Calvary Baptist Church

12 ladies from Calvary (and 72 others) went to Camp Hebron for a weekend retreat. It was a beautiful relaxing time. Ask any of the ladies about the weekend!

We had 19 children traveling and exploring our Wild Life VBS this year! The Big Idea Creature taught us “It’s Wild!”… “Jesus is why we share our story.” “Jesus helps us use our gifts.” “Jesus invites us to spend time with God.” “Jesus shows us how to spend time with others.” We were introduced to some Wild animals and plants during our visits from John the Baptist and Jesus. We sang songs, played games, ate food, learned our memory verse (Luke 10:27), celebrated Wild Life with Jungle John and made friends! The offering collected is going to Delaware Zoological Society supporting the Brandywine Zoo, to A.D.O.P.T (Animals Depend On People Too) a Red Panda. 

Calvary has been proud to host 1in7B Foundation’s Mobile Shower and Laundry Unit onsite. Here, from 1in7B’s founder MARK PUICAN, notes on recent events at Calvary: “Light crowd at our outreach in Newark yesterday with the rain, but shout out to the Sunday school classes at @citylightvineyard church who made a ton of hygiene bags for us to distribute. Thanks @anniemay21 for organizing that for us! Looking forward to serving our friends at Gordon St today!” – event on Friday, August 4, 2023 “Late post from last Friday’s outreach at Calvary Baptist Church in Newark. This volunteer crew rocked it, thanks guys! CPSU (Community Partner Support Unit) from DE Division of Health and Social Services (DHSS) was also onsite to help our guests get connected with much needed services, so thanks Ladonna and Tiffany for your onsite support! Amazing success story we got that day too which I’ll share on a video later…we’re having an impact guys!!!” – event on Friday, July 21, 2023

At the American Baptist Mission Summit in Puerto Rico, you can find Alan Wedgewood manning the Creation Justice booth, and Cynthia Carter-Wedgewood was one of three panelists talking about individual and congregational efforts in racial justice.

This Saturday, 21 ladies came together to fellowship and paint with former congregate Liz Coats. Each butterfly painted was as unique as the attendees, reminding us of God’s diverse world.

On May 28 after worship, Calvary members and friends gathered for one of our well known summer picnics, this one for Memorial weekend. Many thanks to all who worked so hard to make it a success and a time to nourish both body and spirit.

On Wednesday night, as a part of AAPI Heritage Month, Calvary members joined with representatives of the Delaware Sikh Coalition to enjoy a fellowship meal of authentic Indian food cooked and served by them. Around the tables, we learned more about each other through discussion prompts about the significance of food and family, and how the Sikh community is misunderstood.

Last Wednesday the Calvary Youth Group celebrated the ending of another school year with some lawn games, a photo scavenger hunt around Newark, and of course a pizza party! Over the 2022-2023 school year the youth group has had 32 midweek meetings with an average of 13 students coming out each week including several new students. Our youth are learning to SEEK God who is our light, DWELL in community with their tribe, and live lives that TELL their story to the world!

On Saturday, April 22, 11 members of Calvary participated in Habitat for Humanity’s build event Framing Futures Through Faith. We built the initial wooden frames of walls, windows, and doors, and the projects were blessed the following day.