![]() ![]() A little over two years later, in September of 1962, he resigned. In July of 1960, Doug Baptisti agreed to fill the pulpit for the church as an interim pastor only, not wanting to commit to the permanent position of full-time pastor. But less than two years later he resigned. George Stannard accepted the call to be the second pastor of Calvary Bible Church. Currently, he is a Professor Emeritus of History and is still on staff at Westmont as its archivist. When he left Sunday morning attendance was averaging 100. Wilt resigned to accept a teaching position at Westmont College in California. Builders laid the foundation and framed the structure and church members worked together to complete the building. The building, a ranch-style structure, housed a small apartment in the east end for the Wilts and their three children and a sanctuary that could seat 170 in the remainder of the building (Sunday school rooms were located in the basement). Wilt got the idea from Christian Life magazine in a story about a church in Indiana). In August of 1956 the church purchased a plot of land on Flickinger Road and built a combination parsonage-church (Rev. That first year, 1955, saw ten people accept Christ as their Savior and an average Sunday morning attendance of forty-five. Wilt also started an annual Mission’s Conference that year, the first of its kind in the area. Dave and Beth Russell, missionaries to Bolivia, were also supported that year along with nine other missionaries and mission organizations, including Carol Baral, a charter member. In 1955, the first missionaries, Pete and May Stehfest, were supported at $35 a month. ![]() Carlton Kessler was the first Sunday School Superintendent.Īt the time Calvary was chartered there was not a strong evangelical presence in the Hanover area. Applications for charter membership were accepted from February 16 to April 1, and on April 6 eighteen charter members were approved by the first board of elders which consisted of Edgar Long, President Elmer Walker, Vice President Harry Rother, Secretary and Charles Boyer, Treasurer. On Februa special meeting of the congregation was called to approve the Constitution and By-laws-the church was officially chartered. When he arrived in the fall of 1954 he was welcomed by a group of about thirty-five. Wilt, a founder of the Christian School of York and instructor at the Lancaster School of the Bible, was widely known for his teaching ability and heart for missions. Paul Wilt, who was twenty-five years old at the time, was called as the first pastor. They also met on Wednesday nights for prayer meeting at the rented parsonage located on 7½ Mt. It was in the spirit of the Bible church movement that, in 1954, after breaking away from the Independent Fundamental Church of Hanover, several families began meeting for Sunday worship in the Grange Hall on John Street-they called themselves Calvary Bible Church. They became known as “fundamentalists.”Īfter World War II there was a movement to completely sever ties with denominational affiliations and form independent Bible churches that were grounded in the fundamentals of the Christian faith. In response to the liberalism movement, several denominational leaders assembled and began a movement to return to the teaching of the fundamentals of the Christian faith as found in the Word of God. ![]() ![]() In the 19 th century, European liberalism began making its way to America and slowly infiltrated denominational churches and seminaries. ![]()
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