Welcome

Pastor
Pastor Jones and his wife are Texans transplanted to Tucson. They met at a Young Life Bible study group when they were college students at the Univ. of Texas in Austin. Jenny was involved in Young Life both in High School and College. John was involved in the Navigators in College. It is in his college years that John came to Christ  and developed a passion for missions. While attending Dallas Seminary, John was pastor of a Chinese church. For most of his 25 years of ministry, John has ministered cross culturally among the Chinese people, serving as both a missionary and pastor. Tucson is truly a "melting pot" of peoples from all over the world. John sees his previous experiences as quite helpful in ministering to people in Tucson. He wants to see many people know Christ personally in this unchurched city.

Pastor's family
John and Jenny have two married children and a son still in High School. All of his children have a love for the Lord and are growing in their relationship with Him. His oldest married a seminary student who serves as a College pastor. His second daughter attends Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Texas where she is preparing for a ministry to girls. Her husband is still in law school.  His son loves going to "Chinese youth" camps where he can fellowship with the peers he grew up with. His son was born in Hong Kong.  He is a junior at Mountain View High School.

Brief History
CrossLife is a new church plant in Oro Valley, but it started out of a rich local history. First Baptist Church of Tucson started in 1881, the same year of the shootout at the OK Corral! FBC Tucson, for most of its history, was led by Dr. Richard Beal. He served as their pastor for 50 years before he retired in 1969. During his ministry the church grew and had an extensive ministry to university students. However, like many downtown churches, FBC began to decline in the 80's and eventually closed in 2007. Pastor Jones believes that churches have life cycles just like people do. We celebrate the rich history of FBC. It lasted for 126 years and most of these years were good years! CrossLife begins in '08 as a new church plant in Tucson, seeking to reach the entire Tucson metro area, just like FBC Tucson did.  Our new location is now in the Oro Valley/Catalina area.  We are currently meeting in a Fire Station training facility off Golder Ranch Rd..  You can go to our Event Page to find out specific directions.   At our downtown campus, we are currently partnering with a Spanish church for ministry to Hispanics.