[1][2] The origins of the Calvary Holiness Church are a part of the history of the River Brethren tradition of Anabaptist Christianity.
The Calvary Holiness Church began in 1963 when the Philadelphia Brethren in Christ congregation (org.
Members from various Brethren in Christ congregations, including those in Hanover, Millersburg, and Massillon, joined the Calvary Holiness Church, which incorporated in 1964.
[3] The Calvary Holiness Church sought to continue to emphasize the wearing of a headcovering (veil) by women, plain dress, temperance, washing of the saints' feet, and nonresistance.
The congregation in Apple Creek, Ohio, had an emphasis on youth ministry for a number of years.