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First Time Guest
We're so excited to meet you and we hope that we served you with great hospitality and impressed upon you an atmosphere that will bring you back another time and made you feel like you were right at home. We are Mount Calvary United Church of Christ. A loving church that is "On THE MOVE FOR GOD, THAT WE MAY ALL BE ONE!" If we can be of any assistance in your spiritual needs, we are here to help you on your journey. We are "A Real Church, For Real People, Real Talk".
My Next Step
I believe the Lord has call me to Mount Calvary. What do I do next? If that is how you feel and you have said that I have been coming here and I love this atmosphere that you sense that this is a good place to put seed in the ground. If you are saying I sense the presence of the Lord calling me and my family to help in this ministry. Then we are so excited for you and what the Lord is doing and going to do in your life. We are a church with 128 years in ministry and we are here with open arms to carry you to your next steps in your spiritual journey. Let's Go! We're on the move!
Baptisms
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2nd Corinthians 5:17 KJV).” You been trying to figure out what is this that have been feeling. That nudge as if someone is tapping you on the shoulder. No need to worry or be afraid because here at MOUNT CALVARY we understand that Water Baptism can be an awkward expression on the outside that expressing that I'm taking a step based off of what I'm feeling on the inside.
Prayer/Sick & shut-in
Life can be tough, but you don’t have to go through it alone. We want to help. Whatever you’re facing, we know that the first step to getting past whatever is holding you back is to reach out and talk to someone. What if the answer you need is one conversation away? Though our prayers do not change God's mind, He ordains prayer as a means to accomplish His will. We can be confident that prayer does change things—including our own hearts. ... R.C. Sproul argues that prayer has a vital place in the life of the Christian and calls us to come before God's presence with joy and hope.
Infant Dedications
Would you like to have your baby dedicated? Dedications for infants 18 months or younger, are scheduled with consultation with the Senior Pastor of Mount Calvary United Church of Christ. Contact the church office to schedule a dedication. Parents are asked to review and sign the dedication policy prior to scheduling the dedication. Godparents and/or family members may stand with the family during the dedication. The parents are presented with a certificate signed by the Senior Pastor after the dedication is completed.
Rent Our Space
Can a church rent out there space? Yes, We are here to help!
In 1 Chronicles, Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request (4:10).
If you are interested in renting out our facilities, We are here to assist you with your future events and endeavors.
Our HISTORY
MC UCC
Mount Calvary United Church of Christ was founded in 1893 when a small band of Christians came together with the desire to worship their Lord and Savior. The church was called Mount Calvary Christian Church. It began in a little three-room house in a poverty-stricken community. After using the small house for a number of years and seeing the membership grow, the group moved to a new wooden structure until 1945 when it was destroyed by fire. With the misfortune of the fire, it afforded the congregation the opportunity to build a new brick church. Later the name of the church was changed to Mount Calvary Congregational Christian Church. In 1963, the congregation voted to merge with the United Church of Christ, due to demands from the Redevelopment Commission, the church and the residents of the community relocated to an area located by the Search Committee which had been appointed by the church. With limited funds and a whole lot of faith, the area chosen was purchased and today the church remains at 1715 Athens Avenue.
Mount Calvary has had four previous pastors: Rev. N. E. Higgs, Rev. J. W. Matthews and Rev. Robert L. Monroe. Our late pastor, Rev. Dr. Josiah Cecil Cheek, was called to Mount Calvary in January 1970 and installed in May 1970. Under his leadership and to the glory of God, we entered a new worship center in December 2000. It is attached to the former sanctuary, which was renamed the J.C. Cheek Art And Education Building. Dr. Cheek went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 24, 2013. He served the MCUCC Family and the Durham community for almost 44 years!
On Sunday, March 31, 2019, the church family voted and selected the Reverend Raymond Scott Watkins to be our next Senior Pastor! He, his wife Lakecia and daughter Rhea joined the membership on April 7, 2019, and oldest daughter Brittany in obedience to the Lord joined on December 13, 2020. Rev. Watkins preached his first sermon as our pastor on April 28, 2019. We look forward to a long and fruitful union with our new Senior Pastor, First Lady and daughter, with the help of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
130 YEARS in Ministry
John 8:31-32 KJV
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
When some of the Jews started to believe in the Lord, he encouraged them to follow HIS gospel and in some way trying to tell them not to deviate from HIS teachings and they would be as his disciples, knowing the truth which would give them freedom - freedom from the bondage of what closed some of their minds to Jesus and were without understanding. If we believe in Christ, then believe in his teachings and don’t let anything or anyone make you believe that the word of God is not the truth. The word tells us that “ALL scriptures were given by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.” If God wanted something to be in there, it wouldn't have been left out. If the Bible we read today was not the truth, do you really think it would still exist today? If you believe that the Bible we read is not the truth, then somewhere in your walk you have deviated from the gospel and fell into someone else’s teachings, making you a disciple of them and not of the Lord. BE CAREFUL of FALSE teachings. Stick to the word. Have a blessed day!
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