About Crossroads 4 Christ

Crossroads 4 Christ gathers young adults together to grow in faith and friendship centered in Jesus Christ. Each C4C Chapter hosts weekly “C4C Nights” where members encounter Christ in the Eucharist and in one another. Led by a group of volunteer young adults, a C4C Chapter is meant to serve as a launchpad to a life of missionary discipleship.

As a Catholic apostolate, we invest our time establishing new C4C Chapters and supporting our existing Chapters. We host leadership development days for our volunteer young adult Servant Leaders and coordinate retreats and other events for young adults from near and far.

Crossroads 4 Christ is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the Archdiocese of Hartford and a member of the Official Catholic Directory.

C4C is entrusted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and like Our Blessed Mother, we seek to be open, receptive and responsive to God’s Word in our lives.

“The C4C community has provided a place where young adults are supported by others who share their love for the faith. In our parish, the witness of the fervor of these young people has further served as an inspiration for the preexisting parish community.”

Mission

To develop communities of young adult missionary disciples.

Vision

Young adults reinvigorating the life of the Church.

Fr. Timothy
Gallagher, OMV

“When I was invited to offer a talk in the C4C Conference, I was happy to encounter a group that focuses so warmly and so clearly on the key things: faith, Jesus in the Eucharist, learning about the spiritual life, sharing the spiritual journey together, and all of this with the energy and life of youthfulness. May its work be blessed and grow!”

Photo: Aaron Joseph

Spirituality

“Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”

(Luke 24:35)

Eucharistic

Eucharistic Adoration is the focal point of every C4C Night. Through encountering Jesus in the Eucharist, we find the love we were made for.

“With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us.”

(1 Thess. 2:8)

Incarnational

Christ-centered friendships are the building blocks of our community. As we strive to grow in holiness together, we call one another deeper in living an authentic and virtuous life.

“He said to them, ‘The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.’”

(Luke 10:2)

Missionary

As we receive from Him in the Eucharist and in our community life, we go forth to encounter others with the love of Christ, embracing our call to be missionary disciples.

“I have been so moved by the witness of the men and women involved in C4C, who are so full of joy and so serious about their faith. They are rooted in love of Christ and have formed this beautiful communion with each other, which is such a sign of hope for our world.”

Photo: Aaron Joseph

Our Story

In September 2015, a group of young adults from Connecticut traveled to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis during his visit to the United States. While there, they had an unforgettable experience of encountering Christ. They felt deeply moved by the Holy Spirit to answer the call of our Holy Father to become missionary disciples of Jesus Christ. That next week they began meeting as friends and seeking the Lord in prayer. This was the beginning of Crossroads 4 Christ.

As more young adults had authentic experiences of encountering the Lord through C4C and found enduring Christ-centered friendships, they were set on fire to follow Christ and lead others to the goodness they had found in Him. Many desired to build up the young adults in their local regions, and so Crossroads 4 Christ slowly spread through the founding of new Chapters. Where these Chapters formed, the faith life of young adults grew and more young adults were seen in the pews.

In 2019, Crossroads 4 Christ became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with full-time employees who dedicate themselves to building communities of young adult missionary disciples through forming and nourishing C4C Chapters.

Executive Servant Team

Alex Soucy
Executive Director

Alex has been active in Catholic ministry efforts for over a decade with a particular focus on young adult and youth ministry. He has worked in a variety of fields throughout his professional career including environmental conservation, legal, insurance, and higher education. Alex co-founded Crossroads 4 Christ with one of his best friends, Travis Moran, in October of 2015. In the summer of 2019, he transitioned from volunteer leadership to full-time work with C4C, serving as Director of Missions for a year before stepping into the Executive Director role. Alex has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Quinnipiac University Lender School of Business. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Pastoral Studies at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Alex is a member of the Knights of Columbus and serves on the Archdiocese of Hartford’s Pastoral Council. He and his wife Jessica live in Middletown, CT where they are parishioners of St. Pius X Parish.

Katie Purple
Director of Formation

Katie has been involved in various formation efforts serving the Catholic Church for over ten years. A teacher at heart, she taught Theology in Catholic schools in both the Archdiocese of Hartford and the Diocese of Phoenix before becoming the Director of Formation for C4C in the summer of 2020. She obtained her Master of Arts degree in Moral Theology/Ethics and her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The Catholic University of America, where her heart for mission first came alive through leading various women’s ministry efforts. Since then, she has dedicated herself to various retreat, college, and high school ministries, seeking to help young people encounter Christ. She first became involved with C4C in 2015, its founding year, and is excited to be helping to spearhead the efforts of C4C into the future.

Board of Directors

Travis Moran
Board Chair

Alex Soucy
Board President

Santina Moran
Board Secretary

Jessica Soucy
Board Treasurer

Peter Schwartz

Board Member

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