Community Outreach

Sent people, sent church

Jesus sends us to love our neighbors. We serve Naperville and the communities around us in practical ways, all year long.

A Christmas tradition

Project Christmas: Toy Drive

This Christmas, help us bless kids and families in our community. There are two ways to give:

Donate a Toy

Bring a brand-new, unwrapped toy for a child in Kindergarten through 5th grade. We're collecting toys every Sunday in November (Nov. 8, 15, 22 and 29). Drop it in the big gift box in the Atrium.

Give online

If you're unable to purchase a toy, you can still be part of it by giving online.

Give to Project Christmas

About Community Outreach

Local hands, local hearts

From Adopt a Block Saturdays and Back to School Sunday to the Project Christmas toy drive, every act of service points our neighbors to Jesus. Seasonal outreach dates land on the events page. Looking for mission trips and global partners? Visit Missions.

Ways we serve our community

Reaching our radius

Every act of kindness points people to Jesus. Here are the ways Calvary shows up for our neighbors all year long.

Every church has a radius: the neighbors, schools, and streets right around us. At Calvary, reaching ours means living out Matthew 5:16, "... letting our light shine..." so others see God's love in action.

Starting January 2027

Give One. Bless One.

When you shop for your family, give one bag to bless another. Every bag stocks the new Calvary Care Food Pantry, which helps families in our church and our community, one bag at a time.

Fill a Bag

In January, pick up a grocery bag with a postcard that lists the items the pantry needs most. Fill it and bring it back on Sunday, Jan. 31. Drop-off spots on campus are coming soon. After January, Give One. Bless One. becomes a monthly rhythm.

Give online

Give to Community Engagement in Church Center and add the note "Calvary Care Pantry."

Give to the Pantry

Every summer

Adopt a Block

Each summer our church steps into the neighborhoods around us to serve. We cut grass, paint, clean up, and help local schools get ready, all to show our neighbors the love of Jesus in practical ways. No experience needed. Bring your family, your small group, or just yourself.

2026 serve days were July 11, 18, and 25. Summer 2027 dates coming soon.

Volunteers raking and spreading fresh mulch by a building entrance during Adopt a Block

A volunteer rolling fresh white paint onto a weathered wall during Adopt a Block

Volunteers walking up to greet a neighbor at the front door during Adopt a Block

Volunteers wiping down chairs in a classroom during Adopt a Block

Gloved hands pulling weeds from a garden bed during Adopt a Block

Volunteers hauling bags of yard waste during Adopt a Block

Every August

Back to School Sunday

Before the school year starts, we set aside one Sunday to pray over students, teachers, and school staff. It is one of our favorite ways to invest in the next generation and the schools in our community.

Plan a Visit

The congregation stretches out their hands in prayer beneath the Back to School screen

Church members pray over a man with a hand on his shoulder during Back to School Sunday

A hand writes Jeremiah 29:11 on the Write Your Prayer wall at Back to School Sunday

Smiling adults gather at a table of school supplies during Back to School Sunday

Scissors, folders, and crayons laid out on a school supply table at Back to School Sunday

A man prays with his hands clasped during Back to School Sunday

Good to know

Young Life reaches local students through trained volunteer leaders. Calvary Church is excited to partner with Young Life, an outreach ministry dedicated to impacting high school students in the Naperville and Plainfield areas.

Serve with Young Life

Contact

Pastor Miguel Cervantes, Community Engagement

Want to serve our neighbors or bring your group to an outreach? Miguel will get you plugged in.

Contact the Outreach Team