about crosshaven
Discover more about our story, our beliefs, and our staff.
We currently meet on SUNDAYS AT 10:30 AM at PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Our Story :: Our Beliefs :: Our Staff
Our Story
Hi. This is Jeremy. I'm the pastor of CrossHaven Church. I'd like to give you a brief snapshot of how CrossHaven has come to the place we are now.My wife and I had been missionaries overseas for a couple of years and as we headed back home, we both wanted to continue seeing ourselves as missionaries. We didn't want to allow ourselves to get comfortable and become useless to God's Kingdom. Considering the enormous growth in the O'Fallon area, we decided to plant ourselves there and strive to see a new church get started. We discovered that there were new houses and stores everywhere. It is great that somebody has started a million Starbucks (which is where I'm sitting right now) to serve all these new people, but who is starting new churches?! People don't just need physical food, they need spiritual food that will feed their souls. Well, we were on a mission again! We soon became two-year missionaries through the North American Mission Board, which gave us some initial funding to get started.
We were both from the general St. Louis area, but neither of us had lived in St. Charles County. As we settled into a house in WingHaven, we prepared ourselves for a tough assignment. I spent the early weeks walking through the streets and handing out community surveys. I wanted to know what the community thought about churches. Did they want contemporary music or traditional? What ministries would be important to them? We even asked them what would be a good name for our new church.
We started with just 3 families: mine, my brother's, and my sister's. Talk about humble beginnings! We met in a house initially. After listening to the responses of the people and gathering some initial interest, we held a meeting for those who were interested. We had about 15 people there. Soon we had a handful of interested families. Thankfully God led us to Greg Lawrence, who is now on staff at the church. He leads our worship and media ministries and he does a tremendous job. We are really blessed that God sent him our way.
Since we were drawing a lot of young families with children, we soon needed a larger place to meet. We started to meet at Dardenne Presbyterian Church on Sunday nights in June of 2005. We met there until January of 2007, when we were finally able to start meeting on Sunday mornings. We met in a small church building on Bryan Road for 3 months. Attendance continued to grow and we had our first baptism service there.
The building we were meeting in was changing ownership and we were outgrowing it anyway, so as of April 1, 2007, we began to meet at Crossroads Elementary School. When we moved to the school, we made a lot of significant upgrades. We began a new children's ministry curriculum that is really outstanding and exciting. We were able to obtain a large truck, stage, lights, children's ministry equipment, etc. Things really began to fall into place! As of June 2009, we relocated to Prairie View Elementary School (where we currently meet).
We are a new church, but we are a growing church. It is a very exciting time to get plugged in at CrossHaven Church. God just keeps sending new families our way, and maybe you're the next one He's guiding our way. We believe it is no accident that He has led you to our website today. If you really want to get a taste of what our church is like, click on "What to Expect" on our home page. Better yet, why don't you come and check us out this Sunday?! We meet at 10:30 am at Prairie View Elementary School. We'd love to get to know you. If you have any questions or you'd just like to get in touch, you can contact Brenda at or (636) 639-6775. May God bless and guide you as you search for the church where you belong. I hope to see you this Sunday!
Our Beliefs
Although we aim to be relevant and modern in our style, this does not mean we will compromise the firmly established doctrines of the faith. We are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, which is a network of 42,000+ likeminded churches. To see a list of Baptist beliefs, click here.We are also associated with the North American Mission Board.
Our Staff
Jeremy Plymale, Pastor
I can't tell you how excited I am about our new church! We can't wait to see what God's got in store for CrossHaven Church. Let me give you a little background info about myself.
I grew up in the St. Louis area (so I'm a diehard Cardinals fan). I went to college at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur. After graduating, I worked full-time with young people at a church in Ferguson for a few years before heading to California for seminary studies (I LOVE California!).
I got married to my lovely wife Amber a year later and somehow managed to study full-time AND work full-time at a church. She and I both completed our master degrees at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and then served overseas as missionaries for two years through the International Mission Board. While overseas our son (Carter) was born and his little sister (Jenna) was born in Missouri in July of 2005.
I am currently working on a Doctor of Ministry degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Now that our whirlwind tour of the world has finished, we have settled into a new house and are ready to plant our lives here. Our dream is to see CrossHaven Church become a growing, vibrant church that will reach out to people all over the area. If you have interest in our church, Amber and I would love to get together with you. I hope that CrossHaven can be a blessing to you as you search to find a church where you belong and can find meaning and purpose.
I grew up in the St. Louis area (so I'm a diehard Cardinals fan). I went to college at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur. After graduating, I worked full-time with young people at a church in Ferguson for a few years before heading to California for seminary studies (I LOVE California!).
