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Global Outreach
Global Missions & GO Trips
Calvary Church is committed to reaching the world for Christ!
We currently support 77 missionary families who serve in over 30 countries around the world. Calvary missionaries share the Gospel through personal ministry, Bible translation, planting churches, discipling believers, and training and equipping local believers to reach their own countries.
Global Outreach Trips (GO Trips) provide opportunities for our Calvary family to participate in short-term missions trips around the world.
Below, you'll find ways to get involved in world missions projects and activities and ways to support our missionaries through prayer.
Contacts: Pastor Sibu Rajappan, 704.341.5336,srajappan@calvarychurch.com & Sandy O'Donovan, 704.341.5323, sodonovan@calvarychurch.com
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Global Outreach Trips [GO Trips] offer Calvary members unique short-term missions experiences, usually lasting ten days to two weeks. Frequently, Calvary GO Trips support one of our missionaries in the field.
GO Trips are open to everyone, including students, young adults, families, and seniors. They provide a life-changing opportunity to get involved in missions work and share the Gospel with people in another culture.
If you have questions about your GO Trip application, the status of trips, or related details, please contact Sandy O'Donovan, Missions Coordinator, at 704.341.5323 or sodonovan@calvarychurch.com.
2026 GO Trips
GO Central Asia — October
This adult team will travel to Central Asia to support local believers through sports ministry, English camps, women’s ministry and other mercy ministries. Members will build meaningful relationships, share the hope of Christ, and encourage ministry partners faithfully serving in a region with limited Gospel access.
GO Colombia — June 29– July 6
This team, including our high school students, will host a soccer camp for local children, work with campus service projects, visit a Christian foster home, and do light construction projects with missionaries Nathan and Leah Finstad. They will also visit an agroecological training camp that prepares missionaries for farming ministries using ecological principles to design and manage agricultural systems and create sustainable food systems. Downtime will include a safari!
GO Paraguay — July 20–28 tentative
Join an adult team serving in Paraguay through VBS, children’s ministry, and specialized outreach to the deaf community. This trip offers opportunities to teach, encourage, and demonstrate Christ’s compassion in a warm and relational environment.
GO Peru — July 1–10 or July 13–22
A great opportunity for families and mixed-age participants, this Peru trip includes VBS, humanitarian outreach, and possibly light construction. Team members will engage in hands-on service while supporting local churches and missionaries, making a tangible impact.
GO Philippines — August 7–17
This adult and young adult team will partner with the Le Roux family to reach remote communities through medical ministry, sports outreach, and youth camp programs. Participants will bring the Gospel to under-served areas while encouraging believers in the island of Agutaya.
GO Senegal — June 12–20 tentative
High school students and adults will serve together in Senegal through sports ministry, youth programs, music ministry, and humanitarian outreach. This trip provides opportunities to love, serve, and support gospel-centered ministry in West Africa.
GO Utah — June 20–27
A college team will partner with local ministries in Utah to lead VBS, children’s programs, and skills camps. This trip blends impactful ministry with discipleship and opportunities to share Christ in the Spanish Fork Mormon community.
Middle School GO Trip (local) — August 3–5
Middle school students will engage in hands-on local missions by serving with various ministries throughout the city. This introductory trip helps students learn practical ways to meet needs, share Christ’s love, and develop a heart for local outreach.
GO Joni & Friends — August 10–14
Serve at Joni & Friends Family Retreat, where a mixed-age team comes alongside individuals and families affected by disability for a week of Christ-centered encouragement. Volunteers will support campers through activities, friendship, and practical care, helping provide rest and Gospel hope to families who deeply need it.+ 
2026 Missions Projects
Sharing the Gospel Worldwide
Calvary Church is committed to reaching the world for Christ. Your faithful and generous weekly giving will fund these special missions projects in 2026.
Calvary provides materials and financial resources for global outreach opportunities, ministry development, special projects, and humanitarian aid through our missionary partnerships and agencies. Ongoing priorities include translating Scripture, planting churches, training pastors, printing and distributing Bibles, and evangelizing in closed-access countries.
