Welcome to Calvary
Los Banos is a community of about 30,000 located on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and San Jose. Many commuters to the surrounding cities locate their families here and make the drive to work every day.
You can contact our office at 826-3682 or worship with us on Sundays at 8:30am or 11am. You can also contact us by email at cbclosbanos@sbcglobal.net.
What Makes Us Special
At Calvary Baptist Church you'll find people committed to Christ and His teachings. Calvary helps people realize how special life is and how the Bible gives encouragement to be all we can be. In a relatively relaxed and informal atmosphere, Calvary's stated goal is to share the Good News of Jesus one person at a time. And through our missions giving program, Calvary maintains an active role in national and international missions.
Meet Our Beloved Pastor
Janet, Married Since 1976
Las Vegas, NV
Fresno, CA
Pastor's Blog Site:
- http://www.nogan.blogspot.com His writings and Biblical research
Here we find Pastor Ogan at a Church picnic held at the Forebay.
Good fellowship, good food, good Pastor.
Weekly Schedule
8:30 am: First Service (with Nursery Care in Room 3)
9:45 am Christian Education (with Nursery Care in Room 3, Adult Education in the Sanctuary and Sunday School Classes for ages Preschool through Youth)
11:00 am: Second Service (with Nursery Care in Room 3)
Grades K through 6th join the adults in the Sanctuary for the singing time before going to Children's Church which is in Room 2 for K-2nd grades and Bldg C for 3rd-6th.
12:15 pm: Spanish Church Service (in the Sanctuary)
6:00 pm: Adult Bible Study with Pastor Nathan (in Bldg A)
Wednesdays
6:30 pm: Adult Bible Study with Pastor Nathan (in Bldg A)
To view all our other Bible Studies & Church Events, click: Monthly Calendar
Note: After opening the calendar, you may need to click on the Month tab so you can see the monthly view of events available. Please be sure to express your appreciation to the person providing any event that you enjoyed or benefited from. It will be such an encouragement!
Our Youth Calendar
Weekly Youth Sunday School 9:45-10:45 am (Bldg C)
Youth Night 2nd & 4th Fridays 7-9pm (Bldg C)
Our Sunday School and Kids Club Leaders
Listed below are the key leaders who serve in the Sunday School, Children's Church, AWANA Kids Club and Youth Depts. Why not take time to express appreciation to your child's leaders? We owe so much to them all! Children's Director:
Carmen Borelli
Youth Director:
Brian Rhein
Sundays 8:30 am ChildCare during 1st Service:
Carmen Borelli
9:45 am Sunday School Teachers:
Nursery
Up to 3 year olds
(Room 3)
Monica Soeller
Preschool
3 year olds to Kindergarten
(Room 5)
Merriann White
Becky Gauna
1st-2nd Grade
(Bldg B)
Holli Iriarte
Janette Gauna
3rd-4th Grade
(Bldg B)
Tina Fontes
Jo Ann Rhein
5th-6th Grade
(Bldg B)
Marilyn Fontes
Jessica Phillips
Kadie Carter
Substitute Teachers
for our Children's Dept.
Eddie & Carmen Borelli
Youth
(Bldg C)
Cherina & Brian Rhein
Vanessa & Shane Rogers
Sundays 11:00 am Lirios del Valle's Spanish Adult Sunday School:
Spanish Adults
(Bldg B)
Alicia Frugoli
Sundays 11:00 am ChildCare during 2nd Service:
Nursery/Preschool
(Room 3)
Kadie Carter
(School-age Children worship in Sanctuary until singing is over, then are dismissed to go to their classroom as follows)
K-2nd Grade
(Room 2)
Cherina Rhein
3rd-6th Grade
(Bldg C)
Until September:
Shannon & John Nugent
Jamie Haug
Jamie Haug
AWANA Commander
Helena Yates
Director of Cubbies (PreK)
Mike Haug
Director of
John Nugent
Secretary of T&T (3rd - 6th)
Shannon Nugent
Director of Trek (7th - 8th)
Our Leadership Team
Note: due to holidays, meeting dates may be changed. Please call the church office to confirm: 826-3682.
