Staff
Pastor: Thomas C. Coleman
Dr. Thomas Coleman has been the Senior Pastor at Calvary Independent Baptist Church of Huntingdon, PA since 1989. Pastor Coleman is a graduate of Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. With an undergraduate degree in Bible, his graduate degrees include a Master of Arts in Bible and a Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation from the same institution. Prior to his current ministry, Dr. Coleman served on the pastoral staff of Bethel Baptist Church in Schaumburg, IL, where he was also director of Schaumburg Bible Institute. Pastor Coleman is also quite involved in Christian education. Not only is Calvary Independent Baptist Church home to Calvary Christian Academy, but he has also served on the board of Keystone Christian Education Association since 1993 and is currently the President. Pastor Coleman is a past President of the Central Pennsylvanian Fundamental Preacher's Association. He has also had the privilege of speaking at the Bob Jones University Bible Conference and ministerial guest speaker program as well as at Clearwater Christian College. He is married to the former Rebecca Blakemore. The couple has three children: James, Ruth and John. His hobbies include shooting, reloading, fishing and hunting.
In the fall of 2005, Pastor Coleman had a serious hunting accident. Click here to view the page created after his accident.
Assistant Pastor: Paul Rebert
Paul Rebert grew up in Winchester, Virginia in a Pastor's home. He was saved at age 14 because of the Godly testimony of his grandmother, and that same year surrendered to do whatever God wanted. Pastor Paul has a BA in Youth Ministries which he completed in 2002 and an MA in Pastoral Studies which he completed in 2004 from Bob Jones University. During college Pastor Paul had the opportunity to serve as a Wilds counselor and youth leader for two churches during his summers. When finished with his graduate work, he taught and coached at Indiana Christian Academy in Anderson, Indiana. In 2006 Pastor Paul accepted the invitation to be the youth pastor of Calvary Independent Baptist Church, where he currently directs the youth and children's programs. While in Indiana, he met and married the director of the pre-school, Beth Kurschner. They have a daughter named Breleigh and a son, Remington. Pastor Paul's desire is that the children and teens of Calvary would love God with all their heart and love others, now and in the years to come. His hobbies include hunting, sports, and teenagers.