Calvary Baptist Church Bay Shore — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Nathan Creitz (installed Jan 2019); Pastor Angel Matute

Founded Unknown

Denomination Baptist

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.calvarybaptistli.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Homepage shows mission 'glorify God and grow as disciples who make disciples' but doctrinal content on 'What We Believe' page not surfaced via fetch — verify.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible-believing evangelical posture; inerrancy typically affirmed.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced on homepage — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historic evangelical gospel of grace through faith alone.

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Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Not surfaced on homepage — verify.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastor(s) confirmed via church website.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not surfaced on homepage — verify.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission statement: 'to glorify God and grow as disciples who make disciples' and 'multiply grace in our neighborhood and among all nations' — Great Commission framed.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI or social-justice language on homepage; multi-nation framing is missional/evangelistic rather than CRT. Not stated on available sources — verify.

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Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Accountability structure present via denomination/association.

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Assessment

Calvary Baptist Church in Bay Shore installed Nathan Creitz as its 10th pastor in January 2019. Creitz previously served as a church planter in Queens and Boston. Pastor Angel Matute became the first ordained Hispanic pastor of Calvary in 2021. Multi-pastor leadership with church-planting DNA.

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Sources & Evidence

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source calvarybaptistli.com

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