Calvary Baptist Church (Manhattan)

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Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan was founded in 1847. Its present location is 123 West 57th Street in Manhattan, between 6th and 7th Avenues, near Carnegie Hall. Calvary is an independent, non-affiliated church. The senior pastor is Rev. David Paul Epstein. David is the brother of television personality Kathie Lee Gifford.

Senior Pastors

• 1850-1852 John Dowling^[1]
• 1847-1849 David Bellamy
• 1852-1863 A. D. Gillette
• 1864-1869 R. J. W. Buckland
• 1870-1911 Robert Stuart MacArthur
• 1915-1917 Joseph W. Kemp
• 1918-1929 John Roach Straton
• 1930-1934 Will H. Houghton
• 1936-1949 William Ward Ayer
• 1950-1957 John Summerfield Wimbish
• 1959-1973 Stephen F. Olford ^[2]
• 1976-1986 Donald R. Hubbard
• 1989-1994 James O. Rose, Jr.
• 1997-present David Paul Epstein
• Rev. Vincent McAfee (early 1960's)

Notes

1. ^ [1] History of Calvary Baptist
2. ^ Olford Ministries International

External links

• Calvary Baptist Church website