Our stories

A member of Calvin Church once told me that the hour and a half he spent in church each Sunday was the most stressful hour and a half of his week. At the time, I remember being surprised and feeling a bit sad as this person was a life-long Calvin member, volunteered as an usher and had served in many different capacities through the years. As it turns out, not only do I understand what he was saying but I feel much the same way. The person I was talking to was telling me how

Winter preparation and orders Each year when we flip the calendar over to October, we at Family Assistance prepare to get even more busy than usual. Every year on October 1 we are overwhelmed with orders, since that is when agencies are allowed to start requesting winter gear for their clients. Even though this year the weather was in the 80s, the caseworkers did not miss the opportunity to submit their orders right on time.   Since October 1 landed on a Wednesday (not a day

Pipe organ, piano, electric keyboard, handbells, and a drum set! This past Sunday those attending the 11:00 am service at 700 Ethel Ave worshipped and praised our Lord accompanied by various combinations of these instruments. Members of St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church and Calvin Church were gathered together in what has now become an annual tradition—a combined worship service. St. Luke and Calvin first began forging a relationship over two decades ago. If I recall, the impetus

According to John 12, a group of Greeks were looking for Jesus. In their search, they approached Philip, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” That phrase has become important for the ministry of the church and the preaching of the gospel. Many churches have a small plaque in the pulpit that says, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus,” or the older translation, “Sir, we would see Jesus,” to remind the preacher that listeners in the pew are longing to hear the good news about Je

I'd like to tell you a story about what the Holy Spirit is doing in our neighborhood. I don't know the end of this story yet, because it's still happening. But I am curious about what the Holy Spirit is doing, and how we at Calvin Church might be able to join the Spirit's work in this time and place. The story starts with the Holland Home at Fulton Manor. Several members of Calvin Church have lived here in the past, and our former pastor served as a chaplain there. Holland Ho

The Kids Club held an egg-cellent event on Wednesday, January 15, with a thrilling Egg Drop competition that had everyone on the edge of their seat! The night was filled with creativity, laughter, and a bit of mess as kids worked in groups to design the safest and most innovative egg-carrying contraptions. The challenge : The event was divided into three rounds, each more challenging than the last. In the first round, the kids were given five items (only recyclables, tape, an