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It was on the first Sunday in March 1889, that nine baptized believers in Christ met to consider the possibility of forming a local church. Under the leadership Rev. Albert M. Lowery they organized Calvary Baptist Church.

In 1895, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. George Edmund Morris, our 5th pastor, a new church building was erected. "The church cornerstone was laid on October 3, 1895."

Rev. Morris was succeeded by the Rev. Samuel S. Crockett who took charge of the work in June 1914. During his pastorate the Church purchased a parsonage on the corner of Willow Street and Evergreen Avenue (now Martin Luther King Avenue) and two extra lots on December 7, 1914.

During the pastorate of the Rev. James Coleman, our 10th pastor, an Official Building Committee was formed. Land for a new parsonage was purchased and a new one was constructed in 1955. The property that had been the old parsonage and two extra lots purchased in 1914 became the site for the new building.

This committee chaired by Rev. Coleman with Trustee Ryland Anderson and others moved fast. The old parsonage was demolished and construction of the two-story addition was begun in 1959.

The Rev. Jerry Matthew Carter, Jr., our 14th pastor, continues the legacy of a church building being much more than a place where a congregation gathers for worship on Sundays through his Vision 2010 initiatives.

Calvary is a place of community service. Our church has long been noted for its involvement in the community. Because of our vision for the community we have expanded our physical facilities, including the educational wing with numerous rooms, a fully-equipped kitchen with excellent cooks, a 500-seating capacity fellowship hall and much more.

We give thanks for a well-managed blessing of paying off all indebtedness and canceling the mortgage as of December 14, 2001. "Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised for His mercy endureth forever".

Today, as we celebrate our 119^th Church Anniversary, we find that this present “place of community service” again does not provide the physical space to house our senior Pastor’s vision. Therefore, this season involves a look backward and also a look forward. Our church is becoming more diverse racially and ethnically. How does this affect church programming? How does it affect church location? The facts and questions go on and on. Our challenge is to ever be in touch with the mood and mindset of our world. We pray that God will help us to minister to the present age.