I got married to my lovely wife Amber a year later and somehow managed to study full-time AND work full-time at a church. She and I both completed our master degrees at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and then served overseas as missionaries for two years through the International Mission Board. While overseas our son (Carter) was born and his little sister (Jenna) was born in Missouri in July of 2005.
I am currently working on a Doctor of Ministry degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Now that our whirlwind tour of the world has finished, we have settled into a new house and are ready to plant our lives here. Our dream is to see CrossHaven Church become a growing, vibrant church that will reach out to people all over the area. If you have interest in our church, Amber and I would love to get together with you. I hope that CrossHaven can be a blessing to you as you search to find a church where you belong and can find meaning and purpose.
In case it matters to anyone, I thought I'd also mention some of my hobbies and interests. I LOVE baseball. My idea of a relaxing evening would be to watch the Cardinal game on TV and chill on the couch with a Dr. Pepper and a bag of Doritos. So you can tell I'm a real health nut. I actually enjoy jogging...every year or two. I had a weight set downstairs, but I gave it away to someone who would actually use it! I'd prefer to play some b-ball or go hiking instead. I love to be in natual scenery, so hiking up a mountain would be my ultimate fun. I thoroughly enjoy traveling, and I'm convinced that Amber and I could win The Amazing Race. We've been to Europe, Asia, and Hawaii. I've got lots of pictures to show to anyone who is interested. I enjoy going to Starbucks to read good book, and anytime I can get to a small town, I love to check out local restaurants and observe the locals. Feel free to contact me at:
(636) 327-5217
(636) 327-5217
Greg Lawrence, Worship/Media Pastor
Greg Lawrence grew up in the St. Louis area. He attended Missouri Baptist University and graduated in December 2002 with a degree in Music Education. Greg completed his Masters in the area of Information Science and Instructional Technologies at University of Missouri, Columbia in May of 2004.
He currently works for the Wentzville School District as the Technology Facilitator.
Greg married his lovely wife, Andrea, in 2001. She is a fifth grade teacher at Crossroads Elementary in the Wentzville School District. They reside in the Wentzville area with their twins, Carson and Kailey (born in August of 2007) and dog, Abby.
Greg’s vision for worship at CrossHaven Church is to see God’s people worship Christ as a corporate body and in their daily lives. Greg currently serves as the Worship/Media Pastor.
If you have any questions regarding Worship or Media at CrossHaven Church, contact Greg at:
(314) 650-7892
Trey Griggs, Director of Family Ministries
I love CrossHaven Church! What a blessing it is to live, play & serve with the incredible people who make CrossHaven such a wonderful place to be.
I grew up in the small Kansas City suburb of Raytown, Mo., attended William Jewell College to play as much golf as I possibly could (and to earn a degree) as well as to improve my ping pong game. After stints as a golf pro in Texas and a janitor in Oregon, I returned to Kansas City and began teaching physics at Raytown High School where I coached softball, basketball, baseball and girls' and boys' golf.
In December 2004, I proposed to my best friend, Tammy Bullock, at Haceta Head Lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Six months later, we married and honeymooned to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We returned to Wentzville, Mo., to start a life together as partners in the ministry and as best friends. We have one amazingly beautiful daughter, Hannah, who is currently talking us into having another!
I am currently teaching 7th grade science & math at Frontier Middle School in the Wentzville school district, I love to play basketball, golf and washers, and my hobbies are writing, building things and doing yard work. My responsibilities at CrossHaven are focused around Family Ministries, including student ministry, small groups, children's ministry, discipleship classes, and whatever else Jeremy asks me to do.
If there is anything I can do to assist you in your relationship with Christ or your place at CrossHaven, please don't hesitate to contact me at , or at (636) 279-0125.
Brenda Carruthers, Administrative Assistant
Brenda grew up in Kentucky (Go Wildcats!!). At age 11, she moved to Burlington, Iowa and her family helped start a Southern Baptist church in that town. At age 12, Brenda was church pianist and went on to be very involved in that church until she got married. So her experience with church planting started 40 years ago.
Along with working at CrossHaven Church, Brenda also works part-time at Grace Hauling as the Residential Trash Manager. In her spare time, she loves to read, watch basketball and play with her grandkids!
Brenda married her husband, Harold, in 1977. Harold is a project leader at Edward Jones. They have two children. John is 25 and is married to Alysia. John currently is a bivocational worship leader in a church plant in Columbia. They have two beautiful boys. Jace is 2 1/2 and Jonas is 1. From the picture, you know they are our pride and joy. Grandparenting is the best thing that ever happened to us. Our daughter, Mary, is 23, and still resides at home. She is a cosmetologist.
Harold and Brenda came to CrossHaven in June of 2006. Their heart is to minister to church plants and help them get off to a great start. Brenda joined the staff in November, 2007.
Brenda loves working at CrossHaven and feels very blessed to be a part of the family at CrossHaven and the staff. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact Brenda at 636-639-6775 or