Crossroads Core Values
Our core areas of ministry are: Leading People to Faith in Christ, Making Disciples, Fellowship, Service, Stewardship, Growth
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1. We have a life-giving relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
John 3:16-18
2. We live by and express God's grace. God's grace makes a life-giving relationship with Him possible. Our own acts of grace can change lives, and acting in grace keeps us from ruining our own life.
Romans 3:23-24 and Ephesians 4:32-5:2
3. Our church is an outpost in the Kingdom of God. Therefore we have a "kingdom view" of seeing the world as Jesus saw it. This view helps us serve Him to "the ends of the earth."
Acts 1:6-8
4. We live a servant lifestyle. We are God's servants and practice servanthood by choice.
Luke 17:1-10
5. We promote healthy families. Families are God's creation and chosen plan for making the world work and for transmitting the values of His Kingdom.
Genesis 2:22-24 and 1 Timothy 5:8
6. We are a healing church. Jesus welcomed those who needed healing. We are God's agents for providing help to those who need it most.
Luke 15:1-2​​​​​​​​​​
Crossroads Commitments
To participate in spiritual growth opportunities.
Ephesians 4:11-16
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To serve and help others.
1 Peter 4:10
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To support the ministry of the church financially.
Acts 2:42-47, Acts 4:32-35, and
Matthew 6:19-21
To invite others to experience the welcome of Christ and His church.
1 Timothy 1:15
Birth of a Church to
Current Time
In 1976 University Park Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor James McKee, began to formalize plans for a mission for the Northwest part of SanAntonio. Thus was the beginning of Crossroads Baptist Church.
Click on the documents for a journey through time chronicling, through word and photographs, the important events as Crossroads grew to be the church it is today.
Our Staff
Senior Pastor
Doug Diehl became pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in March of 1993. After experiencing his call to ministry from the Lord, Doug attended Oklahoma Baptist University for his undergraduate studies and then received both a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to Crossroads, Doug served as Youth Minister for the First Baptist Church of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, as Associate Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Olive, Oklahoma, and as the Sr. Pastor of North Euless Baptist Church in Euless, Texas. Doug was married in 1981 to his wife, Angela. They have two sons, Jordan and Cameron, and four grandchildren. Doug was born and raised in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Associate Pastor
Stuart was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in southern California. He is married to Ramona. He has three married daughters, Brynn, Meghan, and Jennifer, and eight grandchildren. Stuart has a diploma in religious education from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been on staff at Crossroads since 1994.
Youth & Young Adult Pastor
Ryne Weitzel has served as the Youth and Young Adult Pastor since August of 2017. Ryne earned a Bachelor's degree from Wayland Baptist University in applied science with an emphasis in Business. Ryne received his Masters of Divinity degree from Logsdon Seminary in 2021. Ryne and his wife Brandy have been blessed with 5 wonderful children; Delton, Talon, Ryalyne, Adalyne, and Emberlyne. They are committed to serving the Lord together at church, the community, and anywhere else God sends them. Ryne was born and raised in San Antonio, TX.
Children Director
Katy started with Crossroads volunteering as the VBS director in the summer of 2020, and was selected to be the Children Ministry Director in September of 2020. She and her husband, Gary, worked together for 29 years as missionaries to open Bible colleges overseas and help build “Spiritually Fit” service men and women. They have three children and two grandsons. Her children's names are Sara, Gabriel, and Anna. Katy studied communications at LSU & UNM before traveling and teaching worldwide with Fred Pryor Business Seminars.
She is originally from Arizona but loves it here in Texas.
Mother's Day Out Director
Briana grew up in a small town in North Texas. She attended Liberty University, where she received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. In 2012, she married her high school sweetheart, Adrian, who is a member of the US Air Force. Together they have three sons; Maddox, Gideon, and Raiden. Briana has worked at Crossroads MDO since August of 2018. Here, she has been a teacher, the office manager, the assistant director, and is now the director. Leading students and teachers through Christian education is her passion.
Ministry Assistant- Administration
Susan grew up in San Antonio, and has lived here most of her life. She attended Texas A&M University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Education Curriculum & Instruction and her Masters of Education with a Reading Specialization. She has been married for 40 years to her husband, Terry, and has two children, Terry, Jr (TW) and Michelle, and 2 grandsons. Susan began working at Crossroads in June of 2020, after retiring from working over 30 years in education.
Ministry Assistant – Finance/Administration
Sharon was born and raised in San Antonio. She began working at Crossroads on November 27, 2012 and has been a member for over 30 years. She graduated in 1987 from Howard Payne University with a B.S. degree in Mathematics.
She worked as a systems analyst at Southwest Research Institute after graduation and has also served as the bookkeeper at Holmes High School and Brennan High School in NISD before coming to Crossroads. Sharon also sings in the choir and serves in various capacities including children’s choir and VBS. She married her husband, Rance, in 1987, and they have four grown children, Kyrsten, Daulton, Ashlyn and Colton and 3 grandchildren.