Pastor Calvert

Pastor Calvert Shortte, the founder of Pillar of Truth Ministries was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was born again in 1974. He served on the General Council of ECWI (Evangelical Churches of the West Indies). As a member of that organization he served as a Youth Pastor and camp director. He was influencial in the formation of the Walford Thompson Secretarial Centre, where young adults who needed skills in typing, computer, and office skills were trained. He speaks at crusades and evangelistic outreaches in his country and the Caribbean region. He is host to the Pillar of Truth Radio Broadcast, a weekly half hour program on Nice Radio Fm. He is a member of the planning committee of the SVG Gospel Festival Committee and the cordinator of the North Windward Zone with over 30 churches. Pastor Shortte and wife Cassandra established a women's community based organization called Initiative For Women's Empowerment (IFWE) meeting with women every Thursday evening in their basement. Through this organization women are trained in Home Economics skills: cooking and dressmaking. There is also an annual youth summer workshop. The future goal of the Pillar of Truth Ministries is to establish a vibrant church body that will be able to serve the community demonstrating the goodness of God.