Pursuing Life

This week’s episode is all about discipleship! As a church, one of our current vision initiatives is for everyone to be and make disciples. Peter and Sarah Hoang have been investing their lives in discipleship for the last two decades. Today we get to hear how God has ignited this passion for discipleship within them, and how walking alongside others has been a catalyst for growth as they pursue l...

Jon & Beth Wolfe join us today to celebrate the ways God has worked in their lives through parenthood. Through this conversation, they will share with us the importance of leading by example, teaching their daughters what it means to live from a biblical worldview, and how to foster the unique gifts and talents that the Lord has given to each of their children so that they can use them for His...

Steve Yates, Pastor of Connection Ministries at Calvary Church, primarily works with systems – from our database, to the library, to human resources, his job is all about learning how to improve processes so that we can have a clear path to pursuing life in Christ. Steve has always enjoyed systems and learning how things work, and today we get to hear the story of how God has woven that into his l...

Rick & Kim Grunden are teachers in our Marriage Builders Adult Bible Fellowship, and they have been attending Calvary with their 6 children for the last 6 years. Today they are telling their story of God’s faithfulness in their marriage, and how He has worked in their lives amidst unexpected challenges and even unmet expectations.

Naomi Long, Director of Young Women’s Ministry at Calvary Church, joins us today to share her story and explain how she ended up in her role on staff! Naomi’s primary focus on our Student Ministry team is working with 7th-12th grade girls and their leaders. Her work aims to come alongside, encourage and equip these young women as they take steps to pursue life in Christ.

Will & Marisol Kassis join us today to share how God has worked redemptively throughout their relationship to draw them to Himself and into community with others. As they share honestly about their challenges and victories, we’ll ultimately see how God has been faithful to them both individually and as a couple.

In today’s episode we are getting to know Jason Martin, who serves on our facilities staff. Jason is someone who quietly works behind the scenes to help Calvary Church steward our space well for both our congregation and our community! While you don’t hear much from him, you would definitely notice if he wasn’t around, because his work keeps our space functioning and maintained. We are so thankful...

Today, Karis Derus is chatting with us about how friendship has become an important part of her story. During her childhood, Karis moved around a lot, and didn’t have many opportunities to plant roots or experience lasting relationships. It wasn’t until she finished high school that God started to plant seeds of true friendship in her life, and as she made Lancaster a long-term home, she began to...

Today, we are joined by Kari Sangrey & Liz Rodriguez, who are here to talk to us about singleness. This can be a tricky topic to cover, because it can sometimes come with a stigma and cultural connotations that can be difficult to unpack. But as people pursuing life in Christ, we know that this is true: we are all called to community and to do life with one another.  So, Liz and Kari are here...

Today we are joined by Andy & Deanna Schall, who are helping us kick off our Can You Relate? series by sharing their marriage story! As they’ve grown together, the Schalls have sought to use what God has taught them to pour into the lives of other couples through various marriage ministries. Their story will help us lay a foundation as we seek to celebrate God’s work in all relationships, espe...

This Summer on Pursuing Life, we'll be launching into a series called, "Can You Relate?" Join us starting June 6th as we celebrate the work that God is doing in and through relationships!

Meg Iseman is part of the Calvary Kids team, and works directly with the Calvary 56 Ministry, which serves our 5th and 6th grade students. Today, Meg shares with us how her experiences as a student, and her love for adventure and the outdoors, have impacted the way that she shares the truth of the gospel with elementary students.

After tragically losing his father at age 13, Mark Nicolas’ view of God was dramatically altered, and he found himself on a path of asking existential questions about what life was really about. After exploring various avenues and opportunities, he eventually found himself unfulfilled, divorced, and hopeless. But that’s when Jesus changed everything. Mark’s story is a reminder that none of us are...

Born and raised in China, Shelly Malloy didn’t know about Jesus until she was introduced to Him by not one, but two roommates during her time at university. Over the next several years, God worked in her life to reveal His heart to her and draw her into a saving relationship with Him.

After 30 years of being a lead pastor, Stan Maughan joined the Calvary Church staff in the role of Pastor of Care & Visitation. Today he’s giving us a glimpse into his world, and sharing with us how he came to know Jesus and how he ended up in pastoral ministry.

Chris Torchia recently joined the Calvary Church staff in the role of Pastoral Counseling Associate. He comes to us with over 8 years of counseling experience, as well as some other pretty unique areas of ministry background! Today, Chris is sharing his story of how he was introduced to Jesus as a high school student, after skipping school to skateboard behind a church building. During such a form...

Growing up in a single-parent home without a father, Zach Rodgers marks most of his early life as being defined by fatherlessness. He believed God was non-existent until a friend invited him to attend a local youth group, and as a teenager he was introduced to Jesus for the first time. In the years to follow, it was the work of God through others that brought Zach to a saving faith in Christ, whic...

Studying Scripture has deeply impacted the way Bethany Jensen lives her life. After coming to saving faith in Just as a young adult, her hunger for the Word of God increased, and she started digging deeper into Scripture. Her story is full of wisdom about why to study the Bible, how to study the Bible, and why the importance of community and accountability is so important.

As a young boy growing up in a dysfunctional home, Jim Lines knew nothing about Jesus. It wasn’t until he met a loving, middle-aged couple, who were compassionate enough to take him under their wings and take him to church, that Jim truly understood the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Today, Jim shares with us his testimony and invites us to ask ourselves how Christ’s love compels us to live intenti...

John Frye, Calvary’s Pastor of Worship & Care, is joining us today to tell his story of how Jesus brought him from death to life, and how his journey into music ministry began! Over the last 30 years, John’s role at Calvary has shifted, but his influence remains significant as he continues to pour into the lives of people and seeks to make music for the glory of God.

Dennis Lien began attending Calvary Church as a middle school student, and now, as a college student, he serves both in facilities and in Student Ministries. God pursued Dennis' heart as a child, and worked in his life through the intentionality of others to guide him to a saving faith in Jesus. What an encouragement for us to catch a glimpse of the work that God is doing in the lives of students...

Michael & Nicole Gilchrist join us today to tell their story of how God led them to pursue church planting in New Hampshire. Michael has been on staff at Calvary for the last 13 years, and currently serves as Pastor of Community Impact, and we are excited that we get to be a part of his transition from Global Ministries staff to Global Partner. God has worked in big ways to bring Michael &...

The fingerprints of our staff are all over the ministry of Calvary Church – and some you may recognize more than others! But whether their work is front and center or behind the scenes, our hope for this series is that you’ll get to know our staff and hear stories of God at work that you may not have the opportunity to hear otherwise!  Today we are introducing you to our video content creator...

Valerie Stoltzfus has been a faithful attender of Calvary Church for over 40 years! She has learned the value of prayer through many years of serious health complications, and though the road has not been easy, God has always been faithful. Today she is sharing her story with us of how she came to believe every chapter is a gift and why it’s so important to pray in community. When in Doubt, Week 1

Adoption is a thread that has been woven all throughout Debbie & John Roche’s story. As they prayed for a family, God answered by taking them on a journey not once, but three times, to adopt from China. That journey was not always smooth sailing, but God continued to impress upon their hearts a burden to care for orphans, and they continued to seek His leading. Today, Debbie and John share jus...