REV. DR. STEVEN B. DAVIS Calvary Gospel Church, Newark, NJ. TSA campus minister Norfolk State

REV. DR. STEVEN B. DAVIS

Steven B. Davis was born and raised in Newark, N.J. The youngest child of the late Roosevelt and Ozzie Davis.

 

It was during his freshman year in High School that he was invited to a High School youth group called Conquerors Club at the Calvary Gospel Church in Newark, N.J..  It was at Conquerors Club that Steven heard and responded to the Gospel. A year later he felt called to go into the ministry.

 

Rev. Dr. Davis attended Covenant College, Lookout Mt. GA, Northeastern Bible College, Essex Fells, NJ and International Seminary, Plymouth, FL. He holds a Bachelor of Theology (Th.B), Masters of Theology (Th.M, candidate) and a Doctor of Divinity (D. D.) degrees.

 

Rev. Dr. Davis was Minister to Youth at the Calvary Gospel Church in Newark, NJ from 1977-1981.  In 1981 he then accepted the position as Campus Minister at Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA representing Tom Skinner Associates (A para-church organization committed to raising a new generation of leaders who are technically excellent and spiritually mature.). It was also in 1981 that He and his wife Denise became part of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA. where he was later ordained as a Baptist minister (1984).

 

In 1985 Rev. Dr. Davis became the pastor of the Westminster Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA (The only African-American Southern Baptist Convention congregation in the entire Tidewater area.).

 

In 1993 Rev. Dr. Davis became only the “second pastor” of the Calvary Gospel Church, Newark, NJ.

 

Rev. Dr. Davis has been listed in: Who's Who in American Christian Leadership 1989, Who's Who in America in Religion, Marquis Who's who and Outstanding Young Man in America for the years 1982, 1987 and 1992.He has recently been selected as a trustee of the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA.   He sits (or has sat) on the Board of Directors of numerous organizations across the United States. Rev. Dr. Davis is the President of the Newark Police/Fire Department Clergy Chaplain Alliance Association (This ecumenical organization of more than 300 clerics work in cooperation with the Police and Fire department providing services, support and assistance to it’s officers, families and citizens of the city of Newark.

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   He has produced and hosted the cable television show "Inner City Visions".  The “Info-Fest” (Information Festival),( (a yearly outdoor event held in Newark, NJ) has been recognized by former Presdent Jimmy Cater, governors, and mayors in the state as well as many from the private and religious community and has had a tremendous impact on the city. 

 

Rev. Dr. Davis and his wife Denise have been married since 1976. They have three children, a "special daugther" Carrie Halstead who came into their lives during their time in Va. five grandchildren and an ever-growing family of “sons and daughter of the faith”.

 

Rev, Dr. Davis says: “ I pastor the greatest church I the northern hemisphere. I am supported by a family who on a daily basis demonstrates an unconditional love for others and myself. And for just those things alone I am blessed beyond all human measurement, thought or concept.”

 

Founded by Rev. Grover C. Willcox and his wife Helen. The first Sunday Worship service of the Calvary Gospel "Fellowship" was held on November 9, 1947 in the home of one of it's members in neighboring Irvington, NJ. The early years were difficult, not only was the work ridiculed as a "wasteful work of man and not of God" but vicious lies about the ministry were spread through the Christian churches in the community. God perserved. By 1949 the "fellowship" was incorporated as the Calvary Gospel Church. In the same year the church was able to purchase a 2 1/2 family house in the North-central end of the city. There they stayed until they literally "outgrew" the building. In 1964 the Calvary Gospel Church moved to it's present home in the South end of the city of Newark. 

Rev. Grover C. Willcox and his wife Helen remained at Calvary Gospel Church until November 1992 where they left to become missionaries in Uganda, East Africa. In October 2005 Rev. Willcox pasted away his wife Helen continues the work that they started in Uganda.

On June 6, 1993 Rev. Dr. Steven B. Davis and his wife Denise were called to be the second pastor of the Calvary Gospel Church. Rev. Davis had been part of the church since 1967 and was active in Conqueror's Club (High School Youth Group). He later became Minister of Youth. In 1981 Rev. Davis moved to Virginia where he was campus minister at Norfolk State University representing Tom Skinner Associates. In 1985 he became the pastor of Westminster Baptist Church also in Norfolk, Va.

Our Mission

Calvary Gospel Church is committed to the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Messages and Sermons teach the Bible, People are trained to be a witness for Christ. We believe that man's only hope is in personal relationship with the God of Creation through his son  Jesus Christ.

Company History

Since 1947 the Calvary Gospel Church has been committed to the preaching of the gospel. One of the many avenues used was it's work with children and teenagers. Conqueror's Club (the High School youth group)has literally reached thousands of young people thoughout the city of Newark and vicinity. Other ministries for younger children (Dorcus Girls and Braves, Pioneer Club and Calvary Young People's Department) has had similar results. A number of our young leaders in the church are those who were once in one of those youth ministries. In the early sixties a group of young people from the Conqueror's Club was challenged to an even greater ministry. These young people under the leadership of Pastor and Mrs. Willcox form a "Gospel Team". These young people over the years .through the medium of music and personal testimonies sang and preached in rescue missions, high schools, churches, colleges, seminaries throughout the United States and Canada