PASTORS & STAFF
Ross Kernohan
Senior Pastor
About Senior Pastor Ross Kernohan
My name is Ross, and I am married to Fanny, and we have three children, two boys and a girl. I have been a Pastor for 8 years; Fanny and I feel privileged to be called to serve in this way, and it’s a calling that we don’t take for granted. We love the Church, and it’s important to us that everyone finds their place within the body of Christ, in which they not only feel loved but free to serve with the gifts and abilities God has blessed them with. Before training to become a Pastor, Fanny and I served with Medair, a Christian Humanitarian aid organisation based in Lausanne. Our roles required us to travel, and we loved the opportunities it provided to experience how other cultures and nationalities do Church. Thank you for the opportunity to serve. We look forward to getting to know you and journeying with you in this new season.
Rachael Prior
Youth Pastor
Anna Boyd
Worship Director
Tifainé Hedgecock
Communications & Media
Tifainé has worked in communications in churches and in the IT sector. She has lived in Basel on-and-off since 1997 with her husband and five children. Tifainé joined Crossroads staff in September 2023.
Senior Leadership Change
After 14 years of ministry to Crossroads Basel, Senior Pastor David Fortune returned to Canada in June 2024. Our long-time Associate Pastor, Nico Hoogenraad, led Crossroads as Interim Senior Pastor until he unfortunately and unexpectedly needed to leave in December 2024 for reasons related to the health of his family. After a rigorous search process, we welcomed our new Senior Pastor Ross Kernohan to Crossroads in June 2025.
Crossroads International Church of Basel is advanced in a search for a new Senior Pastor following David Fortune’s return to Canada last June. In the meantime, our long-time Associate Pastor, Nico Hoogenraad, was leading Crossroads as Interim Senior Pastor until he unfortunately and unexpectedly needed to leave in December for reasons related to the health of his family.
During this leadership change, Crossroads is governed by the long established Board of Elders and supported by its staff. Crossroads continues to be the vibrant, English-speaking, multinational and multi-denominational congregation it has been these past 20 years. Crossroads’ various ministries and programmes also continue unchanged to serve our large number of young families, children and youth.
Crossroads has a comprehensive policy to facilitate leadership change and the Board of Elders keeps the congregation up to date with where they are in the search process using this website and by making verbal announcements on Sunday mornings.
If you have any questions you can contact the Elders directly, or speak to one of the staff. It is normal to experience a range of emotions during any leadership transition, but if you have questions or would like reassurance, please reach out.
For more details about this change, please click below.
As announced on Friday 9 February 2024 by email and in-service on Sunday 11 February 2024, David and Rhonda will be returning to Canada in the summer. You can read Pastor David’s letter to the congregation here.
Crossroads has a comprehensive policy to facilitate leadership change which includes commissioning a Search Committee. The Board of Elders will keep the congregation up to date with what is happening, but if you have any questions you can contact the Elders directly, or speak to one of the pastors. It is normal to experience a range of emotions when a Pastor leaves, including worry or sorrow, but if you have questions or would like reassurance, please reach out.
For more details about this change, including where we are in the process, information on how to apply for the role, or how to share this opportunity with others, please click below.
BOARD OF ELDERS
Claire D'Abreu-Hayling
Claire is from Trinidad and the UK, and is married with adult children. She works for an international pharmaceutical company.
Sam Anandh
Sam is from India and is married with two daughters. He works for a pharmaceutical company as a specialist in integrating ICT systems.
Tomi Fakolade
Tomi is from Nigeria and is married with three children. Tomi works in the pharmaceutical industry.
Paul Glendenning
Paul is from the UK and has three adult children. Paul works in technology development and has lived in the area for the past 13 years.
Jitu Kumar
Jitu is originally from India and is married with two children. Jitu is an ICT specialist working in international business.
Sandy Scherz
Sandy is originally from the UK but lived in several countries. She is a teacher at an international school in Basel.
Ben Sturzenegger
Ben is Swiss, married with two sons and works in banking.
Ben Sturzenegger
Ben is Swiss, married with two sons and works in banking.
Sebastien Vitali
Sebastien is Swiss, married and works as in-house legal counsel for a company. Sebastien is also the Chair of Elders.