Calvary Baptist Church

Staff

Rev. Anne Jernberg Scalfaro Senior Pastor

As Senior Pastor, Anne’s areas of accountability include: Worship, Pastoral Care, Council & Staff Leadership, Stewardship & Finance, Executive Decisions, and Missions: Congregational & Denominational Partnerships. That said, Anne practices a team approach to ministry; she is blessed to share in leadership with talented and dedicated staff and volunteers that balance her weaknesses with great strength. Anne began serving on the pastoral staff at Calvary in Sept. 2008 and was called as Senior Pastor in Jan. 2013.

Anne is a graduate of Austin College in Sherman, TX (B.A. Religion) and Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, MA (M.Div.) and was ordained to ministry in 2008 at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, TX following a two-year pastoral residency program. During her time at Harvard Div, she served as a Seminarian at the Memorial Church in Harvard Yard and as a CPE chaplain at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. 

Born and raised in Dallas, TX, Anne loves good Tex-Mex, afternoon thunderstorms, and the word “y’all.” An introvert at heart, Anne enjoys learning, reading, poetry, travel, Netflix, game nights, and good coffee conversations. Her main spiritual and physical practice is yoga, and she is renewed by spending time outdoors with her husband, Damon, and their golden retriever, Deacon. They live in the Montclair area of Denver.

Anne believes that faith is a journey best shared in community; this is why she loves the local church: “My calling is to pastor a congregation through creative preaching, meaningful worship, nurturing presence, and servant leadership. Rooted in God’s faithfulness, empowered by Christ’s love, and sustained by the living Spirit, I understand the Christian church to be a mosaic of God’s people, a steward of God’s resources, and a beacon of God’s hope and justice to the local community and beyond.”

Rev. Alice Horner Nelson Pastor

Alice's main areas of accountability are Faith Formation, Communications, Storytelling, Membership & Local Missions.

Alice was originally hired in 2018 to serve as Pastor of Communications and Contemporary Worship. While communications is still one of her main roles, her role leading contemporary worship concluded at the end of 2022 as the need for such a service dwindled. Her job has shifted to faith formation, storytelling, membership, local missions, and head of communications.

She earned her Masters of Divinity from the McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, GA with a concentration in Congregational Ministry. That's where she met her husband Matt, a fellow M.Div and Reverend who works at Heritage United Methodist Church. Prior to Calvary, she has worked as a Communications Director, Minister to Students, and as a children's ministry associate. She has a background in writing, journalism, and photography. Alice loves coffee, storytelling, and humor, and finds anti-racism and justice work to be vital in living out the Gospel. She serves on an Anti Racism team with our denomination and with CFCU.

She hails from Baltimore, Maryland. Matt & Alice have a daughter, son, and two cats.

Min. Angela Matza Minister

Angela has been at Calvary for 25 years! She started her role as Children’s Ministry Coordinator September 2017. Angela has chosen to work at Calvary because there is nothing better than watching children develop in their faith, and finding indestructible joy and love in the Lord. There is nothing more wonderful than working alongside your own church family. Angela's role shifted to Minister to Students, Families, and Congregational Life in May 2024. 

Rev. Mary Armacost Hulst Pastor Emerita

Mary thinks of Calvary as her extended family in Denver and it has been that for the Hulst family since she and her husband, Jack and two sons, Douglas and Stephen, joined in 1977. Calvary is a place where deep relationships are nurtured. Those family-like connections continue to be a focus for her ministry. Mary joined the staff as a children's worker in l978, was commissioned as Minister of Christian Education in l980, Graduated from Iliff School of Theology in 1985, Ordained at Calvary in 1985, called as Senior Pastor in l993 and retired in 2006. Mary Served as President of American Baptist Churches USA in 2008-9 and was an officer of the denomination for 6 years. She now coordinates the program for an annual national gathering of American Baptist Women Pastors. She served at Calvary as a Pastor of Visitation & Senior Adult Ministries with a visitation ministry to home centered and residents of care facilities members for many years.

Dr. David Farwig Director of Music & Cantor

Dr. David Farwig has been hailed as a lyric baritone with a unique and beautiful sound, unsurpassed clarity, flexibility and deep expressivity. As a professional solo and choral artist, he has performed with numerous companies through the United States and Europe including the Carmel, Oregon and Victoria Bach Festivals, the Santa Fe Opera, the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, the Choral Arts Seattle, the Santa Fe Symphony, Seraphic Fire and True Concord Voices & Orchestra. David was nominated for the Austin Critics Table Award for his solo work in Robert Kyr’s A Time for Life and won the same award in 2011 and 2012 for his performances in Kyr’s stirring cantata Songs of the Soul and the critically acclaimed chamber version of Samuel Barber’s The Lovers recorded with the Grammy winning professional ensemble, Conspirare, on the Harmonia Mundi record label. Other acclaimed solo work can also be heard on Conspirare’s recording of Robert Kyr’s deeply moving cantatas, Songs of the Soul and Cloud of Unknowing, voted as one of NPR’s top new recordings of 2014.
 
Although he maintains an active career as a professional concert vocalist, David continues to immerse himself in choral conducting and education at the professional and amateur levels. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance from Adams State University, a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Metropolitan State University, a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri’ Conservatory of Music and Dance in Kansas City. He has served as conductor, clinician, and consultant for various types of choirs including high school, college, community, and church choirs, as well as guest appearances with professional ensembles, including the US Air Force Singing Sergeants in Washington DC, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir here in Denver. He was the graduate Assistant Conductor of Conservatory Choirs at the University of Missouri’s Conservatory of Music and Dance. He served on the faculty of the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, where he taught undergraduate and graduate choral conducting classes. David is delighted now to be the Director of Music at Calvary Baptist Church. He lives in Castle Rock with his husband, Greg, and two dogs, Booda & Bodhi. 

Jerimiah Otto Organist & Pianist

Jerimiah has had the privilege of music directing a wide variety of shows and concerts at Ei! Marionetas International Theater Festival Gondomar, Portugal, University of Guelph Canada, Red Rocks Community College, Aurora Fox Theater, Candlelight Dinner Theater, Cherry Creek Theater, and Vintage Theater. He has also performed assistant and substitute roles at the Denver Center for Performing Arts and Arvada Center. In 2023 Jerimiah gave performances at the Early Music Festival in Cluny, France under the direction of Ensemble Masques and in Denver, Arvada and Boulder, Colorado with Seicento Baroque Ensemble. Mr. Otto holds a BM degree in Piano Performance and a MM degree in Harpsichord Performance from CU Boulder. Jerimiah was born in Wheat Ridge and he and his husband David are hiking enthusiasts. His website is www.jso88.com

Cindy Schall Office Administrator

Chad Lawrence Facilities & Operations Manager

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Chol Chawech Nursery Worker

Chol has served faithfully in our nursery for many years. She loves spending time with her family.

Ye Ye Wong Accounting Assistant

Ye Ye is our accounting assistant who usually works on Tuesdays.

Luwan Jones Accountant

Luwan is our wonderful accountant who works on Wednesdays.