See how God is working in hearts and lives!

Please share your blessings, comments, or feedback about how God
has blessed you through His Word and His work in this ministry. 
Your testimony is an encouragement to others in their faith and service to the Lord!
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"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying,
that it may minister grace unto the hearers."  Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)

Each submission will be reviewed by our church leadership and posted to this page as they deem appropriate.
Text that is in brackets "[ ]" below has been added by church staff for clarity of comments only.

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"We are thankful for live streaming so we can be part of the service even if not there. James is sick tonite and not sure if he just afraid to drive at night or afraid of me driving (it is hard to see at night when you get old.) I worry about him because he has so many health complaints lately."
​R.S. (Feb. 24, 2021)

"It's been a blessing to be able to tune into Wednesday night services when I can't get to my own church. Thank you for the livestreamed services and may the Lord continue to bless the ministry He's given to you."
​H.A. (Dec 9, 2020)

"Thank you Pastor!! Thank you for being our under shepherd.  Thank you for always leading us to God's goodness and mercy.  We are blessed by you and through you."
T.C & V.C. (March 25, 2020)

"Watching from Longview, TX"
M.H. (March 22, 2020)

"Man has sorrow but [God] is our comforter."
​L.C. (March 22, 2020)

"Just sharing: [from] Psalm 62 (KJV)  1. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.  2. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved."
(March 21, 2020)

"Dear Calvary Baptist Church Folks, On a couple of different times the Lord has allowed me to listen to the services by livestream on my laptop. It has been truly a blessing, one of the times was tonight. While we are all dealing with this virus in our Nation, we can trust the Lord for the outcome. Praise the Lord for your ministry. My wife and I live in Hollandale, MN. Have a great day in the Lord!"
K.S. (March 18, 2020)

"Thank you for your message!"
(March 18, 2020)

"A real blessing, to renew our call on this earth.  Thanks again and God be praise!"
​(March 8, 2020)

"A very good and encouraging sermon!  Thank you brother [Chris Tignor].
​C.L. (March 8, 2020)

"What a blessing to hear and see my daughter sing with the ensemble! Thank you for the blessing! The western mountains of Maine are beautiful! I attend Calvary Bible Church in Stratton, ME. We do afternoon service instead of the evening. Thank you for the ministry of live stream!"
​B.R. (February 9, 2020)

"I look forward to Brother Dan in January. Thank you Pastor Gangwer for having him at Calvary."
​P.C. (January 17, 2020)

"I'm blessed to know Pastor Strouse and through him Harold Davidson. Harold was a godly man, and although I'm sad to hear he died I know he is home with the Lord."
P.C. (September 2019)

"I give praise to our Lord for his powerful words and I thank you brother for sharing it to the church!
Be bless!"
​(May 5, 2019)

"Thank you for this message. Good food as usual! As Jesus said in John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. What a rest for us!  Thank's and happy resurrection!"
​(April 21, 2019)

"Thank you pastor, I've forgot to tell you, that since I listen to your message by internet, I start again to bring the gospel around me. And I saw the work of the Holy Spirit acting! It was amazing! I gave a biblical calendar to a lady and she said that the word were so deep! Imagine, someone without the Spirit saying that! I give the glory to our God but I want to thank you for sharing your message. God bless his church!"
​(April 14, 2019)

"Thank's for the good teaching of the word of our God and God bless you all!"
​(March 21, 2019)

"Thank's for the nice song '' I will follow Jesus, where he leads me! Be bless!"
(March 3, 2019)

"Could you pray for me, that our God will lead me into an assembly that have the love of the word of God and obey it! Thank you!"
C.L. (March 3, 2019)

"Thank you, Pastor Gangwer, for live streaming all of your services. It is such a blessing to me."
​B.B. (February 24, 2019)

"Very good advice for young people. Thank you and be bless!"
(February 17, 2019)

"Thank you for your love of the truth! And thank's for Linda and [Greg], for the blessing with their nice song! Be all bless[ed] in Yeshoua Hamashia, Jesus our Messiah!"
C.L. ​(February 17, 2019)

"Thank you for the blessing that I receive. Walking in the wisdom of God, so important! I appreciate your message because for now, I am not able to go nowhere; I broke my ankle and I'm waiting for heeling. God bless your ministry."
​C.L (February 10, 2019)

"Thank you each and everyone  for the hours you devoted to the Cantata. We would arrive to church finding you there diligently practicing. Your hard work paid off , excellence of execution honors God. We are very grateful to be a part of such a wonderful church family. We also are very thankful for our Pastor and Peggy. They are models of faithfulness."
S.B. (December 24, 2018)

"A very powerful message. I'll refer to my notes time and time again. The sermon was very encouraging."
P.C (November 28, 2018)

"This church has touched my heart. My attention was drawn to it a while ago but it has changed me in a permanent fashion. Ever since i first come to this church it has opened my mind to the lord and my heart. It has lead me to explore my beliefs and come to have God as my true savior and only savior. I would like to thank everyone in this church. I wish i was able to personally tell everyone involved in this church how much i appreciate them and have love for them. There are specific people I have a deep thanks toward in this church, I may not be able to thank them in person but I want everyone in this church to know I thank them for being spectacular people and helping me find my faith in God. I hope everyone has all of their prayers answered by Gods will. I cannot express my thanks for the church and people in this church for their impact on my life. Thank you"
(August, 19, 2018)

