January - March 2025

 

Dear Friends, 

 

    We are entering the busiest time of the year for us here at Calvary Baptist Ministries. It is an exciting time as we prepare for our 2025 Camps and Retreats season. We are making all the necessary repairs and updates in our bunkhouses and around the property to host over 1,500 guests that will come through this year. 

 

    The City of Refuge men are a big help and blessing during this time of preparation. We are beginning to work on getting our tractors, mowers, weed eaters, and more serviced and ready for another summer of maintenance. A lot of work goes in to getting this entire property ready for a full summer.  Bro. Jerry McDonald, our founding pastor and director, used to say all the time, “this place spells WORK!” The City of Refuge men are able to be a help while they are here receiving help all at the same time. It almost seems as if that’s the way the Lord wanted the Christian life to work!!!

 

     We are preparing to go ahead and begin construction on the new cabins for Phase 2 of the City of Refuge program. I would like to say a special “thank you” to Bro. Paul Shearin and Independent Baptist Builders for committing to help us again on this project. They have helped us several other times on other building projects and have been a tremendous blessing to us over the years. We have raised about half of the $50,000 that we need to complete the first cabin. We have enough to get the building in the dry and then we will continue to finish it out as the Lord provides. Thank You again to those of you who have generously donated to this project. 

 

     We want to invite everyone to our annual May Camp Meeting coming up May 26th - 29th. We provide three meals each day starting Monday evening and free apartment/motel lodging for Sr. Pastors. We also have our bunkhouses available free of charge for anyone who would like to attend. It’s always a great week and each year we see the Lord move in a special way! We also have the privilege of hosting the Oklahoma Preachers Fellowship during the Camp Meeting on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Everyone is welcome to all of the services and if we can help in any way for you to come please let us know. 

 

     I want to thank you all once again for your prayers and sacrificial giving to Calvary Baptist Ministries. We do not take it lightly that we have churches and friends across the country standing with us. The battle seems to be getting hotter everyday, but God is still in control and we are going to keep trusting Him to provide for us and give us the strength to continue on. I pray that we can encourage you to do the same! 

 

 

In Christ,​