Author

Marc Antoine Lavarin

Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Marc Antoine Lavarin, Sr. serves as the eighth pastor of the First Calvary Baptist Church in Durham, North Carolina. Prior to his call to First Calvary, he served as an assistant minister at the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley. He completed his doctor of ministry degree in educational leadership at Virginia Theological Seminary concentrating on the influence of the Black church on K-12 education.

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Do you want to host a Psalm Festival?

As part of its year of Dwelling in the Psalms, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is providing support to host a public psalm festival worship service that features congregational singing based on the Psalms. Any Christian worshiping community in Canada or the United States is invited to apply.

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