In November 1953, the Original
Baptist Church was founded by Rev. W. M. Johnson. The following
year Rev. Johnson resigned, and Rev. Charlie Moore was
requested for the Pastorship.
Rev. Moore was ordained and installed as Pastor and the
church was renamed the Calvary Hill Baptist Church. The official
charter and founding date for the church is May 1, 1955.
The first church facility of
Calvary Hill was the basement of 1514 McAllister Street, San
Francisco. The church then moved to 1058 McAllister for a brief
period, followed by 1546 Divisidero Street in San Francisco. The
first property purchased by the church was 292 Broad Street in San
Francisco in 1962. It was in 1967 that two of the members of the
congregation assisted the church in purchasing its current
property at 101 Vista Grande Avenue in Daly City.
In January of 1969, Rev. Moore
resigned as Pastor. Later that year, he recommended that the
church call Rev. Charlie Hamilton as Pastor. On April 17, 1969,
Rev. Hamilton accepted the invitation and was voted in as Pastor.
He established the "Articles of Incorporation",
initiated the church participation in local, state, and national
conventions, and active involvement in community affairs. Many
auxiliaries were added during Rev. Hamilton's administration. A
special interest and concern about the importance of Christian
Education led to creation of workshops, institutes, and a
Christian Bible School. The church established a certified
education institute program accredited by the National Baptist
Convention.
In 1983, the church began another
building fund drive. In 1987, the decision was made to fully
renovate the current facility. Groundbreaking services were held
in 1988, and the newly renovated building was dedicated in March
on 1989.
Rev. Hamilton gave fervent and
faithful leadership form 1969 unti8l his health began to fail in
1994. At that time, he appointed his Assistant pastor, Rev. Joseph
Bryant, Jr., congregational leader while he was ill. rev. Hamilton
passed away in June of 1995 after 26 years of dedicated service.
The church unanimously called Rev. Bryant to serve as Pastor, and
he was installed in January of 1996. |