Calvary Evangelical Baptist

The movement, from which Calvary Evangelical Church was established, began in the early 50's with a group of people who felt they were not being fed spiritually from the Word of God in their local assemblies. They started a Bible study group both in Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Faith Tabernacle Church in Norfolk, Virginia. A few of the people who were in this early movement were Pastor James Drew, Pastor Cleandrus Nixon, Bro. Arthur Kiah and Pastor Willie Woodard. From Pastor Nixon the desire to begin a Bible-preaching church in the city of Portsmouth was activated.