Our Church

Calvary Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) serving the Union County, New Jersey area for over 75 years. The congregation's members come from the Cranford - Westfield area and the surrounding towns of central Union County.

Calvary has been recognized in the community for its strong social responsibility, its excellent Christian education program and its focus on music.

Our Beliefs

• We are a congregation that believes that the Word of God is a "living word" that confronts us and calls us to make changes in our lives. When Jesus said to the fishermen and others, "Follow me," they knew that saying "Yes," would change the rest of their lives. And so it is with us. Saying yes to Christ means our lives are changed forever.
• We are a congregation that proclaims the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ and the forgiveness of our sins by faith and our faith in him. There is no action or penance that we can perform that will take away our sins. Our sins are forgiven through the grace of God. This forgiveness is a gift from God that we can never earn, but is freely given through love. We are justified by God's grace through our faith.
• We are a congregation that believes that Christ is present in the sacrament of Baptism and the sacrament of Holy Communion. We see God in all creation, but most especially in the water of Baptism and in the bread and wine of Holy Communion (Eucharist, which is Greek for "Thanksgiving").

Our Mission