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Deacon Candidates
The selection of elders and deacons will take place by casting of lots at the Annual Meeting on September 17.
Dan DeVries- Dan DeVries and his wife
Carole have attended Calvary for sev-
en years. They have been married for
25 years and have four children: Jes-
sica, Ian, Nathan and Seth. Dan serves
on the parking lot team and has partic-
ipated in mission trips to Central Asia
and Honduras. He has recently partic-
ipated in the Leadership Development
Forum. About a year ago, Dan and Car-
ole began leading a community group
in the Byron Center area. Having been
challenged and encouraged in his faith
here at Calvary, Dan desires to serve
God where He calls.
Jason Jones - Jason and his wife,
Holly have been married for 23 years
and have attended Calvary for seven
years. They have two daughters,
Kaitlyn (18) and Natalie (15). Jason
currently serves on the personnel
committee, as an usher, and as part
of the communion preparation team.
In previous years he served as a
small group leader for both adult and
middle school ministries, as a lead
monitor and part of a tear down crew
while at Calvin, as well as assisting in
the Connection Point. Jason is very
thankful and blessed by all the Godly
friends he and his family have made
since joining Calvary.
Wilhelm Kliewer - Wilhelm has been
married to Maria for 23 years. They
have four children: Joshua (21), Amy
(18), Betty (18) and Jonathan (15).
They have been attending Calva-
ry Church since 1998, becoming
members in 2007. Being able to use
and share God’s gifts with others is
a privilege and a responsibility. He
considers it a delight and pleasure to
serve with others in various areas as
well one term as deacon.
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Matt Kromke - Matt and his wife
Heidi have been married for 12 years.
They have three children Rachel 10,
Hannah 7, and Eliza 5. Heidi and Matt
have been members at Calvary for 12
years. During his time at Calvary he
has served in the children’s and spe-
cial needs ministries, participated in a
mission trip to Mozambique, partici-
pated in the Leadership Development
Forum, and hosted a weekly bible
study. Matt has had the privilege to
serve on the operations committee
for many years, led the wonderful
outdoor greeter teams at Calvin and
now has the honor to lead and serve
alongside the faithful outdoor greet-
ers at Calvary.
Mike Metcalf - Mike and Nicki have
been happily married for 18 years
and have been attending Calvary for
over ten years. They are blessed with
two children: Paige (16) and Nate
(15). Since attending and becoming a
member at Calvary Church, Mike has
served in a small group, Leadership
Development, co-leads an evangelis-
tic Bible Study, and during Calvary@
Calvin he served as a group leader
for the guides. He is active at Calvary
serving in the Welcome Center and
prayer group with 2Fish Ministries,
also active with BSF (Bible Study
Fellowship) and Multitude Ministries
serving as a board member. Mike
was baptized with his wife Nicki, son
Nate and his in-laws Mike and Mary
Sebastian on Easter of 2014
Mark Nickerson - Mark and Sally have
been married for 47 years and have
been members at Calvary since 2001.
Their four children (Jody, Joel, Seth
and Ethan) are married, serving God
in area churches, and have blessed
Mark and Sally with 16 grandchildren.
Mark & Sally have served in the Con-
nection Point and currently assist in
the Welcome Center. Mark has served
in Men of 6:10 and his passion is
facilitating a men’s bible study group
(Authentic Manhood) for the past five
years, currently meeting on Monday
nights, September through May.
Rob Umstead - Rob and his wife
Linda have been married for 38 years.
They have been members of Calvary
since their marriage in 1979. Rob &
Linda have four grown children, and
three grandchildren. When their chil-
dren were young, Rob served as an
AWANA leader. Currently he and Linda
serve together in the Prayer Room.
Rob has served five terms as deacon
since Calvary Church moved into our
present building in 1986 serving on
numerous board committees. Rob is
serving as a Director of the Synergy
Resource Group in the missions min-
istry. He has also served on the Board
Nominating Committee.
Chris Walkup - Chris has been at Cal-
vary for 20+ years serving in various
ministries as a teacher, leader and
worker. His family consists of his wife,
Michele of 25 years, and three kids,
Michael (20), Justin (16) and Megan
(13). He is honored and humbled to
be considered for this role.