Our annual Thanksgiving Offering is an opportunity for the people of Calvary Church to give a one-time gift to support both global and local ministry efforts. Give online, in the lobby, or during our 10:00am Thanksgiving Day service. Simply designate your gift, “Thanksgiving Offering.”
Read more below about the ministries that will benefit from this year’s Thanksgiving Offering.
Colossians 3:17
Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Global Outreach: $80,000
Andrew & Stephanie Onguka
(SIM, Kenya) – $10,000
Funds will support the completion of a OneLife Africa building that will offer space for trainings, retreats, camps, and community meetings.
Joel & Rachel Shelley
(Word of Life, Philippines) – $10,000
Funds will help to upgrade or develop buildings at Seaside Camp in the Philippines.
Jiten & Rebecca
(Christar, South Asia) – $10,000
Funds will support continued construction on a multi-purpose building that will be used for community meetings, discipleship, and worship gatherings.
John & Janet Soden
(Training Leaders International, Minnesota) – $10,000
Funds will support a seminary in South Asia that trains pastors to plant churches.
Laura
(SEND, Lancaster) – $5,000
Funds will contribute to the Benevolence Fund of a community of believers ministering in Lancaster City to newcomers and refugees.
Don & Tabitha Nguyen
(World Team, Cambodia) – $5,000
Funds will help two Vietnamese workers become established in a remote village, where they will teach literacy and the Bible.
Brian & Jody Williams
(Crossworld, Lancaster) – $5,000
Funds will advance global preschool services, which contribute to outreach in a variety of ways.
Tony Vasquez
(Avant Ministries, Lancaster) – $5,000
Funds will support a training offered to the Venezuelan Church to help them build bridges to share the gospel.
Global Partner Gifts
$20,000
Funds will provide a modest Christmas gift for all our Global Partners.
Every gift is an investment in God’s work.
That’s why we partner with ministries that extend the gospel through evangelism, discipleship, and compassionate care for the vulnerable—right here and around the globe.
Local Outreach: $95,000
Children, Teens, & Young Adults
$21,000
Funds will reach and disciple the next generation in our local community. Children and students are being served and shaped by the gospel through Calvary Preschool, Brownstown Bible Club, Lititz Bible Club, Bible2School, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Immerse International, and Teen Haven.
Family Services
$21,000
Funds will support families in crisis and challenging circumstances with help and hope through the ministries of Handi*Vangelism, Joni & Friends, Keystone Family Alliance, Align Life Ministries, and Embracing Brokenness.
Local Community Outreach
$26,000
Funds will support gospel transformation by providing training, care, and material assistance through the ministries of Water Street Mission, North Star Initiative, Love INC, and Piercing Word.
Emergency & Disaster Relief
$17,000
Funds will allow Calvary Church to respond quickly to urgent needs in our community and beyond.
Calvary Staff Christmas Gifts
$10,000
Funds will provide a modest Christmas gift for all the Calvary staff who serve and equip us throughout the year.
Our gratitude to God overflows into generosity!
Any funds exceeding the $175,000 goal will be allocated to our Benevolent and Global Ministry funds.