Carl & Sarah Cadwell

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota, we are thankful that twenty years ago, when we started a:ending, people reached out to us and invited us to various events: The rst was a picnic at Pinecra@ Park to celebrate Dave Goods birthday, then a picnic at Oscar Scherer State Park; conFnuing on with Carl being asked to play tennis with David Good, golf with Carl Davidson, and coaching a co-ed so@ball team, then later bicycling with Pastor Carl; also Sarah being asked to join a womens group that met at an elders wifes home for cra@s and a book study, then later both being asked to join a parenFng class in someone elses home. We got to know people who really tried to reach out to us and get to know us.

We are thankful for the realness of the people who reached out to us and tried to encourage us in our many diculFes, as a newly blended family. Also, we were thankful for the real worship we witnessed and hearing the Bible taught verse by verse each week something new for us. At that Fme Pastor Carl was teaching through the book of Romans and he taught it in a depth we had never heard the Bible taught before. Our children were teens and also liked the youth group led by JusFn Holcomb at that Fme. We are very thankful that Christ brought us into a family where no ma:er how messed up we were,

no ma:er who came and went, we always knew our church leadership and church family would be there - encouraging us to persevere and giving us opportuniFes to share, grow, and lead, in spite of ourselves. Were thankful Calvary Chapel has always encouraged growth in the context of fellowship and community and the study of His Word, teaching the truth even if it wasnt necessarily the popular thing. Were very thankful for all the opportuniFes, privileges and responsibiliFes of parFcipaFng in a body where weve learned about Gods steadfast love for us in Christ, in a way we could never have learned on our own.

The Chadwick Family

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota we remember and are thankful for so much! Where do we begin? The wonderful Bible teaching, the worship, and the friends that we have made here over the years - just to name a few. As we look back we are extremely thankful for the Marriage Without Regrets class that Carl and Sarah led shortly a@er we moved here. God used His Word through

that class to teach us His design for marriage and it changed everything. We are eternally grateful!

Carl & Judy Davidson

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota, we are thankful for the opportunity to see and feel how the church body has reached out to reach out to others God has given us the opportunity to send so many people on (long and short term) mission trips all over the world. He has provided all our needs and a lot of our wants. Ive been blessed to have the privilege to see God work on short term mission trip to HaiF. One Fme, we ran out of

construcFon screws halfway through a building project and someone said, Lets pray. We ended up with screws le@ over. One Fme, a father brought his 3 month old daughter for medical help(because the child fell in re and burned her leg). Within 3 months, she was own from HaiF to Sarasota to get medical help. The child was later adopted by Calvary Chapel Sarasota church family, who sFll a:end here.

Pastor Carl and Valerie Dixon

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota, we are thankful that as we look back over the last 25 years we see how God has provided, in abundant and in lean years. God has brought the greatest people to minister alongside of us in the pastors and elders and we are so grateful. We also are in awe at His provision of the building and the land. We will never forget how He provided the money to pay o the mortgage and all the bills for the renovaFon of the building.

In November 2008, we had services where we had a wall built made of bricks and had a forkli@ truck come in and break down the wall, symbolizing the wall of debt was obliterated. With much rejoicing, we then had a barbecue on the grounds, celebraFng our debt free status. What a Fme of celebraFon that was! We had great food, some wonderful fellowship and fun games as we basked in His provision and goodness.

So many memories of BapFsms, Weddings, Baby DedicaFons, Conferences and Events. We are so blessed to be part of all that our Lord ad Savior has done and look forward to what He will do through this church, Calvary Chapel Sarasota, as we trust in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Vickie Grosvenor

When I think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota, I am thankful that I have been a:ending Calvary Chapel for 19 1/2 years. So, you can see I have lots of Memories. I could tell you about Family Fun Nights, VBS, Trunks with Treats, Ladies Conferences, Mission Conferences and plays I ave been in (on stage at the Opera House). Oh, the music, what a treat that is, the awesome teaching. I cant forget the small groups I have had the

privilege to be a part of and the list could go on.

