Our four month residential program teaches Godly values, biblical living principles, life skills and recovery tools in a structured residential environment. The Cross Road program includes daily devotions and prayer, bible study and one on one mentoring. Classes are held in a group setting and address a range of topics that are focused on the spiritual, emotional and practical aspects of the individual. These classes and groups are useful in gaining insight into ourselves and developing skills and tools to live a healthy productive life. Focus is also given to regular church attendance, Celebrate Recovery, AA/NA, and Community Service Projects. You need not be a professing Christian to be considered for acceptance into our program. However, you must be open to addiction recovery principles taught from a Christian perspective.
Before entering our program, you must be beyond the detox phase of your addiction. We are not a medical or a clinical program. If you need help with detox, please contact us and we will provide you with the appropriate resources.
Cross Road was opened opened in the fall of 2010 by Paul & Karon Rose. Paul and Karon Rose got clean and sober in 1980. Paul then studied at Hillcrest Baptist Bible Institute, was ordained a Minister of the Gospel in 1985, and began witnessing to the addicted. After serving 15 years in Nashville, TN working with the addicted, they returned to the Richmond, Indiana area and in 2002 Paul founded The Shepherd’s Way Christian Ministries, Inc., opening the Shepherd’s Way Transitional House for Men. In 2008, Karon recognized the need for a women’s transitional program and the Victory House for Women was established. The overwhelming problem of substance abuse demanded that a more intensive recovery program be made available, and in the fall of 2010 the Roses opened Cross Road Christian Recovery Center for Women, a four month residential recovery ministry.
In 2014, Tom and Wendy Canon replaced Paul and Karon as the directors and served in that capacity until 2021. The current directors are Donald and Joni Reed. The Board of directors for the ministry are as follows:
The Shepherd's Way Board of Directors
President: Rev. Jay Barden, Vice President: Michelle Simpson, Secretary/ Treasurer: Sue Stanton
At Large: Martin Holman, Michelle Simpson, Donald Reed, Joni Reed, Ed Unger II, Tony Bledsoe
Volunteers
The Cross Road program is supported and maintained by the help of many selfless and faithful volunteers. These volunteers give their time and resources and share their unique perspective, talents and love with the residents. The current volunteers are as follows:
Rev. Charlotte Barden, Pat Buckland, Jane Bumbalough, Gail Cox, Marcia Davis,
Shelley Harrist, Casey Markley, Rev. Lynn Morey, Michelle Simpson, Sue Stanton, Karen Neff, Sandy Ewen, Mandy Carmicheal, Dawn Boone, Jennifer Horning, Elisa McClung
