Calvary Chapel Staten Island

We are a non-denominational and unaffiliated church dedicated to being the hands and feet of Jesus in our local community and in New York City at large. Also see our Facebook page for more details about events and what we are doing to advance God's Kingdom and the Gospel. We are NOT an idle church! Facebook page @calvarychapelsi Our History: Calvary Chapel was founded in the Fall of 1984 by Church Planter Lewis Nelms and his family. Its first services were held in the Banquet Hall of the South Shore Country Club. A little over a year later, a second church was formed on Sunday evenings on the north shore of Staten Island. Shortly thereafter, the two churches were brought together under one roof at Wagner College where the church rented space for six years. After over six years of successful ministry, in December of 1989, Pastor Nelms was led to leave to work with a missions organization. Pastor Dave Watson and his family began their tenure at Calvary Chapel in January of 1990. Pastor Watson continues to pastor Calvary today. On May 20, 1998, God miraculously provided Calvary Chapel with its own church facility and it continues to serve the Staten Island community there today. From the start, Calvary has maintained some very special characteristics. It has maintained and emphasized a strong Bible teaching and fervent evangelism. Additionally, it has become known for its warmth and friendliness, its ethnic diversity (currently people from over 20 different nations make up our church family!), and its love and community. Our Beliefs: 1. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, supernaturally inspired and inerrant in all its parts in the original manuscripts. As such, it is the divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life. 2. We believe that the Godhead exists eternally in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and that these three are one God, co-equal and co-existent. 3. We believe that God, by …