"I was not able to attend my own church today due to being sick. It was a divine appointment that God led me to your live stream. My husband of 11 years walked out on God and our family 3 days before Christmas. God allowed this to bring me back to Him. My husband was my security blanket and I was not depending on the Lord. Now that my faith is growing, God has led me to stand in faith for my marriage. Please pray for my prodigal husband, Chad, whom I love and miss very much. I have a strong desire to serve the Lord next to my husband and pray that the Lord uses these ashes to lead many to the Himself!"
G.T. (March 4, 2018)

"I want to thank you for live streaming the Pastors Meeting services. You don't know how much I enjoyed it. I pray for the Vermont Pastors every morning I live in Mn. but my heart is in the Northeast. God Bless you as you serve Him."
​G.A (January 12, 2018)

"Thank you for live streaming all of Calvary's services. It is such a blessing. I enjoyed today's sermon on how The Holy Spirit interacts with our prayers. I also enjoyed the afternoon service and the preaching by men of the congregation = many meaningful messages. Always love the music as well."
​B.B (October 29, 2017)

"Excellent sermon. I didn't realize that the church is under such persecution. Or should I say prosecution."
P.C. (September 24, 2017)

"I am so very thankful for the messages today! I am sure it was was not an easy task to prepare and send a message that was so pointed and needed! Praise God for men who still have the courage to preach GODS WORD and be that very teacher! “Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27:5-6‬ ‭KJV‬‬
T.T. (March 19, 2017)

"I was so encouraged to be in a solid, conservative, King James Bible believing and preaching church in the Northeast; I had the perception that all New England churches were much more liberal.  You have a special ministry here."
Visitor (June 26, 2016)

"I thank the Lord for my salvation 34 years ago on the 17th!"
G.M.s (June 19, 2016)

"I really liked how the pastor said that the children need to learn how to pray at home.  As a father, I see that I need to teach my children to pray by example."
​G.M. (June 19, 2016)

"Pastor, what a wonderful, powerful and practical message.  Thank you and thank the Lord for working through you. [...]"
V. C. (June 19, 2016)

"Preacher, pray for me."
W. B. ​(June 5, 2016)

"Thank you for the encouraging message."
G. M. (June 5, 2016)

"Wonderful message and prayer time!! Wish we could have been there"
(May 11, 2016)

"Praise the Lord for His leading several return visitors and new visitors as well!  A GREAT day in the Lord's house with a powerful message from God's Word!"
CBC (Apr 17, 2016)

"Power packed message, awesome blessings, God bless you one and all!"
​WiIlie & Ruby (Mar 23, 2016)

"Pastor your light is shining like a light house I can only pray that we can shine that bright one day again as well please pray for us."
​Willie & Ruby B (Feb 28, 2016)

​"Missed being there tonight. Wonderful to be able to listen.
Vicki F (Feb 24, 2016)

"[...] Please pray for the families who lost [their] family members from the 11 tornadoes that hit Texas last night."
​Willie & Ruby B (Dec 27, 2015)

"Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you! May God bless you in the up coming year! Love in Christ [...]"
​Willie & Ruby B (Dec 24, 2015)

"Thank you so much for this ministry. The Sunday night, Jan 18th message was very edifying and practical. I was told about your live-streaming sermon messages by Patti C. and Jason H. Jason is a member of our Harvester Baptist church in Columbia, Maryland.  Rejoicing in Christ, Judy W."
Judy W (Jan 18, 2015)

"Thanks for live streaming. I was not able to go to my church [...] tonight, but I am grateful that your church live streams so that I could hear the word one more time before the work weeks starts. God bless"
(Nov 9, 2014)

"Pastor, what a wonderful message. Something truly to put in the forefront of our minds everyday in hopes that it never escapes our thoughts, actions and intentions. Thank you for your faithfulness in bringing God honoring messages to us every time we meet."
Tom C (Sept 10, 2014)

"Dear Friends at Calvary, To God be the glory! To see Calvary's sanctuary, hear your lovely voices, and see your lovely faces is truly a satiating blessing to my thirsty soul. I could not agree more with the man [...] who spoke of the spiritual condition of Vermont. New York is  a dry, barren wasteland, not only for the gospel among the lost, but also for faithfulness within the body of Christ. People, once strong servants and leaders in the church, are falling to liberalism in ways I never thought I would see. O, that we might ask for, and walk in Jeremiah's 'old paths'.  Please pray for [us]. Who knew that [within] 60 miles [...] of New York City, among 11 million+ people, we would struggle to find a church home where the King James is the Word and not the enemy, where God's gift of salvation extends to 'whosoever' and not His 'chosen' few, and where Pensacola Christian College is respected for its ministry, and not disregarded for its standards. May God richly bless you all as you keep on keepin' on!"
P. B. (Sept 7, 2014)
"p.s. Bravo to your orchestra! Your service is much appreciated, and the encouragement you supply abounds to those of us watching out here in the ether!"

