As a church, we will be participating in Operation Christmas Child (OCC) again this year. We will be collecting boxes on Sundays at the OCC table next to the Book Nook in the sanctuary. There are free OCC shoe boxes there for you to pick up as well. We will be having a Packing Party…
After 13 years of faithful service, Denise Defalco will be stepping down from the Administrative Assistant position for Calvary, due to changing life circumstances (although she will still be around in the church!) Denise began serving as the administrative assistant for Calvary (a part-time, paid position) in February of 2004. Upon taking the job from…
Last week was the grand debut of the long awaited speaker and sound system installation! Many hours of work went into this project. Countless hours were spent researching the proper equipment, trying to figuring out what would be best for the unique design and acoustics of the church sanctuary. Aside from the months of research for this,…
As many might have noticed, the church has recently adopted a new bulletin design. It’s something that we’ve wanted to do for awhile now, since the old format has been static for many years now. It’s also a celebration of the name change we are doing to Calvary Community Church. The basic idea and goal of…
This is a summary of the Plugged In presentation on the YAM Ministry that Caleb and Julie recently presented to the congregation. WHO All young adults are welcome! Ranging anywhere from: College-Age Mid-to-Late 20s Early 30s Single Married WHAT Our goal is to allow young adults to connect with one another and to the church body, offer biblical instruction…
The Side by Side ladies fellowship met in February at Mrs. Cooper’s home for the monthly gathering. Mrs. Cooper was a great teacher and taught all of us how to make delicious cinnamon bread. Jayne shared a short devotional on brokenness as the way to Jesus. It was a great time of relaxing, eating, talking,…
What a great service it was to witness the baptism of three individuals: Ezekiel, Noel, and Mary. We praise the Lord for His work in these three individuals that were baptized during the service on this day. Their testimonies are sure to encourage us of the power of His Spirit in this world and of…
Dates: January 20-22, 2017 Location: Pinebrook Bible Conference and Retreat Center in East Stroudsburg, PA Members of the Calvary Baptist Church teen ministry attended Faith Bible Fellowship Church’s annual retreat for middle and high school students. Sno-Glo is a weekend for teens that is designed to provide a fun and enriching couple of days to…
This is a summary of the Plugged In presentation on the Greeter Ministry that Roy recently presented to the congregation. What We Do As Greeters: We distribute the bulletins and welcome everyone to the worship service. For first time visitors, we try to find out more information from them, such as their names and where they are from,…
The Young Adult Fellowship (YAM) will be starting up again on Friday 1/8 for the new year. The topic that we will be continue to focus on is evangelism. Here is something to think about before the first meeting: Are we Man-Centered in our Evangelism? It seems that a man-centered mindset can plague both the…