History of Our Church

In the earliest conception of this church, a few families began meeting in a home on Sage Avenue. Once they outgrew the house, they moved to a funeral home, in the building that is now Sue’s Health Foods, to continue their services. Yucaipa First Baptist Church sent an interim pastor to lead the services and became the mother church to this new congregation.

Under an interim pastor, 17 families became charter members of Calvary Baptist Church. They called Robert A. Jones to be the first permanent pastor, and he preached his first sermon on June 14, 1964. Later that year, ten acres of land were purchased on Crestview Drive, and construction of the church began after a ground-breaking ceremony on November 1, 1964.

The main building of Calvary Baptist Church was completed in early June and dedicated on June 18, 1965.

Pastor David Innes accepted the call to become the second pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.

Ground-breaking ceremonies were held for the Multi-Purpose Educational Unit on May 7, and the building was dedicated on September 8, 1972.

Calvary Christian School began September 1975 with grades 1st-8th.

Max Weniger accepted the pastorate and assumed the ministry on July 14.

Calvary Baptist Church School added grades 9-12.

Brad Weniger became pastor of Calvary Baptist.

Ben Davis accepted the pastorate.

Rob Watkins accepted the call to become pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.

 

After 23 years of ministry at Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Rob Watkins announced his resignation at Calvary Baptist Church to assume an itinerant ministry. The church voted on April 6 to call Casey Kuhlman as pastor. He began the ministry at Calvary Baptist Church on June 26, 2016.