Bible Teaching, instruction, and practical application provide the foundation for all ministries originating from Calvary Temple.
Our weekly services afford essential opportunities every believer needs to grow in the Lord.
Praise and Worship is an integral part of weekly services. Our music ministry features an ensemble band and choir in a contemporary setting.
Corporate Prayer precedes weekly services. Access to the sanctuary for prayer is also available during the evenings daily. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are times prioritized specifically for the prayer of needs in the fellowship.
Children’s Ministry is a collective responsibility the church participates in as a body. Services for children include prayer, praise and worship, and Bible study.
Nursery and Toddler care is provided during all services and corporate prayer times.
Discipleship Training is the scholastic component of the training of children. This education includes spiritual, academic, and sports curricula. Each child is required to diligently participate in all aspects.
Instructors include: Pastors, Teachers, and a multitude of volunteers who give of their time and talents.
Youth Group is a weekly extension of discipleship training that includes grades 7-12. Teaching and activities are used to further reinforce and apply principles learned in Discipleship Training.
Young Adults is a casual weekly opportunity for young men and women to gather to fellowship and build character through times of fellowship and activities.
Home Fellowship Groups are sub-groupings within the church. Each group meets monthly. These meetings are casual and are hosted by a member within the group.
These smaller meetings provide a more intimate setting for fellowship. Deacons oversee these groups, and ensure that needs are properly represented to the pastoral staff.
Men’s Breakfast is a monthly meeting for breakfast and fellowship. The Breakfast is followed by a time of review of recent teaching.
The review provides clarification to the men, and serves as an opportunity for men to ask practical questions directly to the pastoral staff.
Single Minded Saints is an avenue of fellowship provided to cater to older single and married adults alike who wish to gather and fellowship. Single Minded Saints hold a monthly breakfast and participate in various organized activities.
The Elderly Outreach ministers weekly in several local elderly care facilities, with both adults and children involved in regular ministry and participation.
The Prison Outreach reaches out to prison facilities throughout the state. Ministry includes: travel of teams to the facilities, Bible studies and teaching of inmates, correspondence with inmates, and logistical arrangements with prison staff.
The Detention Center Outreach, much like the Prison Outreach, reaches several youth correctional facilities on a weekly basis.
Outreach is conducted by men and women alike. Facilities include male, female, and mixed environments.
The Spanish Outreach targets the DC-metro area’s large Spanish-speaking segment. Sword of the Spirit teaching is now being translated live during services for non-English speaking Spanish members and guests.
The Africa Outreach is the fruit of Calvary Temple’s seed of missions sown in Africa several years ago. The result has yielded the birth of several churches, pastors, and souls for the Lord.
In order to provide additional care and headship, several “home church” pastors have been called to Africa and invested their lives in becoming full-time missionaries.
Large missions teams are sent yearly to lend assistance to the ministry, outreach, and instruction of churches throughout Africa.
Finish the Race is an automotive outreach birthed by Pastor Scott and his family. The ministry includes car shows, car races, and chapel services.
Finish the Race has toured the country and achieved national recognition in various shows and races. Visit the Finish the Race website for further details.
Media Ministry
Audio Teachings have been part of the ministry almost since its inception. Volunteers and staff convert teachings to audio media (CDs and audio data files) and send them to subscribers all over the world.
The Book Ministry features some of Pastor Scott’s most imperative series of teachings. The books are prepared by volunteers and staff in-house and distributed worldwide.
Transcription is an invaluable ministry provided by volunteers who convert audio teachings to printed form. The transcriptions provide the content for newsletters and web content.
The Website has been made available to conveniently provide members and visitors alike, all of the teaching media resources available from Sword of the Spirit Ministries.