Upcoming Events

Women's Christmas Breakfast
Dec
6

Women's Christmas Breakfast

Saturday, December 6th, 9:30-11:30am
(shopping before and after: 8:30-9:15am & 11:30am-)

Ladies (ages 7 and up) – you are invited to our Women’s Christmas Breakfast.
Invite you friends, co-workers, neighbors, and family for fellowship, fun, breakfast, worship, and a Come & See message – discover how God uses ordinary people to tell His extraordinary story.

This year we will again support Women At Risk, International (WAR) whose mission is to market and sell handcrafted items made by at-risk and rescued men and women from around the world. We will offer WAR’s pop-up boutique [visit their website at www.warinternational.org to read about who they are and what they do.]

We will also host Timbali Crafts. Timbali women are volunteer cooks at Care Points, community-based feeding centers throughout Swaziland, Africa, a nation with the highest HIV/AIDS rate, and one of the lowest life expectancy rates in the world. In spite of their own hardships, these women help feed more than 3000 children each day.

Cost $20 per lady; proceeds benefit WAR and Care Points outreach ministries.

Come celebrate the birth King Jesus and “Shop with a Purpose” before and after the event to support these amazing ministries. Hope to see you there!

REGISTER
View Event →
Outdoor Family Christmas Festival
Dec
17

Outdoor Family Christmas Festival

Let’s Celebrate in the Park!

Bring family, friends, and neighbors to this fun event for all! Instead of our regular Wednesday night services, we’ll celebrate Christ’s birth in the picnic area/park.

Bring your lawn chair for dinner, CHRISTMAS CAROLS, a bonfire, hayrides, and fellowship!

View Event →
Christmas Sunday Service Celebration
Dec
21

Christmas Sunday Service Celebration

Sunday, December 21 ~ 9am & 11am

You’re invited to our Christmas Sunday Service Celebration!

Bring your family and friends to one of our Sunday services as we celebrate our Savior’s birth with Christmas music and a message of hope.

View Event →
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Dec
24

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Wednesday, December 24th ~ two identical services ~ 4pm & 5:30pm

Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service!

Bring the whole family for Christmas carols, the Christmas story, and a Candlelight Silent Night.

Note: There will be no mid-week services on Wednesday, December 31. Happy New Year!

View Event →
HOPE Conference 2026
Jan
16
to Jan 17

HOPE Conference 2026

You are invited to the eighth annual HOPE CONFERENCE!
Christ in You the Hope of Glory with Pastor Justin Lakemacher

Friday, January 16, 5:30 - 9:15pm
5:30-6:30pm Check-in & DINNER (provided)
6:30-7:40 Worship & Session 1 Christ the Hope of Glory, Colossians 1:27
7:55-9:15 Worship, Q&A, Session 2 Him We Proclaim, Colossians 1:28

Saturday, January 17, 8:30am - noon
8:30-9:00am Open ~ Refreshments
9:00-10:25 Worship, Q&A, Session 3 The Goal: Everyone Mature in Christ, Colossians 1:28
10:40-noon Worship, Q&A, Session 4 Spirit Empowering Toil, Colossians 1:29

Hosts: Calvary Chapel Sarasota & Calvary Chapel School

$40 / person includes dinner & refreshments

LIMITED Free Childcare (deadline January 12)
Kids (age 4 to 5th grade) & Nursery (0 to 3)

REGISTER
BROCHURE

View Event →

Missions 101
Oct
26

Missions 101

Missions 101 ~ Principles Grounded in the Bible
Sunday, October 26 ~ 9:00a-3:45p
A free, four-part seminar with Pastor Sean Cooper of GlobalServe International

9a service: #1 The Biblical Basis for Mission: The Entire Bible –
The Entire Church
11a service: #2 The Great Commission: The Mission of the Church –
Jesus’ Last Words
12:30p: Lunch (provided for afternoon registrants)
1:15p: #3 Acts: The Apostolic Pattern of Proclaiming, Planting, and Pastoring
2:30p: #4 Clarifying the Task

Meet in the Auditorium

REGISTRATION REQUIRED for lunch & childcare by 10/25

REGISTER
View Event →
Parenting Workshop
Sep
9

Parenting Workshop

Tuesdays, September 9 - October 28, 2025 ~ 6:30-8:00pm

Parents – you’re invited to this eight-week workshop! Attend and be refreshed with old and new information to grow your parenting skills for your children’s good and for God’s glory.
We’ll meet in the Youth and Counseling Center, Room B5. No childcare.

