Susan Sosebee, Pastor for Families with Children

We are grateful for Susan Sosebee who is pastor for Families with Children.  Susan recently celebrated her 15^th anniversary as part of the pastoral team at Calvary.  She is a native of the Rio Grande Valley.  Susan and her husband Danny, both Texas A&M graduates, have three children: Jacob who lives with his wife and baby in Progreso, Rachel who lives with her husband and baby in San Antonio, and Seth who is a student at Texas A&M University.

Susan’s ministry includes leading the Children’s Bible Fellowship ministry on Sunday mornings providing for preschoolers and children during the 9:30 am and 11:00 am hours and for preschoolers for the 12:30 pm hour.  Additionally she leads “The Grove” on Wednesday nights, which provides several options to our Calvary children to learn about missions, grow in discipleship, memorize Scripture and participate in children’s choir.  Some of the exciting annual events in children’s ministry include Adventure Week and Camp Tejas in the summer and the Sixth Grade Retreat.  Our entire children’s ministry integrates children that relate to the English and Spanish services.  In other words, we do not have separate classes and events for children whose families attend the English or Spanish services.  This requires careful balance and hard work by Susan and her team but it fosters our one-church vision.  We are grateful for Pastor Susan's commitment to this vision.

Susan also is in charge of all the screening for staff and volunteers who work with minors at Calvary.  This is an extremely important role because it is our intentional effort to make sure that all those who work with children and students in our church (babies through 12th grade) have been properly screened.  Our desire is that our children be taught and cared for in a safe environment.  In order to protect our minors from predators and others who might potentially harm our children, it is necessary that everyone undergo screening, background checks and periodic training.  This includes, the Lead Pastor, all the pastoral staff, paid workers and every single volunteer that relates to minors in any setting related to Calvary ministry.  A commitment to this by each of us is a commitment to the safety of our children.  If you are working with minors now or desire to do so, please contact Pastor Susan to make sure you are up to date in your screening and training.