Calvary Church is dedicated to the life and teachings of Jesus and to the mission and ministry of John Wesley. We strive to have our lives reflect the compassion of Christ, affirming the worth, dignity, and gifts of every person as a child of God. We welcome and celebrate diversity, including diversity in age, economic status, ethnicity, family status, gender, physical abilities, sexual orientation, and race. Calvary is a reconciling church: all are welcome here.

Our Mission is to build a nurturing and learning community reaching beyond its walls to serve the people of God.

Our Congregational Statement

Calvary Church is love in action.

We are a loving, welcoming, and fully inclusive Christian community. We believe in the Gospel. We worship, live, pray, and take action all within the Wesleyan tradition. Calvary is strong spiritually and financially. We are visible due to our beautiful 100-year physical presence and our active role in the community. Our current members are multi-generational and creative. We have adaptive leaders who demonstrate their faith through good works based on our traditions as influenced by our current reality.

Methodism

We seek to incarnate God’s Word in all we do and especially through these areas of emphasis. We are guided as Methodists by the Wesley Quadrilateral of Scripture, Tradition, Experience, and Reason.

Statement on 2019 General Conference Vote

We, at Calvary Church, stand in opposition to the 2019 vote of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church to support the Traditionalist Plan. We believe that all people are beloved children of God, including LGBTQIA folk. We will continue to work for the full inclusion of all persons in the whole life of the church. We will continue to work to create a better world.

Resources:
The Trevor Project
Reconciling Ministries Network

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday 4/2: Join us on the lawn at 9:55 AM to parade down Mass Ave and meet our neighbors from Church of Our Saviour.

Maundy Thursday 4/6: Join us in the Fellowship Hall at 7 PM for an interactive service. There will be music, scripture, hand/foot washing, gathering over food, crafts, coloring, and slowing down to experience the speed of God, the speed of Love. We will conclude this event with a silent communion in the Sanctuary.

Holy Week Vigil 4/6-7: The conclusion of our Maundy Thursday service will signal the beginning of our overnight vigil that is open for anyone to attend. From 8 PM Thursday evening through noon on Good Friday, all are welcome to sit in the Sanctuary and pray, reflect, meditate, read, doodle, journal, or do whatever grounds you in the love of God. You can sign up here for an hour or multiple hours. You may sit alone, sit with your partner, or sit with your family. The one rule is to maintain the silence.

Easter Sunrise Service 4/9: We will welcome the rising sun and the Risen Son at 6 AM at Robbins Farm Park, 61 Eastern Avenue, Arlington.

Easter Egg Hunt 4/9: Children are invited to join us on the lawn at 10 AM on Easter morning to grab a bag and search for eggs!

Easter Worship 4/9: Once the dust has settled from the Easter Egg Hunt, come to the Sanctuary as we celebrate grace, love, and new life! There will be no Jr. Church on Easter as we encourage families to worship together. We will end the service with our traditional singing of the Hallelujah Chorus.