Bring your Bible and purchase the book Gospel-Powered Parenting by William P. Farley

REGISTER
PURCHASE BOOK
View Event →
LIVE REAL Youth Back to School Bash
Sep
6

LIVE REAL Youth Back to School Bash

Calling all middle and high school students! Come on out and join the LIVE REAL youth group for a time of Trampolines, Dinner, and a Movie!

We'll start by jumping on trampolines at Sky Zone Sarasota, 6180 Edgelake Drive Sarasota, FL 34240, from 3p-5p(Parents are responsible for transporting their child to Sky Zone.)

After Sky Zone, we’ll go to the church, Calvary Chapel Sarasota, to enjoy dinner and a movie in the youth lounge/sanctuary. (Church-approved volunteers will transport the students to the church from Sky Zone).

The movie we'll watch is The Wild Robot. This movie is rated PG for action/peril and thematic elements. Parents, please preview this movie if you're unsure if it's suitable for your child.

Event ends at 8:00p. Parents pick up your child in the youth lounge.

Cost: $25/student; registration deadline: Wednesday, September 3

Also, click the Sky Zone link below to fill out the Sky Zone waiver. Without this completed waiver, the student will not be able to participate at Sky Zone.

REGISTER
SKY ZONE WAIVER
View Event →
Sharing the Gospel Workshop
Aug
23

Sharing the Gospel Workshop

Speaker: Debbie Friley
”I’m willing to share the gospel, I just don’t know how.”

Saturday, August 23 ~ 9am-noon
in the Youth Sanctuary

Optional Lunch & Share – Bring Your Lunch
If you would like to stay after the workshop for discussion and further fellowship.

Host: Biblical Discipleship Ministry, Calvary Chapel Sarasota

Cost: $10 / person – no childcare

REGISTER
View Event →
Easter Baptism
Apr
20

Easter Baptism

Pastor Carl will conduct a baptism on Easter Sunday, April 20th at 12:15pm (after the 11am service) at the back of the church near the Youth Center porch. All are invited to come and encourage those being baptized.

If you’ve never been baptized as a believer or wish to be baptized, click the sign up button below. You can also listen to Pastor Carl’s Believer’s Baptism teaching.

SIGN UP
BAPTISM TEACHING
View Event →
Resurrection Celebrations & Baptism
Apr
20

Resurrection Celebrations & Baptism

Sunrise Service in the Park – 7-8am
Join us bright and early in the picnic/playground area for a time of worship and a short Easter devotional. No dedicated childcare – kids are welcome to participate in the service (or just play on the playground). Seating is available, or bring your favorite lawn chair!

Resurrection Services – 9am and 11am
We will have two services celebrating the victory of our Savior in our main auditorium. Come ready to make a joyful noise and rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Believer’s Baptism ~ 12:15pm
Pastor Carl will conduct a baptism after the 11am service at the back of the church near the Youth Center porch. All are invited to come and encourage those being baptized.

If you’ve never been baptized as a believer or wish to be baptized, click the sign up button below. You can also listen to Pastor Carl’s Believer’s Baptism teaching.

SIGN UP
BAPTISM TEACHING

He is risen! He is risen, indeed!
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead though the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4
We look forward to celebrating with you this Easter!

View Event →
Good Friday Communion Service
Apr
18

Good Friday Communion Service

We will be having a Good Friday service to remember the sacrifice of our Lord – through worship, the Word, and communion. This will be a great time to reflect and thank the Lord for all that He has done for us.

View Event →
Women's Conference 2025
Apr
4
to Apr 5

Women's Conference 2025

Ladies, you are invited to our two-day SPRING CONFERENCE!
Steadfast – Growing in Grace, 2 Peter 3:18 with Speaker Rebecca Warner, CC Lynchburg

Friday, April 4, 5:30 - 8:30pm
5:30-6:00pm Check-in begins
6:00-6:45 DINNER (provided)
6:50-7:10 Worship & Introduction
7:10-7:50 Session 1
8:00- Fellowship with dessert

Saturday, April 5, 8:30am - 2:00pm
8:30-9:15am Doors open & BREAKFAST (provided)
9:20-9:35 Worship
9:35-10:15 Session 2
10:15-10:30 Table break-out
10:35-11:15 Session 3
11:15-11:30 Table break-out
11:30-12:30pm LUNCH (provided)
12:35-12:40 Worship
12:40-1:20 Session 4
1:20-1:35 Table break-out
1:35-1:40 Closing Worship

$65 / person
includes dinner, dessert, breakfast, and lunch

No Childcare

REGISTER
View Event →
Weekend Youth Retreat
Mar
14
to Mar 16

Weekend Youth Retreat

RESOLVE 2025 WEEKEND YOUTH RETREAT!
Camp Sparta, Sebring FL ~ March 14 thru 16

DROPOFF FRIDAY 3:30PM – PICKUP SUNDAY 12:30PM – AT CHURCH

For middle & high schoolers –
Includes all meals (Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast); dining hall with commercial kitchen; air conditioned cabins; recreation room (ping-pong, foosball, air hockey, carpet ball, four square, etc.); outdoor activities (volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, frisbee, etc.); and lake kayaking, canoeing, pedal boats, and SeaDoo tubing (operated by Camp Sparta Staff).

