A Jubilee Church

From the outside Calvary Church in Holland, Michigan, looks like a typical large church that many Americans attend. The church developed the typical way: it started small and then began to grow. As the church grew, it had to accommodate worship and programming for hundreds, then more than a thousand people. Which means it needed to build. Which means the congregation has to pay for these buildings. Which means capital campaigns to encourage people to give.

For twelve straight years Pastor Frank Wevers led capital campaigns on the $4.5 million project for Calvary, a church of mostly…