Calvary Church

This Sunday begins the season of Advent, a special time in the church calendar. Advent means “to come to” in Latin, and it’s an apt name for the season that both celebrates every good thing Jesus has already done and anticipates the good things...

What a joy to be the leader of such an amazing team. I know you have been blessed by two of our talented teaching pastors, Pastor Josh Reasoner and Pastor Jon Nitta! We are one team (1 Corinthians 3) serving one Lord and one church (Ephesians 4) with...

God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. I know the words well, but I need to hear them often. Sometimes this is all we have to hold on to in difficult times. I am writing from Greece, where I have been meeting displaced people,...

Thank you for honoring my wife and me this past Sunday for our 20th anniversary with Calvary. God has used our church to do great things in Valparaiso, the region, and the world. And I believe God has even more great things for us! Right now our...

I'm celebrating twenty years as your pastor this week. Of my twenty-nine years in ministry, I have spent twenty of them with you! What I really want to say is "Thank You!" Thank you to those who have prayed for me, my wife, and our three boys. Thank...

I had a great time away with the teaching pastors and worship leaders on Monday and Tuesday. We prayed, we planned, we dreamed. We love our church, and we can’t wait to share the new sermon series with you! Credo: Here We Stand begins this Sunday....

Calvary Church began its first worship services in August 1947 at Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. A lot has changed since 1947 in our church, in Valparaiso, and in the world. And yet, all the important things have remained the same at Calvary...

Generosity is something our church is committed to. That is why Calvary Church is giving to the aid work going on in Texas. We want to help the people of Houston and surrounding communities who have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey. If you want to...

The biblical encouragement to "greet one another" and "practice hospitality" found throughout the New Testament letters tells us something very powerful. The gospel welcomes. Because of the gospel, God has welcomed us. And because of the gospel we...

I'm praying for all of “our" kids today. Yellow school buses are everywhere as our children head off to another year of growing up. Some of us are sending our kids off to preschool or kindergarten. Some of us are dropping kids off at college and...