Nomination forms for Elders and Deacons will be emailed to CBC Members this week. If we do not have your email address on file, the information will be mailed to you. Completed forms must be returned by Sunday, March 10, and can be dropped off at the Welcome Center, or Church Office or placed in Phil Smith’s box in the Mailroom. Please pray that godly men are nominated to serve as leaders in our church. Email Anna or call the church office if you do not receive the nomination information or have any questions.
SABBATICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
SABBATICAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Pastor Jeff has a long history of faithful service to the Lord and our congregation. After serving as a Global Partner for many years overseas, he has served on staff since 2007, most recently as our Senior Associate Pastor. We are honored and blessed to be able to allow him a three-month sabbatical beginning in February, in accordance with our sabbatical policy for Pastors. Pastor Jeff will use this time to rest and refresh – spiritually and physically; prepare for future equipping of the body in the Great Commission and Global Ministries; and make in-person visits with Global Partners and organizations. When Jeff returns from sabbatical in May, he will take on a part-time role as Associate Pastor of Global Ministries, allowing him to focus on our Global Partners and our ministries to the ends of the earth. During this time, please keep Pastor Jeff and Linda in your prayers, asking the Lord to continue to work in and through them.
YEAR-END-GIVING PROJECT
This year’s end-of-the-year giving project is “Global Ministries: From Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth”. This project will enable us to invest in three key areas of Global Ministry:
Facilitating needed upgrades in the CBC Mission House, which is the home that Calvary provides for Global Partners while they are in Kalamazoo;
Equipping our 2024 combined High School and Adult short-term construction team to Frontier School of the Bible with the building materials required, including replacement windows for one of the student dormitories; and
Providing additional resources to our Global Ministries Fund to assist our Global Partners with strategic needs.
To contribute to this fund, please note “Year End Giving Project” on your offering envelope, or if giving online select “other projects” and type in Year End Giving Project.
David Kaneversky has accepted the call
Praise the Lord, we are pleased to announce that David Kaneversky has accepted the call to be our Senior Associate Pastor. David will begin working part-time during the month of December with an anticipated transition to full-time during the month of January as he and his family relocate to Kalamazoo. Please be in prayer for their family.
Special Business Meeting
Congregational Vote
On Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 11:50a.m. following the second service we will have a Special Business Meeting for a vote to affirm the call of David Kaneversky as Senior Associate Pastor. All members should plan to be in attendance for this important decision in the life of our church body. Absentee ballots are available in the lobby at the Welcome Center and must be completed and submitted prior to the start of the meeting. Please remember that absentee ballots do not count towards a quorum.
Senior Associate Pastor Candidate Weekend
The Elder’s are pleased to announce that David Kaneversky and his family will be here for a candidate weekend beginning Oct. 6. He will be preaching at both morning services on Sunday, October 8, and will be available to answer questions from the congregation as part of the evening service that night.
Additionally, David will be speaking at a Special Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, October 7. See the bulletin to sign up. Registration closes Wednesday, Oct 4.
Please be in prayer for David and his family, as well as our church leadership and body, as we all seek the Lord’s will in this matter.
Save the Date
The Annual Congregational Meeting is June 25 at 6:00 p.m.
Please plan to attend this important meeting where the congregation will receive a Financial Report, be introduced to the Elder and Deacon candidates and Members will vote on those candidates. As stated in the Calvary Bible Church Bylaws, it’s the responsibility of the membership to affirm the appointment of the Elders and Deacons who provide oversite to the church.
Special Meeting Vote Results
final tally of ballots
Based on the final tally of ballots, we rejoice that all items passed by 97.5% or higher at the congregational meeting on March 19. The ballot items were making Dan Johnson the Associate Pastor of Member Care, Jim West the Associate Pastor of Disciple Making, and adopting Justin and Katie McCoy into our Global Partners Family.
Special Meeting Update
MARCH 19 AT 11:50 A.M.
Subsequent to the congregational presentations and the Special Business Meeting conducted on February 26, a Special Business Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at 11:50 a.m. following the 10:30 a.m. service. The purpose of the meeting will be votes to approve the call of Dan Johnson as Associate Pastor of Member Care and to approve the call of Jim West as Associate Pastor of Adult Disciple Making. The Elders are also recommending that Justin and Katie McCoy serving with the Navigators be approved as Global Partners. All members should plan to be in attendance for this important decision in the life of our church body. Absentee ballots are available in the lobby at the Welcome Center. Please remember that absentee ballots do not count towards a quorum.