About
Who We Are
We are a campus church of Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze, a group of people in love with and following after Jesus Christ. Our desire is that each person will come to know and experience a growing, personal relationship with the Lord and to point as many people to Jesus as possible through word and deed. We are a Bible teaching church and emphasize the need to know and apply God’s Word in our lives on a daily basis. You are invited to participate in what the Lord is doing here in worship, in service, and in the lives of people as we seek to follow and honor the Lord Jesus Christ.
Calvary Chapel Exists To:
- Exalt God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Establish and edify a caring community of believers.
- Equip believers for effective ministry.
- Extend the Kingdom of God in Destin and throughout the world.
Doctrinal Statement
Calvary Chapel Destin is associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California and has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only to their over-emphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the Body of Christ. We believe that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is His (agape) love, which is greater than any differences we possess, and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.
We believe worship of God should be spiritual; therefore we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship. We believe worship of God should be inspirational; therefore, we give great place to music in our worship. We believe worship of God should be intelligent; therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon the teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us in how He would be worshiped. We believe worship of God should be fruitful; therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshiping Him.
We Believe…
We Believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and the inerrant Word of God. (II Timothy 3:15-17, II Peter 1:21)
We Believe there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30)
We Believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:34-35); His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection (John 11:25, I Corinthians 15:4); His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); His personal return to earth in power and glory. (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11-13, Revelation 19:14-16)
We Believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of the human nature, and that all are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by God’s grace through faith alone are we saved. (John 3:16-19; John 5:24, Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5)
We Believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those who are not unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:28-29)
We Believe in the spiritual unity of the believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:9, I Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28)
We Believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (Romans 8:13-14, I Corinthians 3:16; I Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 5:18)
We Believe that we as Christians are examples of the love of God in this world. It is this (agape) love that we desire to possess and without which we have no right to call ourselves Christians. (I John 4:16-17)
Campus Pastor
Pastor Neil Spencer began serving as the Campus Pastor of Calvary Chapel Destin in April 2010. Pastor Neil joined Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze’s Pastoral staff in 2005 following 3 years of service at Calvary Chapel in Santa Barbara, CA. Pastor Neil earned a B.A. degree in Biblical Studies from Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, CA; and was discipled by Pastor Jon Courson in Applegate, Oregon.