The Lord your God Himself will cross over ahead of you.
—   Deuteronomy 31:3

Cross Over Ministries

Serving Montgomery County, Illinois & the surrounding area since 2018

WELCOME HOME!

Our Mission, Vision,
& Core Values

Cross Over Ministries is a Christ-Centered Community committed to supporting people with mental health and substance use challenges in their recovery and wellness journey.

 

Because our core values are biblically based, we cultivate mental health opportunities to help individuals understand their unique identity in Christ Jesus in order to live full and abundant lives through Him.

 

We promote individual recovery and wellness through

Hope, Opportunity, Mercy, and Encouragement.

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Who Are We?

We’re Breaking the Stigma

About Us

Cross Over Ministries provides community mental health education and awareness events. Some of these include speaking at local organizations/churches, Mental Health Awareness month activities, QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention training, Overdose Awareness Day event, Suicide Survivors Day event, Join The Recovery Movement activities, and Narcan training. We offer more comprehensive nonclinical support to our community through our business, Haven Home of Hope.

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Support

Partner

Lead

Employment & Volunteer Opportunity

Interested in becoming a part of the Cross Over Ministries’ (COM) team? Apply for an internship, volunteer, or paid position! Serving in this capacity is an experience that will give you the opportunity to grow in your relationship with the Lord and with others. You will be actively involved in helping people with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders discover their own recovery and wellness journey. You will also be contributing to the vision and mission of COM. Our Board will be relying upon you to give us advice regarding specific goals and the actions required to meet them.

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Be Well

Stay Well

Live Well

Finish Well

Resources

Call 988, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, available 24 hours everyday. You’re not alone. Confidential help is available for free.

Illinois has set up a Remote Patient Monitoring Program for mental health services. This telehealth and mental health support line is for underserved communities and those at risk during the COVID 19 pandemic. To access this program, text TALK to 552020.

Additionally, you can text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States to reach a crisis counselor anytime.

Locally, the Montgomery County Health Department has a 24-hour crisis hotline at 1-888-324-5052. They are also open Monday through Friday and can be reached at 1-217-532-2001. Counselors are a phone call away.

Please do not wait to get the mental health treatment you deserve. Let your community support you!

Every Dollar Makes A Difference

Help Cross Over Ministries save lives and cultivate opportunities for healing and wellness for people with mental health and/or substance use challenges in Montgomery County, Illinois & the surrounding area. Cross Over Ministries — a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization — is funded through events and donations from people like you.

Mental Health By The Numbers

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About one in five adults has a diagnosable mental disorder. Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes or heart disease. Also, data shows that if you have a mental illness, your chance of having a substance use disorder is as high as 50%. Mental illness can affect persons of any age, race, religion, gender identity, or socioeconomic status. People affected by mental illness include our church members, our friends and families, and ourselves, as well as all the people who support those experiencing mental illness. With proper care and treatment, between 70 and 90 percent of persons with mental illnesses experience a significant reduction of symptoms and an improved quality of life.



Approximately 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. (14.1 million) experiences a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.

5.5%

More than 90% of people who die by suicide show symptoms of a mental health condition.

90%

19.1% of adults in the U.S. experience an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and specific phobias.

19%

Half of all chronic mental illness begins by age 14; three-quarters by age 24. Despite effective treatment, there are long delays—sometimes decades—between the first appearance of symptoms and when people get help.

50%

Only 47.2% of adults in the U.S. with a mental health condition receive mental health services each year.

47%

Drop Us A Line!

Better yet, see us in person! All Board Meetings are open to the public and are on the first Tuesday of every month at Hillsboro Free Methodist Church (1400 Seymour Ave, Hillsboro, IL). We would love to have you join us!
We love our community. Join us at our events, meetings, and fundraisers.