ABOUT OUR CHURCH
Calvary Chapel Wilmington is a growing fellowship of believers led by Pastor Nick Kahl. We offer contemporary worship and Verse-by-Verse teaching of the Word of God.
Our Vision is to EQUIP people through Verse-by-Verse Bible teaching; ENCOUNTER God through Spirit filled worship; and ENCOURAGE families to follow the Lord in every area of life.
Our Mission is help people become fully devoted followers of Christ.
ABOUT OUR PASTOR
Pastor Nick has always been amazed by the fact that God’s Word could be presented and explained to people. His own relationship with Jesus Christ began in 2005 and shortly after, he received a strong call on his life to teach the Bible to others. Nick attended Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, CA from 2005-2006. He also received a Certificate in Apologetics from the University of Biola.
While at Bible College, Nick was introduced to his wife, Jessie, and the two were married in September 2007. Nick and Jessie spent their first year of marriage serving at a local church in Rochester, NY.
In 2009, Pastor Nick and Jessie took a step of faith and accepted an offer to serve at the International Calvary Chapel Bible College in Siegen, Germany. Nick taught the Apologetics program at the Bible College and after two years of teaching, he received an offer to lead as Senior Pastor at a Calvary Chapel in Elizabeth City, NC. After accepting the offer, Nick and Jessie moved from Germany to North Carolina. After eight years in Elizabeth City, NC, he received another offer to lead as Senior Pastor at a Calvary Chapel in Wilmington, NC. After much prayer and consideration, Nick accepted the offer and he and his family currently lives in Wilmington, NC.
Pastor Nick credits his mentor, Pastor David Guzik, with a strong willingness to invest in his life and ministry. Along with David Guzik, Nick admires Billy Graham and Damian Kyle for their Biblical teaching and their boldness to stand firm for the non-negotiable doctrines of the Christian faith.
Now in Wilmington, Pastor Nick longs to see more people come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. At Calvary Chapel Wilmington, he believes that people will find a church that focuses less on religion, and more on a relationship with Jesus; less on hype, and more on teaching God’s Word; and less on oneself, and more on others and the community.
Pastor Nick’s teaching ministry is called, “The Living Truth.” His favorite quote is by Albert Mohler, who said, “Only Expository Preaching will produce the kind of Christian that can firmly stand in the culture we live in.” Pastor Nick’s journey might be summed up with the words from the prophet Habakkuk, “Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told” (1:5). Nick reflects with wonder and astonishment at the work God has done already, and he looks ahead with faith at the work God will continue to do in Wilmington, NC and beyond.
When Pastor Nick is not teaching, preaching, or studying, the Carolina Beach native enjoys surfing, jiu-jitsu, carpentry, cooking, gardening, boating, and spending time with his wife, Jessie, and their three children.