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The Calvary Baptist Church - San Diego ministries are designed to meet the needs of our membership and the San Diego community at large. Our ministries are geared toward life changing Bible Study and fellowship. We strive to bring God’s Word to all people in a fun, loving atmosphere.
| Brotherhood | Christian Education | Deaconess | Deacons |
| Discipleship | Foreign Missions | Alabaster Box Ministry | Mission#2 |
| Multimedia | Music | Nurses Auxiliary | Outreach |
| Pastor's Aid | Prayer Band | Prison Ministries | Scholarship |
| Trustees | Usher's | Women Missionary Union | Youth Fellowship |
| Power Partners |
The Deaconess Ministry of the Calvary Baptist Church was established on April 3, 1930.
The
original charter indicated that the Deaconess Ministry would consist of
wives of the Deacons and any other devout sisters of the church whom the
church may elect. It also directed this ministry to be associated with the
Deacons in the care of the poor, sick, etc. and in the preparation of the
Lord’s Supper and to have charge of the female candidates for baptism. It
also allowed them to elect their own chairman.
The Deaconess Ministry provides many services to the
membership. These include: Set up and clean up of the Lord's Supper elements
and utensils; Organize and initiate Lord's Supper Outreach Ministry,
Maintain Lord's Supper utensils and supplies, replacing as needed; Help to
dress women candidates for baptism; Maintenance and Washing of baptismal
clothes for men and women candidates; Visit and Communicate with the Sick &
Shut In; Prepare food for bereaved families; Represent Calvary at funerals
for membership in churches and Funeral Homes, Accompany the Pastor and
Church on outgoing engagements.
Maintain Lord's Supper elements which includes the purchase of unleavened
crackers and grape juice for this service. In addition, tablecloths (2) for
the Lord's Supper need replacing. Additional gowns need to be made for
baptismal candidates. Gowns are made by the Deaconess, so there is no cost
associated.
The Lord's Supper Outreach Ministry reaches more than just members of
Calvary. It is a form of evangelism to those non members in convalescent
homes and caretakers of homebound members who may not be saved.
This Ministry is very valuable to the membership. Since Baptism and the
Lord's Supper are the two main ordinances of the Baptist Church, someone or
some group would have to continue to provide this service.
The President of the Deaconess Ministry is
Sister
Roselyn Hebert
Mission
Statement
Our mission is to go wherever the Lord sends us to sing His praises with
power and the anointing in the name of Jesus.
Rev James
Kellough -. Minister of Music
The Outreach Ministry of the Calvary Baptist Church - San
Diego actively
witnesses
to those who are lost and unsaved. Our mission is to bring the gospel of
Jesus Christ to our homes, communities and the world at large. This ministry
is led by Sister
Ellie Smith. This ministry is an extension of our
individual outreach activities and enables the members of Calvary to do
community outreach each month. Members gather on the second and fourth
Saturdays of the month to reach out to lost and un-churched in the city of
San Diego.
The Pastor's Aid ministry lovingly serves our Pastor and first family through prayers, financial support and encouraging words and deeds. Its mission is to edify the shepherd which God has placed over the Calvary Baptist Church family. This ministry teaches the biblical principles of loving and caring for the Pastor as God has instructed His church to do.
The Scholarship Ministry provides financial support to
Calvary Baptist Church
members
in support of educational advancement and career development. It also
provides Educational Advisement services as well as Career and Financial
Aid Planning assistance. This ministry seeks to reach individuals
preparing to enter college or vocational school. We host annual training
sessions for young people in an effort to help them select and prepare for
college and their future careers.
The Scholarship Ministry was established in 1991 under the leadership of Reverend S.M. Lockridge and Reverend Michael Atkins. Under the leadership of Pastor W. James Smith, Calvary committed to setting aside a portion of all offerings for the “Calvary Baptist Church Scholarship” Fund.
This ministry is under the leadership of Sister Cheryl Oliver.
The Ushers Ministry serves the congregation at each worship
service held at
the
Calvary Baptist Church. They lovingly greet and seat each guest as they
arrive for worship and provide for their comfort throughout the worship
experience. Calvary has both a Junior and Senior Usher's ministry. The
Ushers ministry is led by Sister
Christine Beene.
The Women Missionary Union (WMU) of the Calvary Baptist
Church - San Diego, is an organization for women, girls and boys. It
includes the Women
Missionary
Auxiliaries (Junior & Senior Women, Starlight Band, Girls Auxiliary and the
Young Women Auxiliary).
The mission of the WMU is closely linked to the great commission Jesus gave his disciples on the mountain. In accepting Christ's challenge to "Go into all the world", it is essential to organize in order to do that work. The WMU is the way in which churches organize women, girls and boys to perform the mission tasks the church has been given.
