1928
February 5 - Joint Sunday morning business meeting of Provident Heights and Brook Avenue Baptist churches to formally consolidate the two churches into one, taking the name of Calvary Baptist Church; two-week revival begins; 1000 members
February 6 - Women’s Auxiliaries meet and merge
April 1 - A. J. Holt of Mart called to be pastor of newly formed church; first pulpit committee had 19 members
November - Church budget for 1929 is $19,985.00
1930
December - Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal is $250
1931
April – 874 in Sunday School for pastor’s 3rd anniversary
1935
June - New plan of giving—tithing— presented to membership for 3-month trial (“Tithe Plan is being implemented by Baptists throughout the South”)
1937
June - New, two-story brick educational building built (now bldg. B); auditorium remodeled; baptistry moved from in floor to above choir area
October - Deacons begin visiting church members who are “negligent” in church attendance
1940
September – Angel Martinez leads 8-day Young People’s Revival
November - Fluorescent lights installed in auditorium
1941
May - Wednesday night supper - 10¢ a plate
September – Boiler converted from coal to gas
1942
September - Church buys $1000 War Bond
1943
November – Service flag purchased honoring those in military service
1944
May – Calvary’s monthly wartime allotment of sugar is 15 lbs; coffee 12 lbs.
1946
September - Church runs buses to Baylor to pickup students on Sunday
1947
New nursery building open house; called Babyland; 1st separate nursery in Central Texas
1948
March - Auditorium air conditioned [1st in Waco]
June – Baptist Standard sent to every home in the church
1950
December - Mission giving to all causes totals 41% of 1950 budget
1952
January - $37,000 given in tub offering for new sanctuary
November – Church borrows $100,000 for new auditorium
December 14 – Groundbreaking for new sanctuary
1953
May - Deacons meeting canceled for evening of the 11th due to tornado in downtown Waco
May – Pipe organ approved for new sanctuary for $35,000
December – Church budget for 1954 of $100,000 approved
1954
Jan 24 - First worship service in new sanctuary; this building remodeled three times since then
December – First New Year’s Eve Watchnight service in new Fellowship Hall
1955
March - All educational buildings air conditioned
1957
May – New 24’x40’ auditorium started for Calvary’s East Waco Mission
1958
July - Nursery added to and air conditioned
May 31 – Dr. A. J. Holt retires as pastor after 30 years
1959
January - Watson house and property at 1801 Bosque purchased for $30,000 for a youth center
March - 904 in Sunday School; 387 in Training Union
1960
April - Kyle M. Yates is interim pastor
June - Deacon of the Week plan implemented
1963
February – 1963 budget of $109,957 is oversubscribed with 803 pledge cards turned in; 445 sign as tithers
1964
October - Property Committee charged with looking into installing restrooms on main floor of the church; (actually happened in 1990)
December - 64 deacons at Calvary
1965
September - Fellowship Hall designated a fallout shelter
November 18 - First issue of The Calvary Tower published
1966
May - Daniel Vestal preaches youth-led revival services
1968
February - Bill Glass is speaker at Baptist Men’s breakfast
June - Church holds 3 Vacation Bible Schools in Laredo
1969
March – Pastor Emeritus Dr. A. J. Holt dies
1970
August – Spanish Sunday School and worship services begin; Herman Martinez is associate pastor
1971
October – Major remodeling voted on – nursery, sanctuary, adult class areas, and fellowship hall
1972
July – Dr. Bob Patterson called as interim pastor
1974
February - The Palermo Brothers and Evie Tornquist are in concert
May - Deacon-Family Ministry program implemented
May - 170 preschoolers and children participate in regular Wednesday Club Program activities
1975
June - Stained glass baptistry window dedicated
July – Joel Gregory leads Adult Vacation Bible School
1976
March – Electric chair lift installed to Fellowship Hall
1977
May – Sheldon Curry in concert
September - Top of tower split by lightening (cut stones replaced)
1978
February – Calvary celebrates its 50th anniversary
December - 1st “Hanging of the Green” service
1979
June – Church cook Ida Munson honored for 25 years of service to Calvary
November - 1st Waco “Singalong Messiah” at Calvary
November - Church adopts 1980 budget of $250,000
1980
March - 400 youth attend Calvary Chapel service featuring praise group “Glad”
November 2 - 1450 in Sunday School for “Mighty Things Sunday” with Dale Evans
1981
October - Ann Kiemel leads seminars for women
November - Grant Teaff teaches Senior Adult SS
1982
June – 366 enrolled in all church VBS
August - Joel Gregory preaches as supply pastor
September - Kurt Kaiser in concert
1983
September – Tape ministry for Sunday morning worship begins
1984
June - All church mission trip to Brownsville and Matamoros for VBS (5 schools)
1985
February - Grant Teaff speaks at Men’s Prayer Breakfast
1986
March – Robert Sloan is speaker for Mid-Winter Bible Conference
September - $13,570.00 given to Mary Hill Davis Offering for State Missions
September - Twila Paris in concert; Neal Jeffrey leads in revival
1987
September - Billy Crockett in concert
1988
February – Calvary celebrates its 60th anniversary
December – 557 in Sunday School
1989
January - “Making All Things New” renovation plans voted on
January - 185 in College Sunday School
March - $578,000 pledged for “Making All Things New”
May – Tower hit by lightening; chapel organ damaged by water
1990
May - Calvary receives Keep Waco Beautiful award for landscaping in “Making All Things New” campaign
