Declaration of Vision

We, the congregation of Calvary Assembly of God, envision a future marked by Pentecostal anointing, powerful ministry and passionate outreach. Like the six pillars of our sanctuary, our vision will flow out of the six-fold spiritual pillars of our church:
The Word, The Spirit, Discipleship, Ministry, Love and Evangelism.

1. THE WORD
We desire to see God make our church a SAVING PLACE where the grace of God flows freely, convicting people of their sin and drawing them by His love. We pray that lives will be transformed by the power of the Cross and for the altars to be filled with hungry and receptive hearts, seeking for more of Him. Our church will be a church where God’s Word will be the priority in our preaching, teaching and ministry. We will reclaim our Pentecostal heritage, yielding ourselves and inviting the Biblically based anointing and gifts of the Holy Spirit to unashamedly flow.
2. THE SPIRIT
We will surrender ourselves sacrificially and earnestly seek an atmosphere where people can come with expectancy and participate freely in worship. We will be a WORSHIPING PLACE where the Holy Spirit will be welcomed and sovereignly flow throughout. We will celebrate our Exalted Lord through exuberant, Spirit led worship with congregation, musicians, and voices in one accord. We will cultivate a heart to follow the Lord Jesus and yield to the use and flow of His gifts.
3. DISCIPLESHIP
We must be responsible to God for the souls He places in our care. We are commissioned to disciple the spiritually young, feeble and weak. Calvary Assembly will be a GROWING PLACE for all believers. New convert equipping is critical and is not restricted to a class, but demands the input of every believer. We will strive for excellence in our equipping ministries of Sunday School, Kid’s Church, Family Night Ministries, and Youth Ministries. We must not forget the needs of the home, equipping parents and single parents with Biblical and practical resources. We will emphasize the importance or stewardship and be known for a giving spirit of our time, talents and tithes.
4. MINISTRY
We will be diligent in ministry, making Calvary Assembly a SERVING PLACE , "always abounding in the Work of the Lord." We will not only serve the Body of Christ, we will serve our community with a heart of compassion and a hand of generosity. We will serve by faithfully supporting the food pantry, crisis centers, outreach stations and nursing homes. We will always keep our doors open to the community and needy, endeavoring the serve with the love of the Lord. We will join hands with local congregations, leading united efforts of prayer, special services, outreach and ministry. We will commit our efforts to train our leaders and those called into ministry. We will become a training center for equipping leaders, altar workers, ushers, Sunday School workers, Children’s workers and those called to full-time ministry. We will diligently pursue this by encouraging attendance at ministry schools of higher learning and provide church instruction, encouragement, mentoring and accountability. We will Endeavor to provide the best facilities possible for continued and effective ministry. We will strive to complete and improve our facilities, recognizing the urgency of our ministry needs. We must properly care for the facilities which God has given us, respecting His blessing and revering His House. We are willing to Pursue The Vision by expanding and building new facilities as the Lord directs. We are driven by a spirit of stewardship and will prayerful plan and pursue an expedient debt retirement program.
5. LOVE
Everything that we say and do must be done in the Spirit of God’s Love. By our love, others will know our hearts and recognize our church to be a CARING PLACE. We will be a place of healing, nurturing, and acceptance. As our church grows we will seek to organize our care outreach in such a way that every person will be included: Senior adults, single moms, young married’s, and other special interest groups. We will extend not only a hand of welcome to visitors, but a hand of compassion as well. We will endeavor to keep the spirit of unity strong, dealing with division in a spirit of love and firmness. Our hope is to care for our children in a more effective way through the addition of Pastoral staff. "Suffer the little children to come unto me….."
6. EVANGELISM
We will not only be motivated to discipleship and ministry, we will continue to be known as the REACHING PLACE. Reaching out to a world that is lost and in need of a Savior. We must be driven by a Godly passion to urgently and effectively present the gospel message through lifestyle evangelism, street ministry and door to door ministry. We want to be known outside these walls as a church who cares for and reaches the lost, no matter their walk of life. We will strive for excellence and expand our drama, music and evangelistic outreaches. We will give added support to spreading of the gospel by increasing our awareness and financial commitment for missions around the world. God will bless a church that is faithful in reaching the lost.