Cost $150 (non-refundable) – MUST REGISTER BY SUNDAY MARCH 2!

REGISTER
View Event →
HOPE Conference 2025
Jan
17
to Jan 18

HOPE Conference 2025

You are invited to the seventh annual HOPE CONFERENCE!
Thrive in 2025: Hope in Relating to God with Pastor Nate Thomson

Friday, January 17, 5:30 - 9:15pm
5:30-6:30pm Check-in & DINNER (provided)
6:30-7:45 Session 1 How We Were Created by God to Relate to Him
8:00-9:15 Session 2 How We Relate to God in a Good Conscience

Saturday, January 18, 8:30am - 2:30pm
8:30-9:00am Open – Refreshments
9:00-10:15 Session 3 How to Relate to God with Right Emotions
10:30-11:45 Session 4 How We Relate to God in Loss and Suffering
11:45-1:00pm LUNCH (provided)
1:00-2:30 Q&A

Hosts: Calvary Chapel Sarasota & Calvary Chapel School

$50 / person
includes dinner, refreshments, and lunch

LIMITED Childcare: $25 / child (deadline January 12)
Kids program (age 4 to 5th grade) & Nursery (0 to 3)

REGISTER
BROCHURE
View Event →
Parenting Workshop Winter 2025
Jan
14

Parenting Workshop Winter 2025

Tuesdays, January 14 - March 11, 2025 (skip 2/18) ~ 6:30-8:00pm

Parents – you’re invited to this new eight-week workshop! Attend and be refreshed with old and new information to grow your parenting skills for your children’s good and for God’s glory.
We’ll meet in the Youth & Counseling Center, Room B5.
Bring your Bible. Childcare is not available.

REGISTER
View Event →
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Dec
24

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Tuesday, December 24th ~ two identical services ~ 4pm & 6pm

Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service!

Bring the whole family for Christmas carols, the Christmas story, and a candlelight Silent Night.

View Event →
Christmas Sunday Service Celebration
Dec
22

Christmas Sunday Service Celebration

Sunday, December 22 ~ 9am & 11am

You’re invited to our Christmas Sunday Service Celebration!

Bring your family and friends to one of our Sunday services as we celebrate our Savior’s birth with Christmas music and a message of hope.

Note: There will be no mid-week services on Wednesday, December 25. Merry Christmas!

View Event →
Outdoor Family Christmas Festival
Dec
18

Outdoor Family Christmas Festival

Let’s Celebrate in the Park!

Bring family, friends, and neighbors to this fun event for all! Instead of our regular Wednesday night services, we’ll celebrate Christ’s birth in the picnic area/park.

Bring your lawn chair for dinner, CHRISTMAS CAROLS, a bonfire, hayrides, and fellowship!

View Event →
Women's Christmas Breakfast
Dec
7

Women's Christmas Breakfast

Saturday, December 7th, 9:30-11:30am
(shopping before and after: 8:30-9:15am & 11:30am-)

Ladies of all ages – you are invited to our Women’s Christmas Breakfast.
Invite your friends, co-workers, neighbors, and family for fellowship, fun, breakfast, worship, and a Journey of Faith & Worship message.

This year we will again support Women At Risk, International (WAR) whose mission is to market and sell handcrafted items made by at-risk and rescued men and women from around the world. We will offer WAR's pop-up boutique [visit their website at www.warinternational.org to read about who they are and what they do.]

We will add another vendor, Timbali Crafts. Timbali women are volunteer cooks at Care Points, community-based feeding centers throughout Swaziland, Africa, a nation with the highest HIV/AIDS rate, and one of the lowest life expectancy rates in the world. In spite of their own hardships, these women help feed more than 3000 children each day.

Cost $15 per lady; proceeds benefit WAR and Care Points outreach ministries.

Come celebrate the birth of King Jesus and "Shop with a Purpose" before and after the event to support these amazing ministries. Hope to see you there!

