Our History
Crossover Global is founded in Atlanta, GA in the basement of Bill and Debby Jones’ home. God used Dr. Bill and Debby Jones to form what would become Crossover Global. Their desire: to see God glorified among people with no access to the gospel.
Crossover Global leads its first short-term mission trip to the Caribbean.
Crossover Global sends its first missionary to Brussels, Belgium.
Motivated to reach cities of the collapsed Soviet Union, Crossover Global transitions from short-term mission trips to planting churches with long-term missionaries.
A Crossover Global office is established in Brazil.
Crossover Global launches the first church plant in Moldova. Crossover Global’s founder, Bill Jones, has the privilege of preaching the first message in the first service at the first church plant. The message challenges Moldovans to become missionaries among unreached people groups.
Crossover Global hosts the inaugural class of the Church Planters Training Institute in Moldova. This strategic effort multiplies large numbers of national church planters to start multiplying churches.
Crossover Global sends its first missionary to Central Asia and launches the first church plant in Russia among the Tuvans, an unreached people group.
Crossover Global celebrates the 100th church planted among the unreached.
Crossover Global and Turkish World Outreach (TWO) take final steps as TWO merges with Crossover Global. The merger allows for an even greater impact in reaching Turkic Muslims for Christ.
Crossover Global establishes an office in the Caucasus.
Crossover Global establishes an office in Central Asia.
Crossover Global celebrates the 1000th church planted among the unreached.
Crossover Global celebrates the 2000th church planted among the unreached.
On May 28, 2020, the global board of Crossover Global voted unanimously to appoint Ken Katayama as the next CEO & President of Crossover Global, effective August 8th, leading the organization to continue to provide Gospel access to unreached people groups by building on the legacy of our founders.
Crossover Global celebrates the 3000th church planted among the unreached.
Crossover Global celebrates the 4000th and 5000th churches planted among the unreached.
Crossover Global celebrates the 6000th and 7000th churches planted among the unreached.