Pastor Dr. Calvin Hogue

Birth:
  

 September 4, 1932 in Dos Palos, California.

Wife:
   

Betty Ann Serpa Married on November 13, 1955

Children:
   

Three children, a daughter and two sons who are all three married.

Grandchildren:
   

Seven grand children and 4 great grandchildren with two on the way.

Military:

I served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War (1951-1955) as a Communications Officer aboard several ships.

Education:
   

Graduated from San Jose State University in California with a bachelor in education degree. (BS)

Graduated from The Golden Gate Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in California with a Masters Degree in Divinity. (MDiv)

Graduated from the California Graduate School of Theology in Glendale, California with a Doctorate in New Testament (PhD)

Pastoral Experience:

Pastored The Pike Road Baptist Church in North Surrey, British Columbia, Canada for three years.

Pastored The North Oaks Baptist Church in Saugus, California for two years.

Pastored Calvary Baptist Church in Merced, California for three years.

Pastored Orangeburg Avenue Baptist Church in Modesto, California for three years.

Pastored The Christian Life Center in Merced, California for four years.

Pastored The Calvary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California for two years.

Pastored The First Southern Baptist Church in Orange, California for three years.

International Missionaries:
  

Betty Ann and I were appointed International Missionaries by the Southern Baptist Convention.

In 1983 we planted two new churches in Australia.

In 1991 one in Europe - The International Baptist Church of Cologne, Germany.

We retired in 1996 from Cologne and moved into a 40 foot motor home which we have lived in for 12 years now. We have travelled to every state in the U.S. except two. And one year we spoke in 108 different churches

I now stay busy doing interim pastorates. I’ve served in California, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin. 

The Lord has given me the wonderful gift of exhortation and Betty Ann and I have been used to encourage churches that were very discouraged and get them excited about serving the Lord once again. 

This is a thumbnail sketch of my work in retirement. 

I keep planning to relax and retire but I never have time. So long as our good health holds out we plan to continue allowing the Lord to use us any way He wants. 

It’s exciting to see God at work and also get to be a little part of it all.