Easter 2021
Posted by Alan on March 23, 2021
Overcome.
Jesus has overcome sin, death, and the grave. Praise the Lord with us this Easter!
The choir is planning wonderful music to help us lift our hearts to the Lord in celebration. And Pastor Caleb Bowman will proclaim the power of the resurrection from Philippians 3.
Join us for regularly scheduled Adult Bible Communities and Calvary Kids Sunday School at 9:15 am.
The Morning Worship Service begins at 10:30 am and you are invited!
We have canceled our Evening service on Easter Sunday and are encouraging you to use that time to reach out to someone who needs Christ.
· Invite a neighbor or coworker to the service and to join you for dinner
· Have a neighbor over for dessert and coffee that evening
· Take a friend to dinner that afternoon or evening
Plan and pray now that God will work through this outreach!
Find the latest info on the Facebook Event page
Ladies Conference 2021
Posted by Alan on February 3, 2021
Come Join Us!
For a Ladies Conference at Calvary Baptist Church, in Derby on Friday evening April 16th and Saturday the 17th. Check in begins Friday evening at 6:00.
Special Speaker Gretchen Fant will be sharing refreshing lessons from Matthew 11. We will have a time for crafting, and a delicious catered lunch on Saturday.
The conference fee is $20 if you are registered by March 19th. Register here or on the form below. Please contact us with any questions, or for more information at office@cbcks.org, or by calling 316.788.0864
Be sure to follow the event page on Facebook for the latest updates.
Guest Speaker: Gretchen Fant
Gretchen grew up in a military home. She received her BA in French from the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC and her Master’s degree in Education from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.
She is a certified counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Gretchen serves in the counseling ministry of University Baptist Church in Clemson, SC, and is on the boards of Clemson Classical Academy and the Piedmont Women’s Center in Greenville, SC.
After pastoring for 21 years in Rock Hill, SC, the Fants moved to Easley, SC where they currently live. She and her husband Marsh have five children and eleven grandchildren.
20-30s event: Coffee and Games Night
Posted by Alan on January 26, 2021
Saturday February 27
7pm - 9pm
Church Buffet Room
Board Games and Coffee activity for the 20's and 30's group (anyone out of high school - age 39)
This free event will be on February 27th from 7pm-9pm at the church in the buffet room. We will be playing the games Paper Tales, Timeline, Dixit, and Paperback. If you don’t know these games don’t worry, they are easy to learn and a lot of fun to play. We will also have a steaming Coffee bar with scrumptious snacks to enjoy. No need to RSVP for this free activity just come and have fun with friends. Look forward to seeing you all there.
Winter Warm Up 2021
Posted by Alan on January 7, 2021
January 31, 2021
5:00 pm - Doors open
6:00 pm - Dinner
6:45 pm - Service
Signup at the table in the foyer beginning January 17
Bring one thing: bread, fixin's, or dessert
The Winter Warm Up event is an evening of fellowship, food, and worship in the church gym. At this all-church fellowship, we'll have games setup on the gym floor like Gaga Pit, 9 Square-in-the-Air, and ping-pong. Board games will be played in the Buffet Room. Come early at 5:00 to start playing.
At 6:00, we'll have dinner. The social committee will provide the soup and beverages. We ask that you bring one of the following: some bread, soup fixin's, or dessert. Gluten free options will be available.
At 6:45, we'll sing together and hear a message from God's word to encourage our hearts.
Stick around after the service for more games and fellowship.
Join us as we warm up and remember the good things the Lord has done!
Youth Bowling!
Posted by Alan on January 5, 2021
- Meet at the church
- Bring $5
Youth (6-12th Grade), save the date – January 23, 5:30-8:30.
We’re going to meet at the church for dinner and games!
Then we’ll head to Derby Bowl for a fun night of bowling. We’ll finish the evening back at
the church by 8:30!
Please bring $5 to cover the cost of bowling.
Sign up on the bulletin board by the church office or text Caleb (316-655-3148) to sign up!
Middle School Winter Party!
