library staff
men's ministry staff
Elaine Lohroff, Joyce Dykstra (Volunteer Leader)
Elaine Lohroff, Earl Thomas (Volunteer Leader)
The Destiny software program has worked out great, and
we love the capability of accessing the library collection
anytime online. This has been a great advantage for both
our workers and our patrons. However, keeping our patron
database current has been a challenge, as each download
of updates were creating duplicate patrons. We have been
working to solve this issue, and hope the next download
will be successful.
We currently have 17 volunteers who work during the
hours we are open as well as for the many tasks to be accomplished each week. We also have a new volunteer who
has been working on our Calvary Life articles. This past
year our volunteers worked 533 hours, serving our patrons
during the hours the library is open. Our volunteers also
logged more than 900 hours when we are closed to keep
the library running smoothly.
We hope to do our annual inventory this fall.
Library Hours
Sunday
9:15 – 11:15 am
Wednesday
6:00 – 7:30 pm
(Summer hours for July & August are Sunday 8:45 – 10:45)
Circulation Numbers
Our total circulation last year (June 2013 to June 2014) was
14,187 items. This is an increase of 2,874 items from the
previous year.
Fiction
3,113
Non-Fiction
1,806
Large Print
36
Youth
817
Children
1,229
DVD
4,706
Audio CD
1,707
Music CD
745
Sermon CD Series
28
The Men’s ministry enjoyed another fruitful year of ministry. We kicked off our year with a cookout on the new
Calvary picnic area. Andy Crowder and his band provided
music while Jim spoke to us on the topic of people pleasing. Many men signed up for our Bible studies during this
event.
The softball and basketball teams continued to provide
community and outreach opportunities for men of all ages.
March Madness was a huge success with Jason Hansen
(former kicker for the Detroit Lions) as our speaker. He
shared that success and popularity doesn’t bring happiness and peace. Only a relationship with Christ can do
that. Our Tigers’ game trip was also well attended again
this past year and continues to be a popular event for our
men.
We had a great Men’s Conference with our featured
speaker Dr. Dennis Swanberg. He challenged the men with
the importance of having other men involved in their lives.
Most of our six breakout sessions were taught by former
pastors and residents from Calvary.
Our Men’s small groups continued to thrive as they studied the Bible together and learned about authentic biblical manhood. Avenue continued to provide support and
accountability for men dealing with sexual sin.
Mission
The library’s mission is to provide our patrons with books
and resource materials which uphold biblical principles and
values in order to encourage, edify, equip and strengthen
their faith in Jesus Christ.
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