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Crossroads Church, the megachurch "for friends who don't like going church," fires Next Gen program director and pastor for secretly recording women at it's Oakley Fitness center gym, the church says. Their leaders, including the one just fired and under investigation by the Cincinnati police, Joel Firebaugh, openly state they are in a culture war with Gen-Z and Gen Alpha Founded in 1995, Crossroads is a large interdenominational "church," many critique as an emerging cult, and has been labeled as the "fastest growing church in America, that is located in Southwest Ohio and has turned into a Christian "lifestyle" movement and uses a variety of styles of music and worship. The churches have fitness centers, recreational centers, with full court basketball, juice and coffee bars and other lifestyle businesses comingled in the campuses. #News #Religion The church is known for its homophobic views #LGBTQ #NotADragQueen #DragQueen #Cincinnati #Ohio It has locations is: Cincinnati Area East Side Florence Mason Oakley Uptown West Side Central Kentucky Area #Lexington Central Ohio #Columbus #Dayton Prisons: Correctional Institutions Blackburn Correctional Complex Dayton Correctional Institution Lebanon Correctional Institution London Correctional Institution Marion Correctional Institution Ohio Reformatory for Women Warren Correctional Institution https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/crossroads-church-fires-next-gen-program-director-for-secretly-recording-women-at-oakley-gym-church-says

Texas-based company approved to frack more than 170 acres of wildlife area in eastern Ohio https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/texas-based-company-approved-to-frack-more-than-170-acres-of-wildlife-area-in-eastern-ohio/ #columbus #ohio A Texas-based company was chosen as the highest and best bid to frack about 170 acres of Leesville Wildlife Area during Monday’s Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission meeting. Grenadier Energy III’s bid was selected among three total bids.

Bexley Public Library Will Open An Outdoor Reading Room This Spring https://www.columbusnavigator.com/outdoor-reading-room-bexley-public-library/ #columbus #ohio Bexley Public Library is building a new Outdoor Reading Room with improved access, green space, and room to relax, read, and gather. The post Bexley Public Library Will Open An Outdoor Reading Room This Spring appeared first on Columbus Navigator.

Ohio Supreme Court hears case impacting standard used to inspect rental homes and properties https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/13/ohio-supreme-court-hears-case-impacting-standard-used-to-inspect-rental-homes-and-properties/ #columbus #ohio The Ohio Supreme Court is considering the meaning of probable cause when it comes to inspections of rental homes, in a case that could have major impacts to Ohio tenants and landlords alike. The state’s highest court heard arguments last week