General

Here at Calvary Community Church, we believe that people matter. We believe in uplifting our community and ensuring a better future for our community and the best way to do that is by providing for the youth. Our Senior Pastor Cecil Henry has a caring heart for the youth and believes that uplifting and bringing the youth of our community closer to God is part of our calling as a church. As a result, we have many programs and do many events geared towards the youth inside our church home and outside our church walls, as well. Events such as Adventure Week are events that we do every year to develop a knowledge of who God is in our youth. It is a summer vacation Bible school that is held one week every summer during the evenings and is geared towards elementary school and middle school kids. This is something that we as a church have done for many years now due to our compassion for the youth of the community. Other events include our Back To School event, where in 2017 we partnered with NYSUM (New York School of Urban Ministry) to give away over 200 backpacks to the community; Graduation Sunday where we highlight those in our church that are graduating or have graduated in the year. In addition to those, we have our weekly programs like our Junior Church that is held during our Sunday Services for the children to learn about God and who Jesus Christ is in a fun, yet educational way and B.L.A.Z.E Youth Ministry which is held every Friday night for the older youth to fellowship with each other under the guidance of our youth leader. God called us to serve just as Jesus Christ did. Therefore, we have and will continue to bridge the gap through service.

BROOKLYN, NY, OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams detailed more than $2 million in Fiscal Year (FY17) funds from Brooklyn Borough Hall to construct and preserve hundreds of affordable housing units across Brooklyn, highlighted by detailing the first projects that will break ground from his groundbreaking Faith-Based Development Initiative. He made the announcement outside Calvary Community Church in Crown Heights, a house of worship that will build more than 150 affordable units for low-income seniors and families, working in partnership with a regional non-profit providing supportive services and a local developer.

…$500,000 in funding was granted by Borough President Adams to be used for construction costs of Calvary Intergenerational, a 154-unit mixed-use affordable housing development in Crown Heights targeted to serve low-income seniors and families. To be built across two buildings located at 1485 St. Johns Place and 1575 and 1579 St. Johns Place, the project will include 11,000 square feet of ground -floor retail space and a 17,000 square-foot multi-use community facility to be operated by the Calvary Community Church.

Calvary Intergenerational will include 72 units set aside for low-income seniors between 27-47 percent of area median income (AMI) AND 81 units for families with incomes between 47-97 percent of AMI, plus one super’s unit. Selfhelp Community Services will provide on-site support and programming to senior residents with the mission of maintaining their independence; they will provide a broad range of engaging activities, classes, and health-related services, in addition to offering video and Internet technology in residential units to create an interactive experience that reduces social isolation, promotes wellness, and provides better access to community services.

“Long before there was a borough president named Adams or a mayor named de Blasio, there was a dream,” said Pastor Cecil Henry of Calvary Community Church. “Now that –the dream to minister not just to the spiritual needs, but also to the physical needs, of this community — can be reality.”

“Borough President Adams’ generous investment in this project will help ensure that, together with our partners, Selfhelp Community Services is able to develop a residence for service-enriched affordable living that enables our city’s seniors to live with independence and dignity,” said Stuart C. Kapla, chief executive officer of Selfhelp Community Services. “We look forward to serving the residents at Calvary Intergenerational in homes in that are attractive, safe, and affordable….

Pastor Gilford Monrose
Director, Faith-Based & Clergy Initiative
Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams

More than 200 volunteers pitched in today to help put a playground together in one day, despite drizzly skies….

Read more at Brooklyn News 12.