Posted by Alan on January 5, 2021
- At the Bowmans' house
- Sign up by text or on the bulletin board
There’s no school on the 18th... so let’s party!
All the Middle School students (6-8th grade) are invited to the Bowmans after church Sunday night, January 17.
We’ll have dinner and games and a great time hanging out!
Save the date, more details will be coming!
Sign up on the bulletin board by the church office or text Caleb (316-655-3148) to sign up!
Christmas Cantata 2020: The Silence and the Sound
Posted by Alan on December 8, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020
6:00 PM
The Silence and the Sound presented by the Calvary Baptist Church Choir
Have you wondered about Christmas this year? I mean really wondered?
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand.
Ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand.
The lines above come from a 5th century liturgy entitled Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent. The wonder of Christmas is usually described in lights, presents, and delightful treats, but these words call us to wonder at something else. The work of God for our salvation.
On December 20, the choir presents one of our favorite cantatas, The Silence and the Sound. An arrangement of Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent launches the cantata which then continues with songs both new and old including Sleeping Adonai, Unto Us, and Shout! Sing Hallelujah. Each song directs our attention to the wonder and purpose of Christmas.
This Christmas season take time to keep silence.
Stand in awe.
Ponder how Christ came.
Respond to Him.
The cantata will be livestreamed on our Youtube channel.
Christmas Photo Scavenger Hunt
Posted by Alan on November 20, 2020
December 12, 2020
5:00-8:00 pm
Youth (6-12th grade) come out Saturday, December 12 for the Christmas Photo Scavenger Hunt! This will be a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit! We’ll join teams and see who can get the best holiday photos in the time allowed! We’ll also have dinner and other games to finish out the night at church!
Sign up on the bulletin board by the church office or text Caleb (316-655-3148) to join in the fun!
Leaf Raking Service Activity 2020
Posted by Alan on October 23, 2020
November 21
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sign up on the bulletin board
Meet at the church
Bring a rake and work gloves
Youth (6th-12th grade) get your work gloves on and come ready to serve others by raking leaves! Meet at the church at 12 p.m. (eat lunch before you come!) We’ll be raking leaves until around 5 when we’ll go to the Clark’s in Rose Hill for dinner and fun!
We’ll be back to the church by 8:00 p.m.
To be part of this activity sign up on the bulletin board by the church office by Wednesday, November 18.
You will need:
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A rake
(If you need to borrow a rake contact Pastor Bowman) -
Work gloves
Questions? Contact Pastor Bowman: 655-3148 or bowman@cbcks.org
All In: Mission Conference 2020
Posted by Alan on September 23, 2020
October 9-11, 2020
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Friday, October 9
6:00 - Food for You and Your Crew Meal
This ministry is provided by the church to enable your family to make it to the services without worrying about meal prep or clean-up. There will be a basket for donations to help defray the cost. Sign up at the table in the foyer to take advantage of this ministry!
All In: Take the Next Step
If you’ve been around the church for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of the Great Commission. Go into all the world and preach the gospel. That’s a pretty hefty mission.
Perhaps it’s been a while since you considered what your part in this mission is. Or maybe you’re not sure you even need to be a part. (That’s what missionaries are for, after all) It’s so massive; someone else will probably have to do it.
Maybe you have been thinking about it and you would love to do something to bring the gospel to more people, but you’re not sure what to do next.
Maybe you’re active in your part of the mission, but getting bogged down.
At Mission Conference 2020 – All In, we’ll help you find your place, experience refreshment, and take the next step as we go All In for the Great Commission!
Paul Seger, General Director of Biblical Ministries Worldwide, joins us as the main speaker on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to preach and encourage us to take the next step to be all in.
Missionary guests include Jacquelyn Davis and a team from Children’s Bible Ministries, and Jesse and Tena Luper who serve Native American tribes.
On Friday and Saturday evening, we’ll have Food for You and Your Crew provided by the church at 6:00 before the service begins at 7:00. On Saturday afternoon, look forward to a hands-on activity as we fill care packages and write cards and notes to each of our missionary families.
