by Tom Temple | Nov 26, 2019 | Stories
Both Michael and Diana grew up in the USA, Diana near Marquette, Michigan and Michael in Winston-Salem, NC. Both came to know the Lord as Savior as children. Michael earned a BA from Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and a...
by Tom Temple | Oct 31, 2019 | Stories, Uncategorized
My name is Margaret Dixon, and I am a volunteer at Calvary’s Southside FROG program. For those that do not know what FROG is, it is an after school tutoring program that helps kids with homework and provides them a safe place to be loved and to learn about Jesus. For...
by Tom Temple | Oct 2, 2019 | Stories
My name is Melody Welch, and I started the Prayer Quilting Ministry in September of 2009 at Calvary. As we celebrate 10 years of this ministry, I look back and am reminded of the goodness of God and all that He sustained me through to bring me to this day. I...
by Tom Temple | Jul 19, 2019 | Stories, Uncategorized
My name is Jerry McFadyen, and this is my story of how God changed my heart from being self-focused to kingdom-focused through service. I was saved and baptized at the age of 8, but as many do, I drifted away from my faith as a young adult. But then after...
by Tom Temple | May 30, 2019 | Stories, Uncategorized
What is Stephen Ministry? Simply put, it is a one-on-one caring relationship where a person who is going through a difficult time such as a divorce, illness, losing a loved one, or a significant life change is paired with someone who helps them walk through that...
by Tom Temple | May 2, 2019 | Stories, Uncategorized
I consider it one of my biggest blessings to have come from a line of Christ-followers. My parents are believers, my granddaddy is a southern baptist preacher, and it continues on down the line. Growing up, my family moved several times, but the first thing my parents...