, past church experiences, or no church experience at all.
You can begin where you are.
A Church That Supports the Whole Family
Children's programming matters, but families need more than a place to drop off their children for an hour. Parents need encouragement and biblical guidance. Teenagers need trustworthy leaders and healthy relationships. Children need a safe place to learn about Jesus. Families need people who care about what happens after Sunday morning.
- Crossroads Kids for nursery through 5th grade
- Crossroads Students for 6th through 12th grade
- Bible teaching that speaks to real decisions and relationships
- Contemporary worship in a casual setting
- Families from different backgrounds and stages of life
- Opportunities to build lasting relationships
Pastor Mark helps people understand Scripture and apply it to marriage, parenting, work, relationships, hardship, and faith.
Crossroads Kids & Students
It Is Okay to Be the New Family
Your kids and students will be in good hands while you're in the service.
Crossroads Kids
Crossroads Kids runs nursery through 5th grade at both the 9:00 and 10:30 AM services. Our team will help your family navigate check-in and find the right spaces, secure check-in and background-checked volunteers included.
Crossroads Students
Crossroads Students, called EPIC, meets during the 10:30 AM service for 6th through 12th grade, so older kids aren't stuck in a room built for toddlers.
It Is Okay Not to Know Anyone Yet
You may not know anyone. Your children may be hesitant. You may wonder whether everyone else already has established friendships.
Every person who belongs at Crossroads had a first Sunday. You will be welcomed, but you will not be placed on display.
Give relationships time to develop. Sometimes the first sign that a church could become home is simply that your children ask to return.
Getting Here from Orting
Head toward Buckley, about 20 minutes depending on where in Orting you're starting, whether you're coming from one of the newer developments or the older part of town near the Foothills Trail.
26928 120th St E, Buckley, WA 98321
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
An honest invitation
Give Yourself Time to Decide
Choosing a church is an important decision for you and your family. It should not be based only on one song, one message, one conversation, or one unusually hectic Sunday morning.
Come once, and then consider coming back. Give Crossroads six Sundays to become familiar. Meet people. Let your children build trust with their leaders. Hear several messages. Ask honest questions.
At the end of six Sundays, you will have a much clearer sense of whether this is a church where your family can grow.