Reflections and Blog

Posts by Sherrian Crumbley

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling … “Be still, and know that I am God.…

Church growth

2019 Leadership Growth

2019, so far, has been a time of change and growth in the leadership at Calvary. We are thankful for what the Lord is doing! Deacon Candidates We are excited to have Erik Van Treuren as our newest deacon candidate. We thank the Lord for Erik and Naomi’s willingness to serve and bless Calvary with…

Calvary Picnic 2019

On May 26, 2019, the church picnic was held at Colonial Park in Somerset, NJ.     It was a beautiful day with weather warm enough for our little ones to enjoy getting wet! Our grill masters worked hard to feed the masses and there were many who contributed to preparing and setting up the…

The Cripplegate Conference 2019

Our own Juliana R. shares her experience at the recent Cripplegate Conference. On the first Friday of June, our church’s YAMily (Young Adult Ministry family) set out to the annual Cripplegate Conference at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, Virginia. What started out as a three-day Young Adult Bible Conference in 2015, has evolved into a…

Mall Evangelism

There is an upcoming opportunity to join us for mall evangelism. For those who may have never experienced it, Julie was gracious enough to write about her experience at the mall last spring. Thank you, Julie, for sharing about this ministry opportunity! On Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, 2018, members of Calvary Community…

Work Day

Calvary Work Day

On Saturday, July 28, 2018, we held our Work Day here at the church. It was a blessing to have our members and friends help with some much-needed maintenance and upkeep on the church grounds. We were able to clear out and organize two storage spaces in the front of the church. We also did…

Hymns of Grace

Our New Hymnals: Hymns of Grace

We recently introduced our new hymnals to the congregation and thought it would be a good idea to share some information here in case you missed it! Why A New Hymnal? Have you seen the state of our old ones? Our previous hymnals have been well-used, and in many cases, beyond repair. It was time…

New Church Signs

As Yiyin shared in a previous post about the new bulletin, there are quite a few changes that need to happen with our recent name change, one of those is the external church signs. The sign directly in front of the church was designed and crafted by a gifted church member. The sign on the…

Foundry 2017

The Foundry Conference 2017

The  Young Adult ministry (YAM) went to Immanuel Baptist Church in Springfield, VA for the annual Foundry Conference. From June 9-11, they were able to experience sermons centered on the truths which sparked the Reformation (Additionally, in observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, our Sunday School and sermons are currently covering topics regarding…

Serve

Our Newest Deacon Candidate: Brian Gussis

Please join us in welcoming our newest deacon candidate, Brian Gussis. Brian and has wife Natalie began attending Calvary in 2010. Brian has been active in our Missions ministry and he and Natalie currently administer our Child Protection Policy. They have been a blessing to our congregation and we are thankful that he has prayerfully…