Mission

At the conclusion of His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ commissioned the church to spread the good news of the finished work of redemption. Concerning the eleven Apostles, who constituted the first church, Matthew 28:16,18-20 says, "Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them... And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." At Calvary Baptist Church we see our Lord's last command to His church as our primary "mission."