A new church comes to town
Bill Crawford, Princeton, New Jersey native and current Manhattan Beach resident, is the pastor of Water’s Edge, a new church in the South Bay. Sunday morning worship services are held at Vistamar School in El Segundo. PHOTO BY ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN When Bill Crawford was a pastor for Centerpoint Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he canvassed people’s homes to find out if they went to church and, if not, why. He noticed the same explanations over and over among those who avoided attending church. People felt the church would constantly solicit them for money, he said. They also felt a disconnect between the messages of the church and their daily lives. “The things they learned on Sunday had no relationship to their life on Monday,” he said. They couldn’t relate to the music played during services and felt there weren’t programs geared toward children, Crawford said. “When churches are trying to reach people with a message, but they’re using a means that is archaic, it really becomes a barrier for people to come to church,” he explained. In response, Crawford decided to modernize his worship services, a practice he’s bringing to Water’s Edge Christian Church, a new church in the South…
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