Board of Lay Ministers
* Mike Nordgreen, Minister of Fellowship since 1999
* Vanessa Rogers, Minister of Worship since 2009
* Janet Ogan, Minister of Music since 2003
* Carmen Borelli, Minister of Discipleship since 2005
* Miguel Collis, Minister of Evangelism since 2008
* Oscar Flores, Minister of Service since 2006
* Elias Andrada, Minister of Lirios del Valle since 2002
Board of Directors
* Steve Chedester, Chairman (On Board of Directors since 1999)
* Shannon Nugent, Secretary (On Board of Directors since 2003)
* Mike Haug, Administrator (On Board of Directors since 2002)
* Rick Howard, Safety (On Board of Directors since 2002)
* Tony Gauna, Personnel (On Board of Directors since 2005)
* Nathan Ogan, Pastor (On Board of Directors since 1999)
Board of Trustees
(Trustees serve for 36 months from Jan. 1 of their 1st year to Dec. 31 of their 3rd year)
* Eddie Borelli, since Jan. 2007
* Carole Conger, since Jan. 2007
* Ladislao Arredondo, since Jan. 2008
* Amy Belasco, since Jan. 2008
* Holli Iriarte, since Jan. 2008
What We Wholeheartedly Believe
The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is the focus of divine revelation.
God
There is one and only one living and true God. God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Man
Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image. By his free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race.
Salvation
Salvation is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
The Church
A New Testament church is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers. Each congregation operates under the Lordship of Christ through democratic processes. In such a congregation each member is responsible and accountable to Christ as Lord.
Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It symbolizes the believer's faith in a risen Savior, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to newness of life in Christ Jesus. The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act whereby the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer.
Evangelism and Missions
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations.
Stewardship
Christians are under obligation to serve God with their time, talents, and material possessions. Christians should contribute of their means cheerfully, regularly, proportionately, and liberally for the advancement of the Redeemer's cause on earth.
Social Order
Christians should oppose racism, every form of greed, selfishness, and vice, and all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, and pornography. Christians should provide for the orphaned, the needy, the abused, the aged, the helpless, and the sick, and contend for the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death.
Religious Liberty
Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends. Civil government is ordained of God.
The Family
God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption.
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God's image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people.
Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God's pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents.
Guidelines for Communion
Calvary Baptist Church welcomes all people to attend both regular Worship Services and for believers to participate in our monthly observance of the Lord’s Supper. We practice what is known as closed communion, meaning that in keeping with the practice of historic orthodox Christianity and based upon considerations listed below, participation in the ordinance of The Lord's Supper is limited, and not open to all.We welcome to the Lord's Table:
- Those who are truly repentant of their sins, who demonstrate their forgiveness by forgiving others as they have been forgiven, and who pledge to discipline their lives with the aid of the Holy Spirit through worship, the study of God's Word, and service borne from a grateful heart
- Those who truly believe in Christ, relying solely on Him as their Savior from sin; “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
- Those who have publicly professed their faith by believer’s baptism; “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Romans 10:10
- Those who are of the age of individual accountability who are able to examine themselves regarding the above considerations. “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23-24
Calvary observes Communion every first Sunday of each month.
Baptist Associations
Central Valley Baptist Association
2831 N Berkeley Ave.
Website: http://www.centralvalleyassociation.com
California Southern Baptist Convention
Tel: (615) 224-2355
For websites related to national and international missions outreach, click:
SBC Missions Work
See our Multimedia post for links to their free online multimedia gospel presentations
available to send via email to your unsaved family and friends.
Uplifting Flash Movies and More
One of our more technologically advanced missions agencies, the North American Missions Board (NAMB), has produced several online videos and flash animations in cooperation with the American Tract Society (ATS), to help in sharing the Good News via email through the internet. To take advantage of these and many other wonderful tools for touching the lives of those you love, go to CyberTracts.net. NAMB has also created animated presentations for kids at kidzplace.org.
Other ministries have also seen the value of online multimedia productions and you may want to check out their presentations as well. I’ve listed many of them for you below. Click Here for a list of the most popular ones. If anyone has come across any other ones, please let me know by sending the video's link to: John Nugent.
Many of these videos require a Flash Player to view. Most computers come equipped with a player, but if yours does not, you can download one free by clicking:
DaySpring Inspirational Christian Movies – Like Dayspring's inspiring e-cards, these little movies can be sent as personalized emails right from their site.
FaithFlashes - Inspiring 2-minute mp4 videos combining scripture with beautiful video and captivating music to inspire you and strengthen your walk with God. Note: If your computer doesn't have an mp4 player such as Windows MediaPlayer and a high-speed (broadband) internet connection, you can instead view the videos from TwoMinutesWithGod.com.
(FaithFlashes also offers inspiring PowerPoint Movie Presentations with beautiful photography, music and Scriptures which can be viewed online without a player).
1-888-Need-Him has multimedia sections aimed at particular groups and offers two videos, one for adults and one for children.
