Our Story

Feeling the call from God to plant a Church in Emmett, Pastor Mike and his wife Shannon decided to drive out to Emmett and pray to see what God would want them to do.
While driving around they came across the Brick Elementary School, and seeing that it was abandoned, prayed that God would give it to them for a Church building.  

After this, Mike went to Pastor Bob Caldwell and told him that they were feeling called to plant a Church in Emmett and seeking advice on where to start. Bob said, “Well, go out and start a Bible study. If God is in it, it will grow into a Church. If not I will see you back here.”  In April of 2001 Mike and Shannon started a Bible study in Emmett with 15 people and by September there were 40 adults. 

 We opened the doors of Calvary Chapel of Emmett in October of 2001.In March of 2002, the people who owned the Brick School called us and asked if we were interested in looking at it. By miraculous circumstances we ended up buying the 3 acres of land and the school building for $45,000.00. God proved His faithfulness and provision and continues to as we move forward.

In 2010 we built a building on the site that became our full time sanctuary. In January of 2014 we added a Saturday night service too as the Church continues to grow.

As the Church grew we were compelled to hold 2 Sunday morning services. Even after multiple services we decided that we would need more space. In 2007, in Calvary Chapel fashion, we erected a 2400 sq ft tent to accommodate the growth. 

In the Spring of 2013 God opened a new door for us.  Emmett Valley Christian School decided to bring the school and staff under the umbrella of Calvary Chapel of Emmett. The Church family welcomed the idea and that gave birth to Calvary Christian Academy, our K-12 private Christian school. The School grew from 56 Students to over 80 as we opened in the Spring of 2013.
Calvary Christian Academy now has two campuses, An Elementary Campus and Secondary Campus serving over one hundred and fifty students from Pre-K - 12th grade. To learn more about Calvary Christian Academy CLICK HERE.

Anticipating the growth of our community and feeling the pressure from outgrowing our current facility, in 2018, we acquired ten acres on 4th street. Quickly paying off this property we were excited to start the project. the Lord's timing was perfect for getting the property, but it wasn't His will that we start to build immediately as the pandemic caused us to put a pause on the project.

We have seen tremendous growth since the pandemic and baptized dozens of people last year. As the Lord leads us we are preparing to ramp up the project again and break ground soon. We encourage you to pray with us as we prepare for this new adventure, reaching new people for Jesus!