Evangelist Dan Souza
Revival Report

Calvary Baptist Church

Middletown, Rhode Island

Pastor
Scott Tucker

Revival 2010

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This year marks the Thirty-Fifth year anniversary of the ministry of Calvary Baptist Church. Over the years I have had the joy of sharing in so many blessing of this work of God.

The church is planning a great celebration later in the year. In leading to that great day of remembrance, reflection and vision a Revival meeting was scheduled and I was asked to preach.

I am always thrilled to preach here and see what the Lord has done and is doing in the lives of His people and the ministries of this church.

Friday night was Youth Night Young people from churches all over Rhode Island came to enjoy the preaching, singing and fellowship of this special time. Armed with Bibles, Music and enthusiasm, the filled the church. The Lord spoke and scores heard and responded as the Holy Spirit moved upon them. Souls were saved and talents were dedicated to God. Some not walking with the Lord returned to the joy of restored fellowship.

Nothing can uplift the heart as much as when young people sing to the Glory of God.

December Meeting

As has been my custom I was once more at Calvary Baptist Church in Middletown RI. I just never tire of being in this great church and preaching to hearts that are hungry for the Word of the Lord.

Over the years a small tradition has prevailed. When I walk to the pulpit there is ALWAYS bags of Reeses Pieces on the pulpit. I won't go into how that got started but I am glad it has not stopped. I could not even begin to count the amount of Reeses Pieces I have received. Having been blessed with such great abundance Mrs. Souza and I have found there are more things you can do than just eat them from a bowl. One thing we do is to make Reeses Pieces cookies. This year the Lord seemed to say it was my turn to do something for these generous and thoughtful people.

So we spent an evening making and baking two hundred cookies and placing them in individual plastic bags for all the adults and children in attendance. They all went and no one got sick. OH for those in my Sunday School class I again apologize for the the "cookie" illustration. But many of you told me it really drove the point home.

Ladies Special

The ladies did a great job in presenting the special music for the morning service.

Revival Meeting

Billy Sunday

This poster of Billy Sunday was a consent reminder that

"Somebody has to get on
the Firing Line for God"

How sad to think that New England, the birth place of Christianity in America in now reported to be the least religious area of the country.

Well, Calvary Baptist Church in Middletown, Rhode Island is doing its best to change all that. In the smallest state of the Union this church is reaching out with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. An active soul-winning and visitation program is getting the Word out.

There was good attendance for all the services and an excellent response to the preaching of the Gospel and "instruction in righteousness"


The Ladies Quartet sang	Ladies Duet sang

The Children sang	The Men sang

The Decent Family came and sang for us -- Stirring our hearts for the Lord.

A highlight for any Revival is to see new converts obedient in the waters of Believers Baptism.

Special March Soul-Winning

For several weeks Pastor Tucker has been holding Saturday morning soul-winning classes. He asked if I would come and close out series of this vital church program. My wife and I were delighted to see a very good number of folks attending the sessions. There was a wide range of ages. Men, Women, Young Men and Young Women eagerly took notes and exchanged questions during the sessions.

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On Sunday morning the Pastor had special awards for those who faithfully attended the soul-winning sessions.

Each was honored with a Christian Workers New Testament and a Certificate of Achievement for the lessons learned and Scripture memorization.

The Sunday Services were a blessing. There were many first time visitors in the services along with the faithful of God's people. Many hearts were touched. A great anticipation of the on going soul-winning efforts of the past weeks training was very evident.

Again and Again the music was uplifting, Spirit filled and blessed by the Lord

The December Meeting

Each year on the first Sunday in December, I am at the Calvary Baptist Church in Middletown RI. I have been doing this now going on 25 years. We have seen the Lord work greatly over the years in this good church. Souls saved, lives transformed and young people called into the Gospel ministry are but some of the fruits of this church

It was in the basement of this house (located next to the church) I first preached here. I was one of the few who didn't have to preach ducking the beams overhead. As the Lord blessed, a new building was erected and expanded to accommodate those who are attending the services.

The church has doubled the auditorium over the years and added a full fellowship and school wing.

The Lord has led Brother Scott Tucker and his family to this fine church to carry on the work of the Gospel ministry.

It is a joy to work with this man of faith, vision and zeal. He stands true to the Word of God and has the high standards demanded of Scripture for a man of God in the ministry.

Thank the Lord for willing servants to work the fields white unto harvest.

I taught the Adult Sunday School class and preached the Morning and Evening services. As has been my custom over the years, I took a few minutes to honor the Men and Women and their families who are part of the United States military. Being so close to Pearl Harbor Day it was fitting and proper to show respect to those for who defend our freedom and liberties both in the past and present time.

It is always awesome to see the power of the Lord through the preaching of His Word. So many hearts and lives were touched in so many ways. I often stand amazed how the simple preaching of the cross melts hearts for salvation, dedication and restoration. As Paul told Timothy "the Word of God is not bound". 2Ti 2:9

Without exception the music at Calvary always reaches the heart.

A young man in the service of our country had received Christ as his personal Savior. Growing in the Lord he desired to follow the Lord's teaching in Biblical Baptism. His testimony rang true to a genuine conversion to Jesus Christ.

For as long as I remember young people have always been active in the ministry of this Baptist Church.
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Over the years I have see them grow up into adulthood. Some are on the foreign mission field, some in ministries here in America and some now involved in the this church in which they grew up.

The Christian Academy is fulfilling the teaching of the Scripture to train up a child in the way of the Lord.

The teachers and workers in the Academy are dedicated, hard working and faithful to the Word of God. I have known them for a number of years and their dedication has only grown stronger over time.

Missions has always been a very strong and vital part of the church ministry

	The halls of the church tell Bible accounts in picture form.