Your Destiny Your Choice – Watch an unusual and effective 25-minute Live Action Video designed to help you become the person you were meant to be. They also offer a Flash Cartoon Presentation that's life-changing and an entertaining e-book for new Christians (Note: The e-book is in PDF requiring you to download the Adobe Reader to access it. But most computers already come equipped with the Reader).
Investigating Faith with Lee Strobel – A highly informative, yet entertaining collection of short video clips for believers as well as seekers. Clearly explains what Christians believe and why. (Lee Strobel is a former atheist, who is now a believer whose goal in life is to help others see that God is real and the Bible is true.)
iQuestions.com - Video clips from popular Christian leaders answering the questions most often asked about parenting, marriage, overcoming temptation, careers, church life, etc.
GodSpeaks Billboards - Slogans from actual billboards "from God" designed to entertain and inspire. Click on Talking Billboard to hear how you can have a personal relationship with God. Not sure it's all true? Click on Who is God? for audio answers to the most common questions people ask about the Christian faith. You can also click Changed Lives to read or listen to the stories of how God made a difference in the lives of people just like you.
Power to Change – Campus Crusade Canada's video testimonies at MenTodayOnline.com.
Interview with Jesus – a beautiful presentation. For more like it, click here.
Who’s Jesus – a unique and creative site from the Australian arm of Back To the Bible International ministry.
Yours for Life - Ron Hutchcraft Ministries' illustrated gospel message.
The Four Spiritual Laws - Animated version of the well-known witnessing booklet from Campus Crusade for Christ. Now also available in a new title called "Would You Like To Know God Personally?".
Kids Talk About God - View real kids spontaneously sharing their views about God and family.
The Story of Jesus for Children - Children of all ages and languages will enjoy this captivating retelling of the true story of Jesus from a child's perspective. This 62-minute video introduces children to the life of Jesus of Nazareth, giving them a chance to see and hear the whole story of Jesus at once! The video answers questions in clear and concrete terms, provides fast action, and ends with an invitation by a child to children, to choose to invite Jesus into their lives.
Features scenes from the full-length Jesus Film by InspirationalFilms.com. (Note: The videos require Real Player to view. For a free download click here.)
Survey of the Scriptures - An audio-visual presentation of the Bible given in ten 15-20 minute segments with optional review questions. From Moody Bible Institute and UB David & I'll B Jonathan.
Timely Topics for Teens - Flash animated lessons for teens with optional review questions. Also available in Spanish. From The Mailbox Club and UB David & I'll B Jonathan.
A Country Called Heaven - More lessons for Youth (or Adults) from The Mailbox Club and UB David & I'll B Jonathan. Lessons 2-15 provide a flash animation option.
Eden Communications View Full-Length Motion Pictures on Science and the Bible, along with Gospel Flash and Video Clips.
Local Christian Radio for Los Banos, CA
FM 88.3 KLVN (K-Love Music)
FM 89.1 KYCC (Music & Programs)
FM 89.7 KARM (Music & Programs)
FM 90.1, 90.7 KAWZ (Christian Programs & some Praise Music)
FM 91.1 KLVY (K-Love Music)
FM 99.9 KCIV (Christian Programs)
FM 101.5 KAMB (Music & a few Programs)
Note: Stations above in Bold print come in the clearest.
The others require a stronger radio.
Stations promoting too many unbiblical teachings were omitted.
But use discernment with even these good stations.
"Test all things and hold fast to that which is good"
(1 Thessalonians 5:21)
http://www.TestAllThings.org
To find other stations, check out:
http://www.radio-locator.com
Special Site Features
Table of Contents
Welcome to Calvary
What Makes Us Special
Meet Our Beloved Pastor
Weekly Schedule
Our Youth Calendar
Our Sunday School, Youth and Kids Club Leaders
Our Leadership Team
What We Wholeheartedly Believe
Guidelines for Communion
Baptist Associations
Uplifting Flash Movies and More
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Below each article, there's also a link which reads “Click Here to View Above Message as a Single Post Linked with its own Address”. This gives you the option of sending just one article to someone, such as "Our Weekly Schedule". To do so, simply right-click the link and choose the option "Send Link". When the link to your article is opened, the recipient will see our website’s header and left sidebar, but the right side will show only the selected article. To see a preview before sending, just left-click that same link. Notice that when you do, the Address Bar displays the new address which you can copy and paste into your own email by using your right-mouse button or the Edit menu. Also, when you right-click any photo, you will see many more options for sharing it with others via email or even saving it to your computer. Thanks for spreading the word about Calvary!PS: Suggestions for improving this site (or any of its posts) may be sent to Our WebServant, John Nugent. Positive feedback is always welcome.
"Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them."
- Ephesians 4:29b (New Living Translation)
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