Kids are welcome at the Kids’ Conference, hosted by the team from Children’s Bible Ministries. This mission-focused time will introduce kids to missionaries and help them engage in missions for themselves. Kids K-5th grade are encouraged to attend on Friday and Saturday evening, as well as during the Sunday School and Sunday Morning service. No Kids’ Conference on Sunday evening.
Sunday evening will feature a mission panel made up of our guest missionaries. They will be answering your questions! Submit your question by writing it out and placing it in the Q&A box in the foyer or by emailing office@cbcks.org and putting Missions Q&A in the subject line.
What's Your Next Step?
Give (Intentionally)
Designate additional funds to "missions" and special projects.
Pray (Specifically)
Subscribe to receive regular updates from missionaries.
Connect (Directly)
Contact and communicate personally with missionaries.
Reach (Personally)
Share the gospel with someone and lead them to follow Christ.

Paul has served as the General Director of Biblical Ministries Worldwide since 1994. He grew up in Nigeria where his parents served as missionaries for many years. After graduating from Appalachian Bible College and Faith Baptist Bible College, Paul served as assistant pastor at Community Baptist Church of Reidsville, North Carolina. The Segers began their missionary service with Biblical Ministries Worldwide in 1975.
Paul’s wife, Joan, also grew up on the mission field as her parents served in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Joan ministers to missionary ladies, missionary kids, and churches in the United States. The Segers have two children, Ryan and Joanna, and presently live in Atlanta, Georgia.
Prior to their current ministry, Paul and Joan served as missionary church planters for 17 years in South Africa. Their ministry focused upon the European population in that country. Together the Segers formed a team to plant churches, disciple new believers, and train leadership for the churches they established. They were involved in starting three churches and training pastors through the Church Ministries Institute.
The focus of the Seger’s ministry is one of giving visionary leadership to Biblical Ministries Worldwide while helping the international workers served by BMW succeed in their ministries. The Segers are committed to the strengthening of American churches and assisting them toward greater mobilization and effective service on the mission fields of the world.

Short weekly glimpses of how God is at work in North America to stir your worship and prayers
What is life like as a Native American? It has been said that Native Americans are one of the least-reached people groups in North America. Horrifically painful memories are still deeply embedded in the fabric of generations. Years after the Trail of Tears and the damaging effect of boarding school assimilation, the trauma cycle continues. Life on an Indian Reservation is often one of poverty, alcoholism, limited opportunities, and high suicide rates. One might find work at a chicken or lumber factory, or in living off of the land. Life is often lived in the moment, with little hope for the future. There is a lack of trust for the white man and it can take a long time to build trust.
If you were to sit down and talk to Jesse and Tena Luper about their years of living with and serving their Native American friends, you would get to sense a bit of the love in God’s eyes and heart for this least-reached people. Because of Jesse’s Delaware and Cherokee roots, they understand and have an informed, special compassion for their friends.
In 2008, after joining ABWE, the Lupers moved to Vancouver, British Colombia where they served among First Nations reservations for five years. Upon returning to the States, God led them to partner with Native American Bible Ministries and Academy in Oklahoma. Throughout the years, the Lord has allowed them to come alongside pastors in a mentoring role, train leaders, teach auto mechanics and financial management, fix up the NAMB Bible college, and recruit students. They understand what it is to live among their Native American community and make themselves available. They want to be there to meet people at their point of need, in crises when they want to talk, opening their home to listen and share.
Through ministry to Native Americans, God has given Jesse and Tena glimpses of what He is like.
They see His faithfulness when those who come to know Him are seeing that they can trust Him, and trust what He says.
When Tena sees her friends hurting so deeply, even if it is hurt from their own doing, she sees God’s heart of mercy and grace.
They see how our God is not helpless, though they can feel helpless seeing people in incredible pain and dysfunction all around them.
They have witnessed our God as the One who brings total transformation.
They have seen His heart for individuals, the Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to seek out the one.

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