Calvary BlogSharing our lives. Sharing the journey.

We would love to have you worship with us in-person or online for Easter Sunday, April 4. If you will attend in person, plan to come early and join us for a Continental Breakfast at 9:00am in theCove. Worship will begin at 10:00am with a special Easter message from Pastor Jeff. Then, we will head out to the Prayer Garden for the Egg Hunt. On Easter Sunday, there will be two photo booth areas set up in the Life Center for you take pictures with your family. Be sure and tag us on social ... Read More

The Lord has given us many gifted people to serve in various roles, capacities, and ministries. I am very grateful for the way that people step up to serve in our church and beyond. The Elder team at Calvary is a great blessing to me and to our church. These men serve faithfully and lead well. I am excited to announce that we have added three new people to our Elder team: Doug Meriwether, Keith Ressler, and Joshua Rushing. There are a lot of people who would qualify to serve, but these ... Read More

Hello Friends: By the grace of God, we now have an opportunity to put into practice what the Lord has said to us. The word for the year for us in 2021 is this: Realign. Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ (Philippians 1:27-30). We have said that there will be many opportunities and challenges in this year to see where we are in or out of alignment morally or missionally. The Lord wants to help us to realign in order that we might respond in ways ... Read More

Hello Calvary Family and Friends: Due to the hard work of a bunch of people, the water leak at Calvary is fixed. The sport court in the Life Center / Gym is back together. And, the power is back on. We are grateful to so many people who got things in order in record time, who found and repaired the broken pipe, who dried up the flood waters, who got the water back on and tested for other leaks, and who cleaned up the building. Thank you, thank you, thank you. So, we will have all of our ... Read More

Hello Calvary Family and Friends: I finally found a place to get on the internet and to connect with you about our schedule at Calvary. This week has been something historic for sure. Thank you for reaching out to offer help and grace to one another and to your neighbors and friends. Thank you for how well you love others and express the care of the King. Thank you for connecting with others to see how people are doing in the midst of the current challenge. And, I hope you are taking ... Read More

Beloved, As we enter into the Global Bridegroom Fast for February (Feb 1-3) , I want to take a minute and remind us what the GBF is all about. In Matthew 9, Jesus is questioned about why He and His disciples did not fast like everyone else. Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the Bridegroom mourn as long as the Bridegroom is with them? But the days will come ... Read More

Hey Friends: Here is some really good news. Let’s celebrate together and give praise and glory to our God. And, I want to say a big “thank you” to everyone who gave faithfully, sacrificially, or extravagantly to help us achieve a year-end breakthrough. In November, I wrote a blog entitled, Let’s Finish the Year Strong. In that blog and during some services, I noted that we faced a significant financial hurdle and that we needed to finish the year strong financially. We needed to step up so ... Read More

The emperor Nero was a Roman ruler who ruled from 54AD to 68AD. He was, to put it simply, a very bad man. His debauchery is legendary, and his cruelty was second to none.Fueled by a hatred for Christians, Nero would often hang Christ-followers from crosses and even feed them to dogs. On multiple occasions, Nero would dip Christians in hot oil or wax and light them on fire to illuminate his garden at night. Why am I telling you about the atrocities of a psychopathic, murderous, first-century ... Read More

Life is a gift from God. Our God is the author of life. Therefore, we value life from beginning to end. As a church, we have stepped up for life by promoting and supporting prayer, advocacy, adoption, and other resources and encouragement for those who are pregnant. For years we have partnered with Care Net Pregnancy NW with finances and other support. As Executive Director Nanda Kirkpatrick, says, “Pregnancies don’t pause for a pandemic. That’s become our new catch phrase here at Care ... Read More

During our 1-day First-love Fast, let us lean into these 3 questions:  1. Am I fasting unto the Lord? 2. Am I using the discomfort as an opportunity to grow? 3. Am I learning to love? ... Read More