Who We Are At Calvary
Our Mission
At Calvary our mission is to engage people from all walks of life to meet Jesus, connect, and grow in their faith.
What we Believe
We believe the Bible is the written word of God which is His message given to instruct us, and teach us how we should live in a way that pleases and honors Him.
We believe God has made himself known to us in three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We believe mankind is made equal in the image of God, because of this all mankind has dignity, value, and purpose.
We believe mankind has fallen short of His calling through disobedience, commonly known as sin, which causes separation from God.
We believe Jesus Christ was uniquely appointed by God to restore mankind who was stuck in a state of disobedience. His life and sacrificial death on the cross is what makes this possible.
We believe that mankind is unable to make up for their sins through good deeds, and moral behavior. We believe mankind is restored to a relationship with God not by what we can do, but by what Jesus did. This is known as the grace of God.
Christ has pleased God by living the life we all should have lived and dying the death we should have died because of our disobedience. God requires all of mankind to have a heartfelt transformation by trusting in Jesus, God’s son and appointed savior.
We believe that trusting in Jesus produces a total life transformation, which leads us closer to living the life God has created us to live.
We believe those whom Jesus has transformed willingly join His community commonly called the church for continued growth in their faith, mutual encouragement through relationship, and service.
We believe in the gifts and the power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individual Christians. However, we do not participate in weird stuff, like playing with snakes.
What does “Foursquare” Mean?
Our Values
Love in all circumstances
People will not always agree with the truth, but we are called to Love them like Jesus would, even though we disagree or don’t like their statements, opinions, beliefs, or behaviors.
“As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.” – (Romans 14:1)
Love your enemies – (Matthew 5:43-48)
Transparency and Healing
It is difficult to bring dark areas of our life into the light, but we will support forgiveness, grace, and freedom through Jesus.
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7)
Christ-like relationships
We may all lead different lives, but we are one body in Jesus Christ. We will support and love each other.
“12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.” (1 Corinthians 12:1)
The Unexpected
Jesus was counter cultural when he un-expectantly ate with sinners. We value ideas, activities, and risk decisions that will bring Jesus to people in an unexpected way.
Women at the well
13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” (John 4:4-26)
“At Calvary, we care deeply for our families and our surrounding community. Our goal is to create a safe and loving environment where we can engage people from all walks of life to meet Jesus, connect, and grow their faith.”
– Pastors Oliver and Chelsey Newkirk
Sr. Pastors Oliver and Chelsey Newkirk
Oliver and Chelsey both grew up on the West Coast in Oregon. After they were called into ministry, they moved their 3 Children (Olivia, Julia, and Isaac) to Upstate NY to serve in various ministry roles for 9 Years. In Jan 2021, Pastor’s Oliver and Chelsey assumed the Leadership role for Calvary Foursquare Church.
Pastor Meagan and Ryan Abbott
Staff Pastor
Pastor Clarence Thompson
Staff Pastor