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Calvin Church was formally organized as a congregation in the Christian Reformed Denomination in November of 1954. The church family was made up of 37 families, all of them recent immigrants from the Netherlands. Their first place of worship was the old West Flamborough Township Hall in Greensville. In 1956, the church called its first pastor, Reverend Adam Persenaire and, in 1958, the dream of their own church building was realized, complete with a wonderful 50-year-old pipe organ.
The congregation grew rapidly during the sixties, both from new families moving into the area and from internal expansion as children married and started their own families. Adaptation to the new culture was not without tension at times but, by he early seventies, services were conducted entirely in English as most families established themselves in the greater Hamilton area.
Continued growth led to overcrowding of the facilities so, in 1985, a “daughter” congregation named Calvary Christian Reformed Church was formed in Flamborough.
In 1998, the well-used education wing of the church was torn down and replaced with a beautiful new education facility and fellowship hall.
In 2004, the church celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Our current pastor, Rev. Paul VandenBrink, arrived in January of 2005.
Dundas Calvin continues to be a church that is firmly rooted in the Word and worships together faithfully. All of its members strive to be a witness of the saving grace of their Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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Wednesday February 22nd 2012
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Sun 12th Feb 2012
We will look at the destructive power of idolatry in Jacob's wives, particularly Rachel. However, as we study Genesis 29:31-30:24, we will also witness God's grace at work, beginning to repair in Rachel that which her idolatry had broken.
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Sun 5th Feb 2012
We will see how Jacob's need to be "blessed" continues to plague his life. In Rachel, the boy who nobody wanted hoped to finally satisfy the longing in his heart. However, it was his first wife Leah, the girl who nobody wanted, who finally experienced that very thing.
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Sun 5th Feb 2012
Lords Day 16. What does the Apostles' Creed mean when it says that Jesus "descended into hell." This controversial phrase has caused much confusion around Christ's person and work throughout the history of the church. We will try to bring clarity to our own understanding of this important part of Christ's accomplishments on the cross.
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Sun 29th Jan 2012
Coming off the "spiritual high" of meeting God in the wilderness, Jacob finds himself hurtling back to earth with a terrible crash, as recorded in Genesis 29:1-30. Why would God allow this to happen to him? We'll find out.
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Sun 29th Jan 2012
Lords Day 16. A recent television commercial concedes that death is unavoidable when it says, "make death wait!" Well, if we can't avoid death, how should we face it? Lord's Day 16 of the Heidelberg Catechism offers some powerful gospel-driven answers.
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