REGISTER
View Event →
Wild West Bonanza
Nov
2

Wild West Bonanza

CALVARY CHAPEL SCHOOL ANNUAL BENEFIT!
Join us on Saturday, November 2nd, 3:30-7:00pm for this fun, family, community event on the church grounds.

Free admission.

Food trucks, bounce house, games, rock climbing wall, mechanical bull, obstacle course, petting zoo, bungee trampoline, face painting, s’mores by the fire, raffles, auctions, prizes, and more!

Donate online at www.calvarychapelschool.com

View Event →
Believer's Baptism
Sep
29

Believer's Baptism

On Sunday, September 29th, Pastor Carl will conduct a baptism after the 11am service at the back of the church near the Youth Center porch. All are invited to come and encourage those being baptized; gather at the back of the church in the picnic area. We will also have a church-gathered picnic lunch to celebrate!

If you've never been baptized as a believer or wish to be baptized, click the sign up button below. You can also listen to Pastor Carl's Believer's Baptism teaching.

SIGN UP
BAPTISM TEACHING
View Event →
Ellens Encore Event – A UniquEEE Conference
Sep
27
to Sep 28

Ellens Encore Event – A UniquEEE Conference

You are invited to this UniquEEE Conference – the Ellens Encore Event with Drs. Nicolas & Venessa Ellen!

September 27: Friday, 5:30 - 9:15PM
5:30-6:30PM Check-in & Dinner (provided)
6:30-7:45 Session 1 The Danger of Spiritual Deception
8:00-9:00 Breakout Sessions:
Men: Understanding Manhood
Women: Teach Me, Oh Lord, to Be a Godly Woman

September 28: Saturday, 8:30AM - 2:30PM
8:30-9:00AM Open – Refreshments
9:00-10:15 Session 2 The Danger of Spiritual Amnesia
10:30-11:40 Breakout Sessions:
Men: Leading on Purpose
Women: The Titus 2 Woman in Everyday Life
11:45-1:00PM Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:30 Session 3 The Centrality of Salvation
Wrap-up and Review with Q & A

Hosts: Calvary Chapel Sarasota & Calvary Chapel School

$69 / person includes dinner & lunch

REGISTER
FLYER
View Event →
Parenting Workshop
Sep
10

Parenting Workshop

Tuesdays, September 10 - October 29 ~ 6:30-8:00pm

Parents – you’re invited to this eight-week workshop!
Attend and be refreshed with old and new information to grow your parenting skills for you and your children’s good and for God’s glory.
We’ll meet in the Youth & Counseling Center, Room B5.
Bring your Bible (paper or electronic) and Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp.
Childcare is not available.

REGISTER
View Event →
Vacation Bible School
Jun
5

Vacation Bible School

Monday-Friday, June 10-14 ~ 5:30-8:30PM
Bring them early – 4:45-5:15pm – we feed VBS kids!

and Sunday, June 16 after 11AM service ~ Church-wide Picnic & Fun

It’s FREE!
REGISTER kids going into Kindergarten to 6th grade Fall 2024
Must pre-register ONLINE – deadline Thursday, June 6

REGISTER
View Event →
Weekend Youth Retreat
Apr
5
to Apr 7

Weekend Youth Retreat

RESOLVE 2024 WEEKEND YOUTH RETREAT!
Camp Sparta, Sebring FL ~ April 5 thru 7

DROP-OFF FRIDAY 3:30PM – PICKUP SUNDAY 12:30PM – AT CHURCH

For middle & high schoolers –
Includes all meals (Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast); air conditioned cabins; recreation room (ping-pong, foosball, air hockey, carpet ball, four square); outdoor activities (volleyball, basketball, field hockey, obstacle course, etc.); and lake swimming, kayaking, canoeing, pedal boats, and SeaDoo tubing (operated by Camp Sparta Staff).

Cost $145 – MUST REGISTER BY SUNDAY MARCH 24!

REGISTER
View Event →
Resurrection Celebrations & Baptism
Mar
31

Resurrection Celebrations & Baptism

Sunrise Service in the Park – 7-8am!
Join us bright and early in the picnic/playground area for a time of worship and a short Easter devotional. No dedicated childcare – kids are welcome to participate in the service (or just play on the playground). Seating is available, or bring your favorite lawn chair!

Resurrection Services – 9am and 11am
We will have two services celebrating the victory of our Savior in our main auditorium. Come ready to make a joyful noise and rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Believer’s Baptism ~ 12:15pm
Pastor Carl will conduct a baptism after the 11am service at the back of the church near the Youth Center porch. All are invited to come and encourage those being baptized.

If you've never been baptized as a believer or wish to be baptized, click the sign up button below. You can also listen to Pastor Carl's Believer's Baptism teaching.

