We believe that the church exists for one primary purpose: to exalt the person and work of Jesus. This means that we seek to make His work (the gospel) and His person (the Bible) our central focus.
The Gospel
Just as Jesus was the first missionary we believe that Jesus instructed all believers to continue His mission by engaging and loving the people of their communities as missionaries. We are instructed to “be in the world” and serve the city in the hope of winning the city for the name of Jesus.
We believe we are also “called out” to have different values and principles from the world. This means we seek to create a community within a community. One that is not isolated but one that is in the heart of the community yet seeking to retain our Biblical identity.
Overseas Missions
Calvary’s focus for overseas mission is the Maharashtra region of India. In many ways Maharashtra stands out among all the states of India. It’s name literally means “The Great State” and is the 3rd largest state in India with a population of 96 million people. Hinduism is the largest religion (80.4%), followed by Islam (10%), Buddhism (6.2%), Jainism (1.6%) and Christians (1.2%). It’s capital is Mumbai. Below are some of things Calvary is involved with in bringing the gospel to Maharashtra:
- Akshay and Bhagyashri are two children who live in Maharashtra. They are not only prayerfully supported but our financial giving means that they get to hear the gospel, get a quality education (including learning English), have school uniforms, medical care and a daily meal.
- Abraham and Ravi are two young pastors who work and live in the Maharashtra region. They are both from Hindu families and have experienced the love of Christ in an amazing way. Calvary prayerfully and supports them as well as providing 1/3 of they yearly living expenses.
Even though Maharashtra has a long association with Christianity with Dominican and Franciscan missionaries arriving in the 1300s there are still 73% of the states postal codes that are without resident Christian missionaries. Today many tribal groups remain unreached.
The Bible
Whenever God is seen creating anything he does it through His Word. He sent Jesus as the Word made flesh. At Calvary, our mission is to make Jesus central and to exalt Him by finding out of God has said about Him in the Bible.