Our Mission

The mission of our church seeks to answer the question, “Why do we exist?” If we were to boil it down to a simple statement, ours would be: Multiplying Deeply Formed Disciples.

Our Vision

Our vision statement seeks to answer the question, “What will our lives look like if we fulfill our mission?” For us, that looks like: a Spirit-Filled, Jesus-Centered, Multi-Ethnic Community.

Our Values

  • Simply put, we value people. Every person has a story and every story matters to God. It matters to us, too. We believe in slow growth over the long haul, helping people become more like Jesus.

  • We’re rooted in Columbus. We love our city and long to see God’s Kingdom in Columbus as it is in heaven. We’re laying down worldly ambition for the sake of sacrificial mission by serving the poor and seeking the lost.

  • We hold to the historic Christian faith with joy, boldness and confidence. We abide in Jesus by saturating our lives in scripture, choosing truth over compromise.

  • We’re not about pretension or performance. In a world full of clutter and distraction, we have a single, simple aim: to love and follow Jesus. 

What’s In A Name?

When William Shakespeare posed the question in his seminal work Romeo and Juliet, he was essentially saying names don’t mean much. We would beg to differ.

Our name is intended to communicate our message: the Gospel (Cross) of the Kingdom (Crown). Jesus himself came preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom (Matthew 4:17) and demonstrating the Kingdom through his miracles and acts of mercy and justice.

The word “gospel” can be used as short-hand for the finished work of Jesus on the cross and all that he has accomplished through his life, death and resurrection. The Kingdom is the future reign of God breaking into the present through the life and ministry of Jesus and those who follow Him.

We want to be Kingdom people, passionately pursuing our King Jesus and bearing witness to the coming Kingdom in word, deed and love.

Shane & Allyse Huey

Shane is a Columbus native, diehard Buckeyes and Cleveland Cavaliers fan, and retired sneaker head. He's been in vocational ministry for a lot longer than he deserves (over a decade to be a bit more exact), serving in such capacities as Campus Minister, Youth Pastor, Young Adult Pastor and Executive Pastor. Shane's passion is to preach and teach God's word, which he's been blessed with the opportunity to do all across the country.

Shane and Allyse met while attending The Ohio State University. Allyse is a transplant from the Washington D.C. area, but came to Columbus to lead Young Life, a ministry aimed at introducing High School students to Jesus. Allyse is an amazingly talented musician, playing both guitar and bass (almost exclusively bass these days, but still dabbles on guitar from time to time). Allyse is currently a Health and P.E. teacher and loves serving her students and families.

Rounding out the Huey tribe are their two boys, JR (7) and Miles (5). Together they probably spend way too much time and money at Walt Disney World (which is all Shane's fault) and love hanging out at coffee shops and local parks.

e: shane@crosscrown.church

s: @shanehueysr