God...and the people I have met during this Fme, some for just a short Fme while NOW YOU DIDNT HEAR THIS others are sFll in my life FROM ME...the two most today. It has been the powerful memories that will children and the friends that be with me to the end of Fme have made the lasFng are the people I have met memories and I feel so along this journey and the BLESSED to have been a part kids. I have been a Sunday of Calvary Chapel...Thank you School teacher to the 4 and 5 for the memories...Happy year old kids for about 17 to 25th Anniversary! 18 years, what a blessing that has been. I have seen many of them grow up before my eyes to become strong and powerful men and women of

Ted & Wilma Schmidt

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota, we are thankful that this will be our twenFeth year a:ending Calvary Chapel of Sarasota. When we rst arrived, our son, Marc age 13, was a:ending the youth group and Ashley, age 8, was in Sunday school. They have now given us six

grandchildren. Our family loved the warmth of the people, the exciFng music, but most importantly, the solid teaching of Gods Word. Calvary Chapel has been our family and spiritual support. We love and appreciate Pastor Carl and Valerie.

Vera Norris with Duane & Jill Moore

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota, we are thankful for Pastor Carls teachings and Valeries guidance over the past 22 years. They helped me to focus on Jesus. This was key because when I didnt, my life became an emoFonal wreck. They taught me to pray for others and this was so important because I watched

so many lives change, including mine.

out His name from the roo@ops. He lls me with His joy and strength and His grace Through Pastor Carls id given to me though I dont teaching the Word becomes deserve it. I try to remember alive. Each Scripture poinFng this everyday, His love for me to Jesus and and how He and Im thankful to have two freely gave up His life for me. people like them praying for He took a broken woman like me and helping me keep my me, saved me and lls me focus on Him!!! with His Spirit daily. This is what makes me feel like dancing and wanFng to shout

Dave & Gloria Miller

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Praise. Prayer. People.

Gene & Sandy Kravitz

When I think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota I remember and am thankful for the fact that my years as oce volunteer and then as administrator at Calvary (The RenovaFon Years) were among the best years of my life. Looking back, it was the most dicult of Fmes and yet, it was the easiest of Fmes if there is one common denominator. I must say that it was prayer; constant prayer, sincere and heart wrenching prayer. Yes, prayer and a sincere reliance and trust in God to do that which was best for us in His Time and His Way.

With the humanly overwhelming tasks at hand: a leaky roof, infestaFons of furry cri:ers, woefully inadequate air condiFoning, wiring and plumbing, mold and mildew, asbestos, etc., came a deep humility and a constant reliance upon the Only One Who can ever get us through anything, the One Who assured us that with Him, all things are possible, even the seemingly impossible! With the parallel advent of our Calvary Chapel School and all its needs and growing pains, there

came a unique set of circumstances, orchestrated by God. Carpenters, electricians, plumbers, side by side with students, teachers, principals and the pastors, elders, administrator, worship leader and the rest of Gods children jockeyed under one roof and a non-existent budget to get the job done and keep our sanity. For those of you who have lived through a major home renovaFon while living there, you can get a small idea of what this was like, but Our Awesome God honored and the perseverant prayers of His righteous people - a

Gene & Sandy Kravitz

people who persistently called upon Him for Unity in the Spirit, wisdom and discernment and the grace to glorify Him in all. bathrooms appeared and roofs were repaired, a school was birthed - not with money but by God convicFng hearts. Strangers, believers and unbelievers alike saw Day a@er day, many Fmes hour that something, no Someone was a@er hour, the problems came and at work at Calvary Chapel of one by one, Our Perfect and Sarasota. To some, it may have Extraordinary God handled them, seemed as though 40 years of using imperfect, ordinary people wandering in the desert, but for (iron graFng against iron or many of us, we did pass through someFmes diamond graFng and enter the promised land. We against diamond), giving us and grew in Christ and learned how to encouraging us with signs and liveSpirit lled lives, hoe to die to wonders, miracles and the peace self so that Christ might live in us, that surpasses all human to be empFed of ourselves and be understanding. We saw the lled with the Holy Spirit. Yes, it impossible become possible: was dicult but it was wonderful people were healed of physical, and once we chose to lay down our emoFonal and spiritual aicFons, burdens and allow Him to do it all, as a giant hole was lled, it became easy - wonderfully easy and exciFng. Each new day, starFng out in prayer and the assurance that whatever the enemy might throw at us, we could stand and know that the One Who Saves is also the One Who Sustains. We learned to be sFll and know that He is God! Yes, we did stand and persevere and yes, we did learn to love one another and work side-by-side, grateful for the gi@s that He had given each of us, but most importantly, we learned that it was not accomplished by power or might or human nances or ingenuity, it was accomplished by the Spirit of the Living God. To Him be the glory and honor forever and ever, amen!

Jim & Olwen Wischer

When we think about Calvary Chapel Sarasota we remember and are thankful for a place where the Word of God is taught. We remember the place where our family was formed and where our child was born.

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