OUR STORY AND PASTORS

Pastor Paul, his wife Karen, and daughter Kelly moved to New Jersey in 1985 to plant a new Assemblies of God church in Delran.  Working in cooperation with the New Jersey District Assemblies of God, they started Calvary Temple in October of that year.  Under their leadership the church has steadily grown numerically and spiritually.  The church began in a funeral home, moved from there to a school and finally to a mall before completing the first phase of  the building the church now calls home. In 2010 Calvary Temple became Calvary Church in order to clarify our identity as a christian fellowship.  Calvary Church is continuing to grow and serve the surrounding communities to make sure "no one is without Jesus."

Originally from Missouri, God called Paul Jackson to the east coast in 1985 to start a church in the Cinnaminson/Delran area. He has been married to his wife, Karen for 46 years.  They have one daughter, Kelly, and one grandson named Kross. Prior to coming to New Jersey,  Pastor Paul was a Youth Pastor in Oklahoma, led Youth and Music  in Albequerque, NM, worked with Youth Todedo in Ohio, and was a Senior Associate in Springfield, MO. He earned a Masters in Ministerial Leadership at Southeastern University. Pastor Paul is passionate about leading the church and seeing people come to Jesus. He loves spending time with his grandson and playing golf.

Pastor Dan was called to Calvary Church 7 years ago as our Student Ministries pastor and soon after transitioned to  Worship,  Production & Young Adults Pastor. Pastor Dan met his wife, Kyla here at Calvary Church. In 2014, and he led a brand new ministry called "Resonate" – a Young Adults ministry connecting more than 60 local churches in the area for worship and prayer. Pastor Dan is very passionate about seeing people come to Jesus, developing and discipling the next generation, and connecting with people from all over. Pastor Dan believes that at the end of a successful day, you should be 'wrung out' for Jesus.

Pastor Chris was called to serve as our Student Ministries pastor in 2018. He and his wife, Elaina, are passionate about seeing children and teens follow Jesus. Pastor Chris grew up in New York and is a big Giants fan. He and Elaina are grateful to be planted at Calvary and it brings them the most joy to serve the next generation of Jesus followers.