Functions of the Women Missionary Union
 | Teach Missions |
| Engage in Mission activities and direct Evangelism |
| Support Missions |
| Provide and interpret information regarding the work of the church and denomination. |
These are the four WMU functions which are grouped together to encompass our Mission Program.
Why Have Missionary Unions?
| Jesus commanded that missionary work be done throughout the world. |
| Organizations get work done more quickly and cover larger territories. |
| Organizations represent opportunities to discover leadership and talent, and to develop both. |
| The world needs evangelism and Christian civilization, and this cannot be accomplished by individuals alone, but through intelligent consecrated cooperation of Christian believers. |
| An active missionary organization offers many opportunities for enlightenment, the enlisting of sympathy and the attainment of the objectives of the Christian church. |
| Through the work and study of a Missionary Society, men, women and children come to know Jesus as their Savior, through whom revelation must come of the kingdom of God. |
Reasons for Contributing to the Missionary Projects
| Early Christians were missionaries, else Christianity would have been confined to Palestine. |
| Early missionaries Christianized Anglo-Saxons, else we would be heathens today. |
| The price already paid to establish a world-wide Christian kingdom is so large that we cannot afford to default now. |
| If we do not Christianize other nations, they will heathenize us. We must either Christianize them or continue to fight them. |
| We would be disloyal to those of our own number, whom we have sent out, if we did not support the cause. |
| The privileges and liberties we enjoy now as a race, have come to us through the spreading of the teachings of Christ, and further privileges and liberties would be impossible, without the continued spreading of Christianity. |
| The results of the past justifies our giving. |
| The missionary spirit is a vital principle of the law of life. We grow only by giving. Only missionary churches are growing. |
| Our Lord commanded it, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel". He would not have commanded us to carry on a program without supporting it financially. |
Why Should You Belong to a Missionary Society?
Christ's last command to His disciples was to "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone". Again He said, "He that hath my commandments and keeps them, it is he that loves me". The Society is a definite place for showing love through obedience to Christ's command. Obedience is Christ's one test of discipleship.
The Missionary Society is in keeping with God's plan to give each disciple a part in saving the world. He died for the world, and no disciple through idleness, should keep back a part of that great price.
The Society gives individuals an opportunity to pray with others for the spread of God's kingdom, "Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest" said Christ, "that he would send forth laborers". And again He said, "if any two of you shall agree on earth as touching, anything they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father in heaven." He loved the world, for which He tells His disciples to pray. He loved it enough to die for it.
The Missionary Society not only prays for the spread of God's kingdom, but it studies the various missions fields and thus teaches its members how God's work is prospering. God's disciples love to see His hand in the world's affairs.
Women Missionary Union of Calvary Baptist Church Ministries
Outreach Ministry
San Diego Rescue Mission
Jesus Is The Way Ministry
Triple Crown Coalition
Prison Fellowship Ministry
Church Ministry
Watch over our sick and shut-in
Render service to bereaved families
Render service to our church as needed
Contribute financially to our church
Affiliations
Church Women United
Progressive District Association, including Children and Youth Auxiliaries
California Missionary Baptist State Convention
National Missionary Baptist Convention
Leadership
The Calvary Baptist Church WMU is under the capable leadership of Sister
May
Katheryn Denton
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”
Ephesians 5:20-21 (KJV)
The Calvary Baptist Church Power Partners Ministry is married couples seeking to please God in the way we love Him, love each other and our families. We look to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior as our heavenly model and our Pastor and First Lady as our earthly example of how to love in spirit and in deed. We acknowledge that the adversary is seeking to destroy the family but also know that our Father holds all power! Hallelujah!
The Power Partners ministry is led by Brother Ronald and Sister Victoria Lawson
“Teach the Word in the home, with a consecrated heart,
Following in the footsteps of the Saviour,
Leading all men to God.”
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity!”
Psalms 133:1
The Brotherhood Ministry is comprised of all men of the Church, crossing all
socio-economical, ethnical, chronological boundaries. The most resounding
and significant desire that joins their hearts is:
WINNING THE LOST TO CHRIST.
The Brotherhood ministry is led by Brothers Ron Lawson and Paul McKee
The
Media Team is committed to carrying out the church's vision to communicate
the redeeming love of God through audio and visual technology. By creatively
combining church resources, personal knowledge, skill in computers, and a
growing understanding of sound systems, we provide electronic support for
all in-house worship services and events. The Multimedia ministry is led by
Brother
Bob Hall.
The Junior Women of Calvary are young women ages 18-40 with a desire to
do God's work and have fun doing it. The Junior Women Ministry is led by Sister
Yvette
Durham
Our Mission
To help relieve the suffering, by providing medical services to the poor,
educate and to lift up the name of Jesus.
See our 2004 Powerpoint Presentation
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations… and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
Matthew 28:19-20
The Foreign Missions Ministry is led by Sister Vida Hoye
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