May – Newly designed cross logo makes first appearance on worship bulletin
July – Dr. Winfred Moore called as interim pastor
August – Denominational Affairs Committee appointed to evaluate Calvary’s financial relationship with the SBC
October - Calvary members build Habitat for Humanity house in 2 weeks
October - Church honors Ervin Warren for 50 years as church organist
1991
August - Lightning strikes the tower; sanctuary roof and balcony and main floor damaged
September – Church invites Dr. Herbert Reynolds to address all Waco Baptists concerning Baylor, the BGCT, and broader Baptist issues
December - Lightning again strikes tower sending portions of it through the sanctuary ceiling
1992
March – “Foundation for the Future” campaign kicks off to retire $240,006 in debt
June - “Run for the Border” all church mission trip to Mexico
November – Long Range Masterplan Committee presents 5-year goals for Calvary
December - Foundation for the Future pledges for debt retirement reach $240,000
December - Giving to the budget for the month is $51,844
1993
April - Spanish Mission officially established again
October - 463 in Sunday School for high attendance Sunday
August – Worship services held at downtown Hippodrome Theater due to air conditioning unit explosion
October – Knape House renovated for youth activities
1994
May - Promise Keepers wake-up call rally meets at Calvary
Aug 28 - Church begins two morning worship services (8:15 and 10:50)
1995
April - Church returns to one morning worship service
May – Central air and heat added to Knape House
December - 1848 lbs. of food collected by Sunday School classes for Calvary food pantry
1996
January – Meals on Wheels at Calvary has served 4,446 meals since being formed in 1995
February – Missions Development Council formed
June - Youth dessert auction raises over $2200 for programs and activities
September - S.H.A.R.E. kicks off on Sunday evenings (service, home groups, alternatives, relationships, extras)
November - $23,676 given for “Prove the Lord” tithe offering
1997
June – Bill Treadwell hired to be facilitator of revisioning process
June - Mission trip to work in Appalachian Outreach
July – Brad Creed becomes interim pastor
September - Calvary adopts its new dream statement and begins revisioning process
1998
January - Church gets an e-mail address
March - Sunday evening worship only on 4th Sundays; discipleship groups meet on other Sundays
May - Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell called as 10th pastor of Calvary (begins Aug)
June - Revisioning Committee proposes changes in administrative structure of church
October - Daniel Vestal preaches
October - New look Calvary Tower produced
1999
March - Budget for 1999-2000 set at $526.000
March - James Dunn preaches in morning worship
July - Mission trip to Nava, Mexico
September - Sunday School revisioning takes place
December - Fran Porter retires as Minister to Senior Adults and Minister of Pastoral Care
2000
February – “What If” Sunday brings in $29,000 in offering
May – Church census/survey taken
June – 2nd Nava Mission Trip held
August – Calvary English Classes ministry begun
October – New members classes begin
2001
January – Update on Revisioning Plan presented; ministry team structure outlined
March – Beginning of church fiscal year changed to October 1; six-month budget adopted
June – Global Missions Offering for 2001-02 set at $19,000
2002
January – Demolition of the Activities Center and exterior work on Knape House approved
February - Randall Bradley called as part time minister of music
April - Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual adopted
September – First regular annual ministry conference held
2003
January – Phase II Renovation Plan presented and approved; includes Knape House renovations, asbestos abatement, landscaping, painting and carpeting, pagers, parking improvements, phone updates, and playground changes
May – Church by-laws approved
July – Creation of Build Team and Finance Team to begin planning for Phase III Renovation
2004
January – Volunteer position of ministry associate for neighborhood outreach created
May – Build Team makes presentation of preliminary master plan, renovations, and new construction
September – Child and youth protection policy for the church approved
2005
January – Church votes to renovate existing buildings, add new parking, and build new children’s building
January – RSI Church Services Group hired to create and conduct fund raising campaign; named Beyond Belief Campaign
May – $1.5 million pledged in Beyond Belief campaign
2006
January – North Waco Family and Community Ministries, Inc. created as a non-profit entity to allow outside groups to give and support a children’s education building; five-member board selected
September – Build Team presents plans for renovation and new construction
October – Knape House slated for demolition; new office complex to be built
November – CBF Global Missions goal for Calvary set at $3000
2007
February – Discernment Team and Prayer Team created to study and lead congregation in what it means to be a member of Calvary
May – Julie Pennington-Russell announces resignation
August – Hulitt Gloer elected as interim preacher
September – Wednesday night suppers resume after absence of several years
November – CBC Website Task Force created to redevelop church website
2008
January – Planning meeting for summer mission trip to Nava, Mexico
January – Annual Women’s Retreat
January – Celebrate Recovery program begins
February 10 – Calvary celebrates its 80th anniversary