Worship

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...

Will Park in Valparaiso was filled with pint-sized people Friday morning, zipping down slides and racing across woodchips. While the sunny day was theirs to enjoy, the day really belonged to the women who held their hands and pushed them on the...

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...

One of the things I love about my job is being able to have an impact on the next generation of leaders. Mentoring is one of the ways our church is changing lives forever with the gospel. This summer 7 talented young men and women have been interning...

I want to take a moment to celebrate all of our amazing volunteers, who serve the church, the local community, and our global partners every day. A warm thank you to our 2017 mission teams, who spent time in new places helping our global partners do...

I took a tour of the new Life Change Center yesterday. Our vision is taking physical shape! The inside is looking amazing, but there is still work to be done before the building opens toward the end of summer. It’s hard to believe that a dream we...