SIGN UP
BAPTISM TEACHING

He is risen! He is risen, indeed!
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4
We look forward to celebrating with you this Easter!

View Event →
Good Friday Communion Service
Mar
29

Good Friday Communion Service

We will be having a Good Friday service to remember the sacrifice of our Lord – through worship, the Word, and communion. This will be a great time to reflect and thank the Lord for all that He has done for us.

View Event →
Women's Spring Event
Mar
16

Women's Spring Event

Ladies/Girls – you’re invited to our annual Spring Event. Speaker Debbie Friley brings Times of Refreshing with our Lord. Meet in our Main Auditorium for “little bites,” fellowship, worship, and the Word.

Please register – cost $15/person

REGISTER
View Event →
GriefShare Support Group
Mar
11

GriefShare Support Group

A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group – Mondays, March 11th to June 10th (skip 5/27/24) – you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability – and gain solid support each step of the way.

$25 workbook needed (purchase at 1st session, cash or check)
No childcare. Scholarships are available.
Meets in the “Mod Pod” behind the church.
Please register.

REGISTER
View Event →
HOPE Conference 2024
Jan
12
to Jan 13

HOPE Conference 2024

You are invited to the six annual HOPE CONFERENCE!
The Urgency of HOPE in Everyday Life with Dr. Nicolas Ellen

Friday, January 12, 5:30 - 9:15pm
5:30-6:00pm Registration / Check-in
5:45-6:30 Dinner (provided)
6:30-7:45 Session 1 What You Can and Can’t Control
8:00-9:15 Session 2 Points of Choice
Saturday, January 13, 8:30am - 2:30pm
8:30-9:00am Open ~ Refreshments
9:00-10:15 Session 3 Idolatrous Lust
10:30-11:45 Session 4 Pride
11:45-1:00pm Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:15 Session 5 Centrality of Repentance
2:15-2:30 Q & A

Hosts: Calvary Chapel Sarasota & Calvary Chapel School

$69 / person ($79 after 12/13/23)
includes dinner on Friday, refreshments and lunch on Saturday

LIMITED Childcare: $25 / child (deadline 12/31/23)
Kids program (age 4 to 5th grade) & Nursery (age 0 to 3)

REGISTER
BROCHURE
View Event →
Christmas Eve Services
Dec
24

Christmas Eve Services

Sunday Celebrations ~ 9am & 11am
Bring your family and friends to one of our Sunday morning services as we celebrate our Savior’s birth with Christmas music and a message of hope.

Candlelight Service ~ 5pm
All are welcome to this traditional celebration: Christmas carols, the Christmas story, and a candlelight Silent Night.

View Event →
Outdoor Family Christmas Festival
Dec
20

Outdoor Family Christmas Festival

Let’s Celebrate in the Park!

Bring family, friends, and neighbors to this fun event for all! Instead of our regular Wednesday night service, we’ll celebrate Christ’s birth in the picnic area/park.

Bring you lawn chair for dinner, CHRISTMAS CAROLS, a bonfire, hayrides, and fellowship!

View Event →
Women's Christmas Breakfast
Dec
2

Women's Christmas Breakfast

Ladies of all ages – you are invited to our Women’s Christmas Breakfast. Invite your friends, co-workers, neighbors, and family as we speak about a Joy & Wonder that the world cannot offer.

Join us for a morning of fellowship, fun, breakfast, worship, and a message about Joy & Wonder.

This year we will once again support Women At Risk, International (WAR) whose mission is to market and sell handcrafted items made by at-risk and rescued men and women from around the world. We will offer WAR's pop-up boutique where you can "Shop with a Purpose" to support this amazing ministry. Early bird shopping will be held from 8:30-9:15am; and there will be plenty of time to shop at the end of the event. [Visit their website at www.warinternational.org to read about who they are and what they do.]

Cost $15 per lady; proceeds will support the WAR outreach ministry.

Come celebrate the birth of King Jesus! Hope to see you there!

REGISTER
View Event →
Wild West Bonanza
Nov
4

Wild West Bonanza

CALVARY CHAPEL SCHOOL BENEFIT!
Join us on Saturday November 4th, 3:30-7:00pm for this fun, family, community event on the church grounds.

Free admission.

Food trucks, bounce houses, hayrides, games, rock climbing wall, mechanical bull, obstacle course, petting zoo, bungee trampoline, face painting, s’mores by the fire, raffles, auctions, prizes & more!

Donate online at www.calvarychapelschool.com

View Event →

Stay informed, register for events.

Download Our Church App.