Looking Back on Friend Day

Friend Day 2008 will be a day to be remembered at Calvary Baptist Church. My how the Lord blessed us as we worked to reach our community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I stood amazed as I watched our entire church family unify and strive-together to make this day a great success.

Leading up to Friend Day our church set aside 40 days of prayer and fasting for God's blessing on that special day. Preparations began with the designing of our Friend Day materials, assembling John and Romans, and then stuffing Friend Day packets to be handed out in the community. On the Saturday prior to friend day over 275 people went out in a drenching rain and reached over 5,450 homes with Friend Day invitations.

Friend Day began with a great expectation of God's blessing and we were not disappointed. We experienced a record attendance of 1,267 in the morning worship service and four precious souls trusted Christ as their Savior. We then had a wonderful homecoming meal under the tent. The evening was topped off with an Old Fashion Service under the big tent with Dr. Roger Baker the Pastor Emeritus of Calvary Baptist Church preaching.

I want to express my appreciation for our church staff and church family for their sacrificial labor of love. I especially want to thank our great Savior for giving the increase. To God be the glory great things he has done!

For the Harvest,
Pastor