Mike VerWay has served as the Senior Pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church since December, 2000.  Previously, he served in churches in Illinois and Michigan working with families, children, teens and college students.   Mike is a graduate of Bob Jones University and is currently writing his doctoral dissertation.  He and Brenda have been married for 22 years and have four children.

Mike loves preaching and interacting with people.  He is an avid fisherman, coaches youth sports, plays nearly every sport, and enjoys traveling.

Mike came to faith in Christ at a young age and is the product of a Christian home and a great local church.  He often quotes 2 Corinthians 5:21, For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Chris Juvinall has served as an Assistant Pastor working with families, children, teens and college students since his graduation from Northland Baptist Bible College in 1993.  He holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Central Baptist Theological Seminary and has been on staff as an Assistant Pastor at First Calvary since 2004 where he currently provides leadership over multiple ministries and aids couples, individuals, and families in biblical counsel.

Chris and his wife, Julie, are blessed to have four children (Titus, Carissa, Tyler, & Caitlynn) and are expecting their fifth child in February, 2010.

Sam Brown was born and raised in Alton, IL, right across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. He grew up in a Christian home and came to faith in Christ at a young age.   While attending the Wilds of the Rockies Camp in the summer of 2001, Sam surrendered his life to full-time, vocational ministry. He attended Northland Baptist Bible College earning his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees.  There he met his future wife Alyssa.  They married in May of 2006.

Sam and Alyssa moved to Saint Paul in June of 2008 to begin a year-long pastoral internship under Senior Pastor Mike VerWay and Assistant Pastor Chris Juvinall.