Capital Campaign

Calvary Homes is seeking help to improve privacy, dignity, and choice for senior adults. To this end, we have undertaken major renovations which will provide enhanced services and quality of life for today’s and tomorrow’s seniors. We are calling the campaign to raise funds needed to help complete these improvements the “Caring and Preparing for Today and Tomorrow” campaign. Since starting the campaign in January 2018, we have reached Capital campaign gifts and pledges of $1,495,910 with 278 donors and 74% of our goal.

.We praise God and deeply thank the donors who have made this progress possible. We ask you to join these friends of Calvary Homes and help us reach our full goal. Gifts can be spread out through the end of 2022 making it easier to give generously. Complete the reply form below or scroll down to the Donate button to make a gift on-line.

To learn more about the campaign and various ways you can support this project, complete the reply form below or contact the Development Office at 717-824-8816.

Ways to Make a Difference

There are several ways you can improve the life of seniors for generations to come:

• Making a single gift or a series of gifts over the next three to five years
• Make a gift to honor Dr. Eric Crichton through a naming gift for Crichton Chapel
• Taking advantage of your employer’s matching gifts program in support of the campaign
• Gifting your annual RMD (required minimum distribution), or a portion thereof, from a traditional IRA
• Making a direct gift of appreciated stock, mutual funds, life insurance, gifts-in-kind, or real estate
• Using an IRA Charitable Rollover for your gift, taking advantage of potential tax saving (for gifts of $1,000 to $100,000)
• Opening a Charitable Gift Annuity which provides a portion of your gift directly toward the capital campaign while providing on-going income (at attractive fixed rates) to you and, if selected, to a loved one for the remainder of your life
• Creation of a charitable trust

Crichton Chapel

In honor of Dr. Eric Crichton’s longstanding service to Calvary Church and Calvary Homes over a span of nearly 57 years, Calvary Homes’ Board of Directors has recognized Dr. Crichton by naming our new chapel, Crichton Chapel, in honor of his outstanding service to God and our local community. The dedication of Crichton Chapel was held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 with nearly 200 in attendance. The video of the dedication service can be found on YouTube: Crichton Chapel Dedication.

Dr. Crichton’s ministry included service as senior pastor of Calvary Church for 23 years. With retirement, Eric and his late wife Dorothy, moved to Calvary Homes and continued their service to the community in a variety of roles. Eric continues serving to this day, 34 years later! Those desiring to make a tribute gift in Dr. Crichton’s honor should include “Chapel” on the memo line of their check and mail to Calvary Homes, 502 Elizabeth Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601.  They may also use the DONATE BUTTON at the top of the Donate page (click here) to make a gift or pledge in honor of Dr. Crichton noting “Chapel” in the “Write a Note” box. We currently need $6,810 in gifts or pledges to reach our $150,000 goal for the chapel.