Calvary Baptist Church

Last Saturday Calvary ladies gathered for a devotion, food and fun, celebrating that we are “diverse in culture, united in Christ!” Thanks to Pam for leading and organizing.

On Sunday, September 15, Calvary once again hosted a table at Newark Community Day held on The Green at UD. They had great conversations with atheists, UD faculty, families, and people new to the area.

Food Fun and Fellowship group organized a trip to Sight and Sound Theater to see the production of Daniel in Lancaster, PA. The immersive performance brought the story to life and was enjoyed by all.

On Sunday, Sept 1, Calvary hosted our last summer picnic of the year, featuring all the usual fellowship and fare, but this time with some added live music from the Calvary praise band. We also gave away more than 20 free backpacks with school supplies.

Last weekend, 8 Calvary women attended our region’s Thrive women’s retreat at Camp Hebron. It included inspiring messages about rest from ABCOPAD pastor Kelly Legg, worship, and mission updates on the work of American Baptist Women locally and around the world.

Today 8 of our Youth Group students and 2 adult leaders helped serve lunch at the Hope Dining Room. Afterwards we went out for ice cream, mini-golf, batting cages, and arcade games!

On Saturday, July 20, 8 children and many adult volunteers came to “Go for the Gold” during a one-day Vacation Bible School focused on how God helps us across all our finish lines in the game of life. We heard inspiring stories from real athletes, played games, and had dinner. Thanks to the Christian Education board and all other volunteers!

Calvary Baptist is hiring! We currently have two musical positions open and one ministry position.Please email resumes and inquiries to corey@calvarybaptistnewark.org MUSIC POSITIONS Choir & Music Director (part-time) The Choir and Music Director is a part-time, salaried employee who primarily directs the adult choir. This includes music planning, recruiting choir members, and leadership of regular rehearsals. This person also schedules and arranges for occasional special music performers for Sunday morning worship services, particularly when the choir is not performing, and plans special musical aspects for important seasons in the life of the church; for example, Christmas cantatas. Click here for the full job description. Assistant Accompanist (per diem) The Assistant Accompanist is an employee of Calvary who provides musical support for church worship services when the primary accompanist is absent, estimated to be around 12 times per year (once per month), and other special services as requested. Familiarity with sacred music, skilled piano ability, and comfort with different musical styles is required. Ability to play organ is much sought after but not required. Click here for full job description. MINISTRY POSITION Ministry Associate (part-time) The Ministry Associate of Calvary Baptist Church will serve in a part-time position within Calvary Baptist Church focusing on 1) assisting the senior pastor in providing pastoral services to the whole congregation, and 2) providing support and leadership to our Christian Education programs and volunteers. Candidates must be aligned with the mission and values of American Baptist Churches USA and Calvary Baptist, and must be able to work effectively within an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse setting. Theological training from an ATS accredited institution, in progress or complete, is required. Click here for full job description.

Last week 7 youth and 2 adults from Calvary went on a mission trip to Philadelphia. We partnered with “The Philadelphia Project ” and met up with 2 other churches from Pennsylvania to spend 3 days working in the community. Our project was building a retaining wall out front of Ms. Williams house along with installing laminate flooring in 2 of her rooms. We also were able to fully clean her kitchen and bathroom while we were there. We did accomplish a lot in 3 days, but it wasn’t all about the work. We made stops for ice cream and water ice, went to a community pool to cool off, played “survivor” style games, and had time for fellowship with the other groups. Each night we spent time in “club”, a worship environment where our students learned what it means to enter “into the wilderness” and how even in wilderness seasons in our life God is there with us.

On Sunday, 7 youth and 2 adults from Calvary left for The Philadelphia Project to serve for 4 days in the city of Philadelphia. Please pray for our youth, leaders, the other groups, and the people of Philadelphia that we serve this week!