Below are some of our projects this year:
Church Addition // Kazakhstan
Calvary continues to support the outreach ministry of Sergey and Svetlana Kadyrkulov through the construction of an outdoor recreation center, providing a welcoming space to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with children, youth, and students through sports outreach, Bible studies, and evangelism.Church Building // Philippines
Missionaries Philip and Vina LeRoux have been translating Scripture, teaching Christ’s salvation story, and planting a church with the Agutaynen people on a remote island in the Philippines. Now it is time for a church building! This island is so remote that local boats will transport the building materials.Ifugao Project // Philippines
Now in its eighteenth year with missionaries Michael and Garet Gatawa, this church planting and discipleship effort funds ten full-time indigenous pastors, training them to lead self-sustaining congregations and reach their communities. Calvary provides motorbikes to help the pastors travel more effectively in this mountainous region.
Bible Translation // Wycliffe Bible Translators
Calvary is actively engaged in Bible translation in Tajikistan, Central Asia, India, Colombia, tribal Brazil, and tribal Mexico. These projects are often code-named in the closed-access areas with little Christian witness.Bible Translation // Kyrgyzstan
Calvary supports a Bible translation project through supported missionaries, Ravshan and Nazdiana, in Kyrgyzstan, helping make God’s Word accessible to predominantly Muslim communities through Scripture in their heart language.Trauma Healing Conferences // SIM
Calvary missionaries David and Nancy Writebol equip church leaders to use Scripture and sound mental health principles to biblically care for victims of personal and global trauma, including trauma created by wars, conflict between people groups, civil disturbances, crimes, natural disasters, and epidemics.Muslim Outreach // SIM
Our ministry partners are training Kenyan pastors and using a missionary-led medical clinic to share Jesus and start churches among Muslim refugees.Training Pastors International
Calvary underwrites Pastor Training Institutes each year with missionaries John and Jennifer Balmer, helping pastors develop and disciple churches in Africa and Asia.Bible Distribution
Calvary provides Bibles for students in local public schools, internationals in our ESL programs, and people worldwide through various ministry projects.Missionary Support & Care
In addition to the monthly support our missionaries receive through the General Fund Offering, Calvary helps meet our missionaries' emergency needs throughout the year.Local Ministry Partnerships — Learn more at calvarychurch.com/local
Calvary Local Outreach — Learn more at calvarychurch.com/communityevents
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Missionary Residence
Calvary Church owns a townhouse located just four miles from our campus. This townhouse offers rest and relaxation to Calvary-supported missionaries, typically for three to six months at a time. The residence features four bedrooms (or three bedrooms, plus a study), three full bathrooms and a half bath, and a large dining area for fellowship and entertaining.
A generous donation from a Calvary family fully funded the purchase of the new construction home.
The residence is located at:
4130 Alexander View Drive
Charlotte, NC 28226SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS—You can help furnish the new residence with a wide range of decor and houseware items to make it feel and function more like home. Choose items from our Amazon Gift List below to ship directly to the townhouse. Be sure to select “Calvary Church’s Gift Registry Address” in your shopping cart.
Thank you for your support! Please note: we can only receive items from the gift list; we cannot accept other donations at this time.
Contact: Sandy O’Donovan, 704.341.5323, sodonovan@calvarychurch.com
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Missionary Prayer Team
Support our missionaries through prayerJoin our Missionary Prayer Team to support our Calvary missionaries each month through prayer.
Our missionaries share their specific prayer requests and praise reports with us each month. To receive the monthly Missionary Prayer and Praise newsletter by email, contact Sandy O'Donovan to join our prayer team.
Contact: Sandy O'Donovan, 704.341.5323, sodonovan@calvarychurch.com
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Missions Interest Groups
Educators & AviationCalvary is forming new missions interest groups. We invite you to join us and discover how you can help reach the world with the Gospel!
Christian Educators
If you are an active or retired teacher, teacher's assistant, administrator, or librarian, we need your help! The Calvary Missions team is working to organize educators in our congregation for prayer and to explore ways that educators can be involved in local and international missions.
Missions Aviators
Attention all Calvary missions aviators! We need your assistance in identifying and recruiting our next generation of missions aviators. Will you share your expertise and guide us in serving our current aviators well? Help educate the church on the history, testimonies, and opportunities available in missions aviation!
Contact: Pastor Sibu Rajappan, 704.341.5336, srajappan@calvarychurch.com