On Friday, February 10, 2017, the married couples of Calvary came together in the transformed fellowship hall for a delicious meal, a chance to strengthen relationships and develop new friendships, and lots of laughter! We had husbands reading sonnets, and wives talking about brake fluid! And we got a chance to discover things about each…
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…
There’s been some changes in the last year or so in our church’s membership process, so I thought a blog post might be helpful to clarify. A picture is worth a thousand words, so basically it goes like this: Here are some reasons we wanted to change things up from the old way: We’re always…
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…
This past Tuesday on 1/3, the Iron Man Men’s Fellowship kicked off our 2017 session! We had a great turnout with about 10-12 men. The current study is entitled “Developing a Heart that Reaches Out.” This evangelistic section is part of the larger study of “Becoming A Man After God’s Own Heart” by Jim George. Here’s a…
In looking back at 2016, here are the major changes that occurred at CBC: New Technology The sanctuary and the fellowship hall was updated with new TV screens. The screens in the sanctuary are used to display presentations, powerpoint slides, and song lyrics during Sunday school as well as worship service. The screen in the…
The Calvary Christmas Choir worked for more than two months preparing two songs for the Christmas service this year! We had a lot of fun learning the songs and singing them for you. Our first song was “All Praise To Thee” by Martin Luther. We chose it because 2017 is the 500th year anniversary of…
As shared in our first Plugged-In presentation, the nursery will be undergoing some exciting changes! The baby and toddler nurseries will be combining into one room: Partition safe – designed for children Modular – can be moved as needs change Provides ample storage on both sides Will prevent toddler escape attempts Nursery Workers can see…