Our History
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Our History
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 14:10 |
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Calvary Temple Church, a non-denominational full-gospel church, had it's beginning on August 7, 1958, in a renovated storeroom at 408 Seneca  Street. In 1963, a church building was purchased on the corner of Graff Street and Colbert Avenue. Calvary Temple Church was founded by Pastor and Mrs. Timothy E. Haag.
In 1992 the congregation of Calvary Temple Church purchased and moved to the old Christian and Missionary Alliance Church located at 14 Harriott Avenue. The dedication service was held Easter Sunday, 1992. In 1993, Pastors Rudy and Sue Rimer be came the second pastors of Calvary Temple Church.
December 5, 1995, the constitution and by-laws were ratified and the church was officially incorporated. In September 1996, Calvary Temple opened Calvary Temple Christian School which is currently closed.
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Our History
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 01:38 |
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 Volunteers from Calvary Temple Church recently discovered how to build a retaining wall with “volunteer-friendly” concrete interlocking block during a recent project that added curb appeal to church facilities.
Bill Knapp of Warren Full Gospel Church in Warren, PA, who had previous experience in using concrete interlocking block, led the group of volunteers. Volunteers included: Thomas Bills, Brian Doyle, Jeffrey Francis, Rick Hazlett, Craig Horn, Nathan Horn, Sharon Horn, Timothy Irwin, Rose McClellan, Stephanie Ralph, Rev. Rudy Rimer, Mike Summerville, and Jamie Weyand.
The project included removing unsightly shrubs, digging footers, building the retaining wall, and adding and leveling top soil.
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Our History
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 02 May 2009 01:53 |
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Throughout the latter half of the 19th century in the United States, Protestants from various backgrounds began to ask themselves why their churches did not seem to exhibit the same vibrant, faith-filled life as those in the New Testament. Many of these believers joined evangelical or Holiness churches, engaged in ardent prayer and personal sacrifice, and earnestly sought God. It was in this context that people began experiencing biblical spiritual gifts.
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Our History
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Written by Sue Rimer
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Saturday, 16 May 2009 01:18 |
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June 13, 2009, marks the 100th birthday of the Calvary Temple Church building. The First United Presbyterian Church (UPC) began its construction in 1908, and completed it in 1909. The cost of the church was $22,000 plus a few monetary and material (i.e. stone) donations.
Shirley Johann, a current member of Calvary Temple, remembers attending UPC Sunday School in this building when she was a child.
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Our History
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Written by Darley Lawrence
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Friday, 01 May 2009 12:50 |
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Chrissy Haag is the wife of the founding pastor, the late Tim Haag. We are blessed and honored to have the only one in attendance who was there when Calvary Temple Church came into existence. She serves on our Official Church Board, helps in the church visitation ministry, and ministers to many by making neces-sary phone contacts to those who are ill or unable to attend services. We love it when she shares about her early experiences at CTC. Here are a few she shared with us recently:
---When we first started services on Seneca Street my sons Tim and Jon played the piano and organ while I played guitar. Tim and Jon being fun loving young men started winking and blowing kisses at me. During one service a gentleman visitor saw the boy's antics and said to me, "I see you're having a good time with your orchestra." I replied, "Yes, and I don't know which one I love the best, they are my two sons." This fellow didn't believe me and promptly walked back to my husband Tim who told him the boys were my sons. The gentleman tried to apologize at once.
---One night while I was on the po-dium with Tim I covered my front teeth with some black gum. I turned to the congregation and smiled the biggest and prettiest smile that I could. Well they burst out laughing and Tim not knowing what had happened thought they were laughing at him. Then I turned to Tim and gave him a smile that only a wife can give to her husband. Seeing my blacked out teeth he said, "Now, I know who the trouble maker is."
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