Calvary Church

There is a field near our house where I like to take walks. There is something about that place that makes me feel quiet and reflective. I've been going there more often these days, sometimes in the morning and evening both. It is one of several...

I want to say thank you so much for your incredibly helpful feedback on our campus expansion plans! You told us that you love where we are going. You told us that you want our place of worship to feel like a place of worship. (I love that!) You told...

I walked into the church gym after the third service last Sunday, and my heart was warmed to see it packed with people getting plugged into the Calvary community. Nearly 140 people connected with Life Groups through GroupLink last week! That is cause...

This Sunday, I begin a new series in the book of Colossians entitled All I Need. We live in a world where people always want more and never seem quite satisfied. What if it is possible to have everything you need? EVERYTHING! Can I be so bold as to...

I took a bike ride along the shores of Lake Michigan on a very hot day last week. The water looked so inviting after several miles that I went ahead and plunged in-shorts, shirt and all! It was so refreshing, and immediately brought to mind something...

We're coming into a busy season at Calvary Church. I love this time of year! Yes, it's a little chaotic as we try to fit the many welcome-back events and fall programs onto the calendar and into the building, but it's also exciting to see everyone...

I can't stop thinking about last Sunday. Nearly 1500 people (1472 to be exact) packed into a place of worship built for a few hundred and witnessed the most baptisms completed on a single day in the history of our church. It's not the numbers that...

C. S. Lewis said, "I pray because I can't help myself." Honestly, when we try to do it all (or control it all), we discover that we can't and prayer is our best, and sometimes only, recourse. We're concerned over the safety and wellbeing of our...

Thank you so much for visiting Calvary Church this past weekend. Our staff is here to minister to you--but we promise not to crowd you. Calvary is a friendly church community of more than 1300 worshippers--with many of the ministries offered in a...

One of the things that hit me hard as our church began growing many years ago was that I couldn't be close personal friends with everyone anymore. Every week I was meeting more new people I wanted to be with! I would go home and say to my wife,...