Our Story

Calvary Gospel Chapel was first known as the Portuguese Evangelical Church, established as a daughter church to the Evangelical Church in Bermuda, on Easter Sunday 1927. For many years it continued as a Portuguese church until the 1950's when many services were held in both Portuguese and English in order to effectively reach the surrounding community.

In 1961, when the church became independent, it decided to affiliate with the Assemblies of Christian Brethren and changed its name to Southampton Gospel Chapel. In the 1980's fulltime pastors and youth pastors were brought in as Calvary became a more autonomous Bible church. Men like Pastor Arthur Dernom, Youth Pastor Mark Hall, Pastor David Burt and Pastor Louis Dubost assisted in the continued growth of Calvary, as we flourished, while the Word of God was taught on a consistent basis and the youth were discipled in their faith. In 1988 the church changed its name to Calvary Gospel Chapel, in an effort to communicate a more biblical focus. Our ministry is cross generational, multi-ethnic and cross cultural displaying a New Testament view of what the local church should look like today.