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Sunday School 10:00 · Morning Worship 11:00 · Evening 6:00

(931) 815-3919

Calvary Baptist Church, McMinnville, Tennessee

Independent Baptist · McMinnville, Tennessee · Since 1972

We Preach Christ
Crucified, Risen,
and Coming Again

We are a friendly, traditional church on nineteen wooded acres at 610 Myers Lane. We love the Lord Jesus and we love people. Come as you are — you will be handed a hymnal, not a clipboard.

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610 Myers Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110 · Get directions

Sunday School
10:00 am
Morning Worship
11:00 am
Sunday Evening
6:00 pm
Wednesday
6:45 pm

Welcome

Thank you for visiting Calvary Baptist Church

We are a friendly, traditional, Independent Baptist Church located in McMinnville, Tennessee. We love the Lord Jesus and love people. When we believed the gospel, our souls were saved and our lives were changed.

It is our mission to help others know the assurance of salvation, and to have confidence of a home in Heaven. That confidence and assurance is not found through church membership or good deeds, but through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

“To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.”

Acts 10:43 · KJV
Meet Our PastorWhat We Believe
Pastor Tom Fittis

Pastor Tom Fittis

Pastor since 2012

Saved in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a missionary there for nineteen years before the Lord led him to McMinnville.

Every Week

Church Service Times

There is something for every age at every service. Visitors are always welcome, and there is no dress code — come as you are.

Sunday

Sunday School

10:00 am

Classes for all ages

Sunday

Morning Worship

11:00 am

Children's Church meets at the same hour

Sunday

Evening Bible Hour

6:00 pm

Teen Rally meets during this hour

Wednesday

Prayer & Bible Study

6:45 pm

Master Clubs, ages 4 through 6th grade, at 6:30 pm

Thursday

School of the Bible

7:00 pm

Open to everyone — no cost, no credit required

Tuesday

Visitation & Outreach

6:00 pm

We go out two by two across McMinnville

A nursery for children three and under is provided at every service. Services are also streamed on Facebook Live at Calvary Broadcast.

Your First Visit

Come and sit in it

Nothing about a service at Calvary is designed to put you on the spot. You can sit near the back, sing if you want to, and leave without anyone asking you for anything.
The auditorium at Calvary Baptist Church — rows of blue chairs facing a wooden pulpit, a stone cross on the platform wall, arched windows down both sides, and a wood floor
Our auditorium at 610 Myers Lane — there is a seat here for you.
The platform in the auditorium — the piano and organ, choir seating, a stone-faced wall, and log benches at the front
The piano, the organ, and the choir seats.
The congregation of Calvary Baptist Church standing to sing during a Sunday morning service
Congregational singing, from the hymnal.

The old hymns

Congregational singing from the hymnal, with piano and organ. Traditional, and loud enough that no one can hear you.

The King James Bible

Expository preaching, verse by verse. Bring a Bible or borrow one from the rack.

Room for your children

Children's Church at 11:00, a staffed nursery for ages three and under, and no one minding a fussy baby.

About an hour

Morning worship runs a little over an hour. Sunday School is the hour before, with a class for every age.

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Nineteen years in the making

Our New Church Building

In 2017 God provided nineteen acres of wooded pasture land off Highway 55. We began with a workshop and a pavilion, enclosed the pavilion as the Tabernacle in 2021, broke ground for a church house on the same field — and it now stands finished.
  • 2017Nineteen acres provided at 610 Myers Lane
  • 2020Drive-in services, then open-air under the pavilion
  • 2021The pavilion enclosed as the Tabernacle by December
  • 2026The new church building completed
See the Building ProjectOur Vision
The finished Calvary Baptist Church building — a gabled sanctuary faced in stone, with arched windows and a white steeple, on the drive at 610 Myers Lane
The finished building at 610 Myers Lane.
Members of Calvary Baptist Church standing with gold shovels at the groundbreaking for the new church building
Where it started: breaking ground.
The new church building from the air, with the paved drive, the workshop, and the Tabernacle behind it
The property today, from the air.

For Every Age

Ministries at Calvary

From the nursery to the senior fellowship, there is a place for your whole family.

    Sundays 11:00 am · Wednesdays 7:00 pm

    Children's Ministry

    Children's Church every Sunday at 11:00, JAM Club on Wednesday evenings, and Master Clubs for ages four through sixth grade.

    Learn more

    Sunday evenings · Monthly events

    Youth

    Teens meet at the Sunday Evening Teen Rally, with fun events planned every month. Led by Jeremy and Hanna Jones.

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    Through the year

    Ladies Ministry

    The ladies of Calvary gather through the year for fellowship, encouragement, and service — including our annual Christmas party.

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    Monthly · Ages 50+

    Senior Fellowship

    The seniors of our church, 50 and up, meet regularly for social and spiritual encouragement. Led by Billy and Sherry Kirk.

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    Every service

    Music Ministry

    Traditional worship — the old hymns and choruses, sung by the congregation, with piano, organ, and special groups.

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    Tuesdays 6:00 pm

    Visitation & Outreach

    Every Tuesday evening we go out across McMinnville with the gospel, door to door and to those who have visited our services.

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Worldwide Outreach

We support 59 missionaries and ministries

Our congregation prays for and gives to work in four fields, each with its own team leaders in the church. Pastor Fittis served nineteen years as a missionary in Northern Ireland — missions is not a line item here.
See the Missionary Roster

“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Mark 16:15
14
South & Central America · Caribbean & Africa
15
Europe
14
Far East
16
North America

From Our Church Family

What people say about us

  • “Calvary Baptist is a great church with a pastor that preaches truth directly from the Bible. It is a growing and loving church that feels like a true Christian family.”

    Josh Jernigan

  • “I enjoy each service here at Calvary! The sermons are wonderful, and I always learn something! I have also enjoyed being part of the youth group!”

    Heidi Bohman

  • “What a blessing it has been to have a place to go to actually hear the Word of God preached in truth. In addition, this is one of the most loving church families I have ever belonged to.”

    Robert Ditmore

  • “This church is a true Bible believing and Bible preaching church. The people are welcoming and there are programs for all ages.”

    Sandra Bryan

  • “The absolute best Bible-believing church, with excellent teaching and a family-like atmosphere.”

    Hillary Campbell

  • We would love to meet you this Sunday.

    Sunday School at 10:00, worship at 11:00.

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Free to Read

Resources to encourage your faith

Two Bible studies we use at Calvary, plus our quarterly newsletter — free, with nothing to sign up for.

Anchors of Faith

Why you can believe in biblical Christianity — the Bible, God's book; Jesus, God's Son; and salvation, God's gift.

Read the study

Discipleship 101

The role of the church in Christian discipleship, and how a loving local church is God's primary tool for growth.

Read the study

The Calvary Newsletter

Quarterly good news from Calvary — church news and Bible messages, edited by Robert Ditmore.

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Find Us

610 Myers Lane

Nineteen acres just off Highway 55 in McMinnville. There is plenty of parking on the gravel drive, and the doors under the porch are the ones you want.

Address
610 Myers Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110
Church Phone
(931) 815-3919
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