About Calvary SonRise

Our story

The events that led to Calvary SonRise happened quickly, showing God’s hand in its creation. In four years, a group of believers went from a home fellowship to a home church to a congregation meeting in a church building.

1. 2010November

   A Bible study in Winneconne

   The original members of the Bible study began fellowshipping at a home in Winneconne. Most of them lived in Oshkosh, so the group soon moved into the city, meeting at a variety of homes.

2. 2011May

   A home church

   By May 2011 the group gathered every Saturday night at Clint and Sarah Laird’s home. From then until January 2015, Clint Laird gave a weekly lesson from the Word and Mitch Nehring led praise and worship, much like the roles they still fill today as pastor and worship leader.

3. 2015February

   203 Otter Avenue

   After much prayer and consideration, the home church began looking for a more permanent (or so they thought) place of worship. The Lord provided a small office building at 203 Otter Avenue: the former Fluor Brothers building, a historic brick structure in the heart of the city.

   It needed major renovations, but the Lord provided many volunteers and the resources to make the old office building a house of worship. The church began meeting there in February 2015.

   

4. 2018Summer

   Room to grow

   By summer 2018, the leadership realized the church needed more space to minister to those attending. But how could they move so soon after acquiring the Otter Avenue building? If God wanted them to move, He would have to make a way. And He did.

5. Today

   222 Church Avenue

   The Lord was behind the many details of acquiring a larger, existing church building. Our home at 222 Church Avenue keeps the ministry downtown and gives the church the space and resources it needs to serve God as He leads.