Our stories

Hi everyone! I’m Calvin Church’s Community Connector. What does a Community Connector do? I have to admit, I used to introduce this position as being something nebulous…I knew the ultimate goal was to help Calvin Church be a good neighbor. But how to do this? Two years later, and I finally feel like I fit. I see God’s plan for this job, as it unfolds in small steps. I think I can best describe my work with one illustration: Last summer, under the special care of the Creation

Sunshine, blue skies, and warm temperatures welcomed around seventy-five friends, volunteers, church members, and neighbors to the spring community event on Sunday, April 26. Thanks to the vision and effort of Jan Wilkins and the events committee along with many volunteers, kids and adults painted rocks, nature pictures, and a community outdoor mural. They also learned the art form Tataki-Zome in order to print plants on paper, and they played frisbee golf, explored the art o

What’s in a game? Skill, luck, competition—sometimes winners and losers. But all the participants at Calvin’s annual Game Day had fun beating the midwinter blahs! All ages warmed up their winter with hot games like mini-golf and axe throwing. Crushed the cold with s’mores, cocoa, and popcorn. Combated cabin fever with crafts like making slime or a braided bracelet. And blasted the blahs with board games. If you missed it, Game Day will be back next year. In the meanwhile, loo

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