"Thank you, [...] for such a wonderful and eye opening message this morning!"
Gail H. (July 27, 2014)

"It is so awesome to see a church/Pastor that is Bible preaching and Bible teaching and sings the hymns I know and love from my home church in New Jersey, thank you so much for the live stream and podcast sermons!"
C. A. (June 22, 2014)

"I am thankful that you live stream! Missed my own service [...] and remembered that you were on live. Thanks!"
(June 18, 2014)

"Great message."
Pastor Gangwer (June 4, 2014)

"Great quality video and audio! What a blessing to my family!"
From Colchester, VT (June4, 2014)

"This was truly a blessing to me. I so appreciate the hard work and dedication put into this Cantata. I am watching from Albany Oregon. My husband just recently had surgery [...] and not able to attend our church at Riverside Baptist Church. Thank you for the live streaming of this service. God bless."
Marie S. (April 20, 2014)

"The Calvary Easter Cantata was a joy to see today. It was as good as any presentation I've ever seen. Many thanks to Calvary, Steve and the speakers and choir for a job superbly done. Praise the Lord!"
Beverly B. (April 20, 2014)

"Wonderful message through song today. Such a blessing!"
Gail H. (April 20, 2014)

"Wow. I definitely need to hear that. [...] our church was cancelled this morning because of the bad weather [...] I really do appreciate you guys having this live stream because being in Oregon, I would've had nothing for any kind of church this morning. Thank you again and God Bless you guys."
Shayla L. (Feb 9, 2014)

"The [acapella] singing is absolutely beautiful tonight. So special and such a sweet sound!"
Tammi T. (Feb. 5, 2014)

"I am just so thankful that I was able to be a part of Jump Start 2014 even if it was while I am at home recuperating. Thank you so much for your prayer, flowers and being the wonderful family that you all are. I love and miss you all!"
Tammi T. (Jan 19, 2014)

"My sister and I so enjoyed hearing the preaching of Gods Word this morning all the way from Oregon. Thank you so much for having your sermons available online and preaching truth in a time where the truth is so often distorted. We are praying for your Church and the Lords work that is being done in VT. God Bless, [...]
P.S. We got 10in of snow... it was basically a blizzard"
Blake L. (Dec. 8, 2013)

"  I need to give God my time first and give more time to my prayer life because when I do I am truly more joyful. "
Ruby B. (Dec. 4, 2013)

"[After this morning's message, thanks to the Lord's leading,] W. and R. are rededicating their marriage."
Ruby B. (Nov. 3, 2013)

"I really loved the eagle to chicken comparison [AM Service]. Gives a good perspective of us Christians and the world."
Lexi B. (Sep. 22, 2013)

"Thank you for this beautiful memorial service for Chris Smith."
Beverly B. (Aug 31, 2013)

"I was not able to attend my own service tonight.  Thanks for being there!"
from New Hampshire (Aug. 11, 2013)

Philippians 4:20 - "Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen"
CBC Staff (Aug. 5, 2013)

"So excited to see the opening of your VBS program this year. Steve does a great job! God bless you all this week."
Beverly (Aug. 4, 2013)

Satan really hates God's children being revived, rededicated, and re-energized to live for the Lord.  The Devil will work much more fervently against those who are actively seeking to please God and live according to His Word.  May God encourage and strengthen you through His promises and His Word!
1 John 4:4 says "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." 
Philippians 4:13 also says "I can do all things through Christ which strentheneth me." 
CBC Staff (Aug. 5, 2013)

"You hit the hammer right on nail .  Ever since I rededicated myself to the Lord, Satan has been coming at me non stop.  Pray for me!!!!
Ruby B. (Aug. 4, 2013)

"[This morning's message was such a blessing] by helping us to see that what idolatry is in this day and time and how patient. loving and merciful God is. mainly how many times that he knocks at our doors. I would like to answer this door and rededicate my life to our Christ and Lord!"
Nana B. (June 30, 2013)

"[The message (Obedience to God)]...was terrific"
from Texas (June 30, 2013)

"What a blessing to be able to minister with others [at the Yard Free] for our Lord Jesus Christ."
Karen D. (June 23, 2013)

"Praise the Lord! What a great turnout for the Yard Free! Many people were ministered to, ~100 "John and Romans" (KJV) publications handed out with a DVD copy of a message of salvation included, and 4 souls that made professions of faith and asking Christ to be their personal Savior!"
Dan C. (June 23, 2013)

"Looks & sounds great in Tennessee!"
Paul E. (June 5, 2013)

"What a great celebration of the Resurrection of Christ!  The choir music was  beautiful, and the Truth of God's Word is so powerful!  Praise the Lord for His
work to bring two men to accept God's free gift of Salvation through faith in  Jesus Christ!!" 
CBC Staff (Mar 31, 2013)

"Wonderful Breakfast with the Pastor, beautiful music, and great message from  God through missionary John Hornbeck" 
(Mar 31, 2013)

"So thankful for technology that allows us to share God's Word with the world!" 
 Calvary Baptist Church Staff

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